Fantastic and timely ‘report’ about these injections. I’ve had one spinal injection and I have to admit it was the most wonderful ‘thing’ in the world to me at the time as I was desperately in need of some immediate pain relief. I was under no illusions regarding exactly what the injection was for and the treating doctor and radiologist were the most wonderful young men who treated me as very precious indeed. I am indebted to this method of ‘pain’ control for when things get out of hand as they had in my case, but this report just backs up my own knowledge about the need for inner core strengthening exercises and spinal stretching and strengthening exercises performed daily, as frequently as is possible and practical. I’ve purchased a wobble board to effect some inner core strengthening, and try to indugle in gently spinal exercise frequently during the day as these DO relieve a lot of pain if done correctly. I’m looking into the “True Back” gizmo which sounds as though it would be well worth purchasing however, being on below poverty level Disability Pension income, the cost plus postage to Australia is prohibitive to me so I may just have to devise something similar myself and try it out – any thoughts/ideas/advice re this please?
Dr. George Best
22 days ago
Although it probably does help relax the muscles along the spine by supporting the spine in the center channel, I think the main effect of the True Back is primarily due to the extension of the lumbar spine. This can be accomplished with simply lying on a rolled up towel placed in the small of the back. The McKenzie extension exercise does this as well, but lying down with the spine in extension is a good alternative and can give the arms a rest if they get tired when doing the McKenzie exercise frequently. You might be able to mimic the True Back’s muscle pressure effect by placing a couple of tennis balls in a sock and tying it off such that the tennis balls align on either side of the spine and then lie on this with a folded towel or other padding between the tennis ball device and the floor. Good luck!
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Bronwyn
22 days ago
Fantastic and timely ‘report’ about these injections. I’ve had one spinal injection and I have to admit it was the most wonderful ‘thing’ in the world to me at the time as I was desperately in need of some immediate pain relief. I was under no illusions regarding exactly what the injection was for and the treating doctor and radiologist were the most wonderful young men who treated me as very precious indeed. I am indebted to this method of ‘pain’ control for when things get out of hand as they had in my case, but this report just backs up my own knowledge about the need for inner core strengthening exercises and spinal stretching and strengthening exercises performed daily, as frequently as is possible and practical. I’ve purchased a wobble board to effect some inner core strengthening, and try to indugle in gently spinal exercise frequently during the day as these DO relieve a lot of pain if done correctly. I’m looking into the “True Back” gizmo which sounds as though it would be well worth purchasing however, being on below poverty level Disability Pension income, the cost plus postage to Australia is prohibitive to me so I may just have to devise something similar myself and try it out – any thoughts/ideas/advice re this please?
Dr. George Best
22 days ago
Although it probably does help relax the muscles along the spine by supporting the spine in the center channel, I think the main effect of the True Back is primarily due to the extension of the lumbar spine. This can be accomplished with simply lying on a rolled up towel placed in the small of the back. The McKenzie extension exercise does this as well, but lying down with the spine in extension is a good alternative and can give the arms a rest if they get tired when doing the McKenzie exercise frequently. You might be able to mimic the True Back’s muscle pressure effect by placing a couple of tennis balls in a sock and tying it off such that the tennis balls align on either side of the spine and then lie on this with a folded towel or other padding between the tennis ball device and the floor. Good luck!
Dr. Best