Sciatic pain is a mother bear. I have dealt with it for almost 20 years, and never have taken painkillers. I just learned to live with it, because I realized how addictive painkillers were and I refused to be an addict.
I have known a lot of people who innocently enough began taking painkillers and learned that they had bitten into a hydra headed cobra. They ended up being addicted and each facd a long, tough road to recovery. Some lost every single thing they had in the battle
I am not too excited about this. The only thing this confirmed to me was Rush Limbaugh is human, just like the rest of us, and he has faults.
Thanks for your heartfelt reply! As I understand it from conservative radio reports, Rush has two herniated disks in his back and the pain migrated to the siatic nerve an went both up to the neck and down to his legs.
I belive totally in non-traditional medicine for this type of problem. I have had severe back problems stemming from two severe breaks in my right leg resulting in 1" or better difference in leg length. The consequence was scoliosis (sp?) giving rise to siatic nerve problems that have migrated - my neck and right ankle lock up virtually simultaneously on occasion.
My salvation has been NUCCA - Neck and Upper Cranial Chiropractic Association. There are only about 400 NUCCA practicioners in the US - they fix stuff no one else can figure out. Regular chiropractic can make some delicate neck problems worse....NUCCA folks can deal with them.
Pardon me for being religious about this topic - but NUCCA Chiropractors are the most under recognized healers of severe back pain in the US. If anyone would like to talk further about this "off the air" send me a Priv Mail via FR and I'd be happpy to respond. I see two different NUCCA therapists...one in Seattle and one in San Diego.
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