. . . It wasn't needed to keep me out of the Army in 1967. My number was 186. Talk about lottery!
From: john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:04:21 -0700 (PDT) To: Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com> Cc: transverse myelitis <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Chiropractic treatment the odd's,,,the unwanted lotery --- On Mon, 4/4/11, Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Chiropractic treatment > To: beecl...@aol.com, tmic-list@eskimo.com > Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 10:50 AM > > Come to think of it; > > I was diagnosed with spondilolesthesis at aged 15 and had back problems from > then on. It even kept me out of the Army in 1967. Then the 30' fall from a > power poll in 1970 at aged 22, which smashed everything. > > Anyway, what we are NOT considering is how many others had all these problems > and never went on to develop MS, TM, or any similar condition. Because I know > of very few persons who do not have some sort of back > condition‹injury-situation-whatever. > > Dalton > > Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates > Office: +971-02-607-5070/5297 > Mobile: +971-50-668-5760 > > From: <beecl...@aol.com </mc/compose?to=beecl...@aol.com> > > Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 21:45:29 EDT > To: <tmic-list@eskimo.com </mc/compose?to=tmic-list@eskimo.com> > > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Chiropractic treatment > Resent-From: <tmic-list@eskimo.com </mc/compose?to=tmic-list@eskimo.com> > > Resent-Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 18:46:04 -0700 > > I've wondered about that too... I've had Scoliosis since I was 12, had 9 > vertebrae fused together at 19 and now TM. Wish i could hit the Lottery with > that much luck! > > Betty > (in Northern Calicornia) > > In a message dated 4/3/2011 5:53:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > em...@telephonelady.com </mc/compose?to=em...@telephonelady.com> writes: >> There is a good amount of people with TM that has had spine injuries prior >> to getting TM. Is there a connection to this or just coincidence? Does >> anyone know? Emily Meyers >> >> >> From: bobby jim [mailto:elbobber...@earthlink.net >> </mc/compose?to=elbobber...@earthlink.net> ] >> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 7:41 PM >> To: Bob and Sue Mattis; TMIC list >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Chiropractic treatment >> Well, I have spondylolisthesys at L-2,3 .... which means that L-3 is >> out of place and pulled back from L-2. I got it in the mid 1980s when >> trying to lift a very heavy window without support. >> I felt a ping in my lower back, but that was all. >> I forgot about it till: after trying to move a crate weighing over 220 >> lbs, I pulled that old injury to my spine and a few dayze later, I had a bad >> case of sciatica and then lumbago. So I went to a chiropractor who took >> x-rays of my spine, pinpointed the troubling spot and proceeded to manipulate >> my back, pushing here, massaging there, etc........ >> My neck was also having a bout of crepitation so she worked on that one as >> well. Five years afterwards, I lost all discomfort in my back and neck. >> Yes, it took that long....but it was worth it. However, when I overdo it >> at work some 'pain' comes back so I do some exercises she also taught me, >> some involve stretching and bending; and when doing some of them I can 'hear' >> my spine shifting (crunch crunch) and the 'pain' is gone. Same with my >> neck. The noises have never bothered me, and have never been threatening to >> my back or neck. >> >> I've heard of some horror stories about chiropractors. But not me.... >> did I luck out.......???? >> If I had to do it again, I'd jump right in. >> >> BobbyJim >> >>> From: Bob and Sue Mattis </mc/compose?to=bobsue6...@roadrunner.com> >>> To: TMIC list </mc/compose?to=TMIC-list@eskimo.com> >>> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 16:35 >>> Subject: [TMIC] Chiropractic treatment >>> >>> Hey group! >>> >>> I don't usually ask about opinions dealing with myself, but more often >>> about concerns of other folks, but this time it's about me. Has anyone in >>> our group ever used chiropractic treatment after TM? I have had TM for 10 >>> years and are able to walk either unaided or with a cane or walker depending >>> on the circumstances. Over the last few years, because of my gait issues, >>> and the way I "waddle", I have developed hip pain on a daily basis. I have >>> gotten approval from my neuro to see a chiropractor but there is still that >>> little nagging voice in my head that tells me not to mess with my spine. >>> I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on this. Thanks folks! >>> >>> Sue >
