jena1225
04-04-2007, 11:28 AM
Brief History: Bulge, tear, DDD and arthritus in L5-S1. Started PT a couple months ago. After 4 visits (that always made me feel worse BTW), they did traction on me. They did not do full force, which I guess is half my body weight, but instead did half of that.
Ever since then, the right side feels just like the left, only worse. Hurts to do any type of bending, turning, lifting, etc... Shooting pains down legs, legs get weak, like jelly, hips hurt when walking, moving...
What would be the benefit of getting x-rays to see if more damage has occured, when the PT feels like it is doing more harm than good? Not just the traction, but each visit leaves me in more pain. They do take it easy on me because of the damage but also because I have very bad clonus, myloclonus and spasms.
Thanks for any fedback
Ever since then, the right side feels just like the left, only worse. Hurts to do any type of bending, turning, lifting, etc... Shooting pains down legs, legs get weak, like jelly, hips hurt when walking, moving...
What would be the benefit of getting x-rays to see if more damage has occured, when the PT feels like it is doing more harm than good? Not just the traction, but each visit leaves me in more pain. They do take it easy on me because of the damage but also because I have very bad clonus, myloclonus and spasms.
Thanks for any fedback