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Hi Stephen,

In addition to what Kyle has mentioned below about Sarno (Sarno is 
very insightful--good stuff), you should also check out "Fix Your Own 
Pain Without Drugs or Surgery" by Dr. Jolie Bookspan.  Very hot 
information that I think you will find a lot of application for.

You can check her information out in advance on her blog site of "The 
Fitness Fixer" at http://www.healthline.com/blogs/exercise_fitness/.  
Keep clicking on links and you'll learn a BUNCH!

Good luck!

Teresa Merrick, M.A.
ACSM HFI, NSCA-CPT/CSCS, NASM CPT
Bellevue, NE
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "ckn1074" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Stephen,
> 
> I went through VERY similar sounding stuff for just about the same
> amount of time.  Back pain was initiated by nothing severe or
> obvious.  I was about 27 years old at the time.  No falls, blows,
> shocks or anything overly strenuous.  I went through all sorts of
> assessments and treatments.  X-rays, MRIs, blood exams and neuro
> exams revealed nothing.  I went through about a dozen PTs and 
chiros, two accupuncturists, various manual treatment methods like 
Muscle Activation Techniques and Active Release.  I got orthotics.  I
> stretched constantly.  I even had prolotherapy injections that
> weren't covered by insurance and they weren't cheap.  I didn't just
> bounce around randomly from treatment to treatment.  I stuck w/one
> treatment at a time and followed the directions of the docs and
> therapists as I would the word of God.  Meanwhile I was reading
> everything I could find on spines, connective tissue, herniated 
disks-everything.
> 
> What was the result?  With each new treatment the back pain would
> recede for about a week and then return exactly the same.  I started
> developing knee pain, shoulder pain and intermitent elbow pain.  I
> was OBSESSED w/this pain.  I all but quit lifting, running and
> biking.  It was misery.
> 
> I finally started reading the work of Dr. John Sarno and I haven't
> looked back.  His work pertains to the role of emotions in
> causing "physical" pain.  I saw myself and my own traits over and
> over in his case studies: self-critical, a NEED to achieve certain
> goals to feel good, "appear to handle stress well," physical 
activity and athletcs defined me in a large part and those things 
were taken away by this pain--which exacerbated the pain.
> 
> It's fascinating stuff and all I can say is that where methods A
> through Y DID NOT work, method Z did work in an impressive fashion.
> It may sound odd to some, but emotions, frustrations, repressed
> feelings--all that sort of negative mental stuff seems to often play
> a huge role in producing pain where there is no structural injury or
> disease.  I now see these same symptoms and stressors in a lot of
> people.
> 
> I hope I don't sound like some UFO nut or anything and I don't have
> any financial stake in Sarno's books or his work but after suffering
> through 2 1/2 years of pain and not being able to exercise, I can 
say that his work did amazing things for me, and it might work for 
you. His books are "Healing Back Pain," "the Mindbody Connection,"
> and "the Divided Mind."
> 
> Hope that helps.
> Kyle Norman
> Arlington, VA
>

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 Its been 2.5 years since I first strained my right glut medius
after doing glut medius work and then doing straight leg dead lifts
warm up weight). After a week of my torso leaning over to my left most
of the time, i felt almost normal but it took a year for me to run.
9 months ago i reinjured it doing a no weighted squat (after doing
trigger point therapy work on my glutes the night before).

Since then i have had chiro work, physio work and more trigger
point therapy work and had a sports doctor tell me (after a CT scan)
that they dont know what the problem really is as all they can see is
L3-L4 has a minor/hair line bulging disc - my symptoms seem too
chronic for the diagnosis. I think the original glut med injury was
actually something occuring in L3-L4 now.

I have no flexibility or obesity or fitness issues, i still
exercise 3 days a week with weights mainly machines but cant get the 
right help or diagnosis from anyone. Ive spent too much money and 
today woke up as stiff as a board, with my torso leaning over to my
right hip.......I can push my torso back, but i think the gluteal 
nerve at L3-L4 is compressed and hurts and certainly doesnt like it. 
By the way the impingement gets chronic when i try standing up after
sitting down especially in buckets chairs.

Helpful feedback or advice needed!!
Sounding like a horror movie at 33y.o.
Stephen Morris, CSCS
Sydney, Australia