The Best Back Pain Solution

This next answer from Dr Gallant comes from the experience of his patients. I have been fortunate enough to not have had any significant lower back pain, but have seen the agony in friends and family. The few times I have had a twinge or two has made me understand just how disabling back pain can be.

I had a great conversation with Dr. Gallant over lunch yesterday. He talk to me about the frustrations he had with helping people to heal, AND THE SURPRISING SUCCESSES he was having.

Now I say " surprising" because these are the cases that most doctors and insurance companies dread: People with chronic back pain and severe post surgical pain.

I'm sure you have heard the stories and seen the TV news segments. Insurance companies think these people are frauds and send private investigators after them. Doctors see them as hopeless and are tempted to just pump them up with enough drugs to keep them dazed and out of the way.

But people with chronic back pain and chronic injury pain live a tortured existence. Every day is filled with misery and suspense. "Suspense", because they never know when their body will collapse on them. And to make things worse, they are looked upon scepticaly by those around them because their injury is invisible.

But now.....back to the solution.

Dr. Gallant shared an observation with me that enabled him to make outstanding success with these patients. The secret is focus.

The more specific a patient can be in describing where the pain starts from, the more effective Dr. Gallant's treatment can be.

I found this very interesting because I had heard this recently from another source as well.

So for those of you who suffer from Chronic pain, or Back pain; here is your assignment:

Try to identify the EXACT spot the pain starts from.

I know this is hard, because we want to just ignore the pain and push on. And often we are so used to pain that it is only when we are crippled with widespread pain that we finally pause and pay attention to it. There is also the fact that society rewards the stoic and punishes the sensitive.

But if you re frame your thinking to see this as being "observant" and "investigative" it will help to push back the prejudices of society.

Well, I'd better get off my soap box and tell you of ONE of the procedures Doctor Gallant has used:

Dr Gallant has been having great success with prolotherapy. Many of his patients are athletes, and others are people who have just had a double helping of all that life can throw at you. The injections can work wonders BUT the trick is in knowing exactly where to put the needle. This is where skill and training come into play. It is just the same as any surgery. Any fool can cut you open with a knife, but only the expert can do it in such a was as to actually heal you. If you do look into prolotherapy, make sure you investigate the practitioner. Well, that's my two cents worth!

If you want to read more about this, you can go to an article on his website: Back Pain Relief