STORY TWO HEADLINE
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What is so, is that each individual is a scientific study unto himself, When we answer all the questions successfully, we have a complete study for THAT INDIVIDUAL ONLY, and no other person can fit the same mold of human expression.
Where to go from here.
So, when we approach the person with sciatic neuritis—pain and tingling from the back to the toes or any area in between—we must examine the entire neuraxis, from top to bottom.
We need to check brain integration, brain stem, cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar and sacral function, coccyx position, piriformis muscle contraction, hip function, knee instability, and foot and ankle stability.
Foot, ankle and knee instability can cause a shift of the lower back causing a malfunction of the lumbo-sacral spine leading to joint and disc deterioration. Malfunction of the balance mechanism in the brain stem will create asymmetrical contractions of the spinal muscles causing acute or chronic myospasms in localized areas.
All joints of the skeleton are populated with nerve endings called mechano-receptors, and the tendons and ligaments are replete with similar nerve endings sensitive to motion, pressure, stretching and effects of gravity. Any joints of the skeleton not moving freely and therefore not stimulating the nerve endings appropriately are not providing feedback to the brain. A condition such as this, existing over time, will cause a chronic reduction in brain and brain stem activity back to the affected area, further weakening that area for lack of a normal feed back loop that leads to normal facilitation of motion. Δ
What I have found is that we cannot assume anything before we examine to locate the particulars of the problem that is presented, and that a state of humility allows us to look a little farther into the being before us. I have found that being arrogant because one thinks that one has a fix for every problem that presents gets in the way of being surprised by something that one has never encountered previously, and being willing to integrate that new finding with all other findings to arrive at a unique solution never before seen by that practitioner.
A huge percentage of treatments are based upon statistical analysis of others presenting similar complaints. This practice does not devise a solution for everyone. Witness the “side effects” of a drug, disappointing results of dieting or exercise, or the adverse effects of surgery, physical therapy, or chiropractic.
Where most get into trouble with that kind of thinking is when a doctor or therapist chooses to treat only at the point of pain, to the exclusion of the remainder of the neuraxis.
This short-sightedness is shared by orthopedists, surgeons, physical therapists, massage therapists, and, yes, even chiropractors. This is not to say that looking at only a portion of the neuraxis is symptomatic of idiocy or an unsympathetic practitioner. I believe it is associated with caring about the person, and wanting to go to the point of pain and discomfort in an effort to relieve the suffering.
Looking at the bigger picture.
It is my belief that as we journey through life attending to humans in distress, that we get an increasingly larger notion of just what it means to be human and how magnificent and complex the human being is.
ANATOMY OF A CASE OF SCIATIC NEURITIS
First, a quick review of the sciatic nerve is in order. The sciatic nerve is described as a large nerve that arises out of branches of nerves that extend from the lower back, and continues downward through the thigh and leg to the foot and toes.
The truth is, that nerve in your leg is just a part of the nervous system that connects the brain with the lower extremity. Because that extension of the nervous system may exhibit pain and tingling, it is easy to believe that the entire problem originates from where the pain begins.
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Dr. Robert L. Culver is a Chiropractor with few peers. With nearly fifty years of accumulated knowledge and experience, he is fulfilling his vision of having one of the most unique and effective spinal rehabilitation clinics in the Bay Area. As one of the first of only several thousand Chiropractic Neurologists worldwide, he uses state-of-the-art equipment and
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TESTIMONIAL 2
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Dr. Culver’s chiropractic methods are so gentle as to be barely felt and I can experience instant relief when he “melts” a knot with pressure. Even though the exercises he gives me to do at home are rather unconventional, they bring amazing results.
A decidedly additional perk is Dr. Culver and this three associates’ wonderful friendliness and humor. There is a sense of being supported by all the people in the office. As I have gone through this process of healing, I have felt like I acquired a new circle of caring and supportive friends.
–M.C.
Here are some testimonials from actual patients who
successfully ended their neck, back or sciatica pain with non-surgical spinal decompression therapy.
TESTIMONIAL 2
After I was afflicted with sciatica, I went to extended physical therapy and also worked with a personal trainer. However, I continued to be in considerable pain, needed to walk with a cane, and had a great deal of trouble getting to sleep.
Although past experiences with chiropractors had been rather traumatic because of their method of “cracking” adjustments and had not been successful, out of desperation, I made an appointment to see Dr. Culver. Within a few weeks, my pain began to subside and I could get along most of the time without my cane. Just six weeks after beginning treatment with Dr. Culver, I could walk my dog without my cane and I no longer have pain that keeps me from sleep.
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Here are some testimonials from actual patients who
successfully ended their neck, back or sciatica pain with non-surgical spinal decompression therapy.
Here are some testimonials from actual patients who
successfully ended their neck, back or sciatica pain with non-surgical spinal decompression therapy.
TESTIMONIAL 1
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He assured me that the course of treatment using the Spine Med and Chiropractic adjustments he proposed would alleviate the pain and reduce or remove the disc damage. I cancelled the surgery and started the course of treatment.
In six weeks I was free of the pain, not completely cured and there was still some way to go but I could sit through a dinner, I could sleep through the night, I could drive to work with just a tingle down that leg and not the pulsing pain I had before.
am not brave enough to get back on the tennis court just yet but I do enjoy a round of golf on a weekend!
–S.S.
Here are some testimonials from actual patients who
successfully ended their neck, back or sciatica pain with non-surgical spinal decompression therapy.
TESTIMONIAL 1
In October of 2006, I had booked an operation to have two of my lower vertebrae fused in a surgical procedure. I could not sit down for more than a few minutes before my right leg went completely numb and throbbed with pain. Standing or moving was the only way I could get relief. Finding a good sleeping position was a nightmare and driving the 25 miles to and from work filled me with dread.
Then one of my colleagues at work told me of his wife's experience with Dr. Bob Culver and the SpineMed decompression table. Dr. Culver gave me a thorough examination, checked out my MRI’s and X-ray plates and acknowledged the damage that existed in my back caused by injury and bad posture over several years.
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Here are some testimonials from actual patients who
successfully ended their neck, back or sciatica pain with non-surgical spinal decompression therapy.
TESTIMONIAL 3
I had been experiencing pain all the way down my arm for about 6 months when it had gotten to the point that I had difficulty sleeping from the constant pain. MRI’s had shown a bulged disc pushing against my spinal cord. I investigated my options with my chiropractor and I had two choices: a surgical method that would fuse my vertebrae together or spinal decompression. I knew a number of people who had undergone multiple back surgeries with poor results. I did not want to experience a reduced quality of life from having surgery.
So, I gave spinal decompress a shot. After 4 months, I have no symptoms of pain in my arm. I believe that this has given me a healing of the disc and it’s a much more attractive method of handling this type of injury.
–J.K.
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This was unacceptable to Fred and that led to his consult with us. I explained that our success rate hovers around 90% for resolution of this type of problem. This means significant to total reduction of symptoms with resumption of normal lifestyle activities.
Though I couldn’t guarantee the outcome, I assured Fred that I would do him no damage, I would leave no scars, he would not be at risk from anesthesia or surgical shock, there would be no failed back syndrome, and that I would not hurt him or make the pain worse.
Treatment
Fred was not an easy one to resolve. I was able to discern positive changes occurring neurologically from the beginning, but it took 8 weeks for Fred to experience a significant reduction in the pain.
That was several weeks longer than most, but then, one of his spinal discs was degenerated, one was bulged 8 millimeters (nearly 1/3 of an inch), numbness had been present for 15 years, and the pain had been severe for months.We performed spinal decompression, focusing on the bulged disc, warming and softening the spastic and rigid muscles and tendons with ultrasound and light percussion so that the decompressive forces would be directed to the affected disc and ligaments and not to the splinted muscles groups.
Result
Fred’s degenerated disc is and his bulged disc is now . Fred is now back to playing golf every weekend, pain free.
The initial full spine x-ray shows severe stress points indicated in red where the angles meet. Move your cursor over the image to view a more recent image. The most severe angle was reduced from 18° to 6°.
SCIATICA
Background
Fred came to us with a constant, never letting up, severe, distracting pain and numbness from his lower back and hip to his toes. The pain and numbness never relented, it only got worse with sleep position, sitting, or movement such as trying to put on his socks or shoes.
It had been like this for months. After MRI’s were performed and revealed a significant disc bulge, a surgical consultation was completed with the information that the surgeon thought that he could relieve the numbness, but that the pain would likely remain and continue to worsen.
