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Scout
USA
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 Posted - 06/21/2004 : 21:52:14
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I find that the only relief I get from my back pain is when I crack my back. I have finished Dr. Sarno's book and I am working to incorporate his ideas into my daily life but I always find myself going back to cracking my back or hips.
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mala
Hong Kong
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Posted - 06/22/2004 : 00:33:00
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Do you mean that you can somehow crack your own back or do you mean you go to a chiropractor? And how long does the relief last?
Mala
Good Luck & Good Health
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Scout
USA
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Posted - 06/22/2004 : 08:09:07
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I just push my hips side to side or do a back stretch and the back cracks on its own. I am sure it is just a placebo affect but I wanted to know if anyone else experiences the same thing.
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Fox
USA
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Posted - 06/22/2004 : 08:14:58
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| It must be a placebo effect. You need to stop doing this because it focuses your mind on structural aspects. |
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Dave
USA
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Posted - 06/22/2004 : 13:35:16
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Originally posted by Scout
I find that the only relief I get from my back pain is when I crack my back.
I have the same bad habit, from years of going to the chiropractor.
"Cracking" of joints might have a very temporary pain relief effect due to the release of endorphins. But otherwise it is just a harmless release of gas.
Your mindset needs to change because you are attaching pain relief to the crack, which is simply not true. |
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Bill
Canada
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Posted - 06/25/2004 : 12:57:16
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| Sorry for the late post on this. I have the same problem on and off now. It really helped me to learn "body awareness" through taking some Pilates and yoga over time. I found that I kept getting recurring low back stiffness, which could be temporarily relieved by physiotherapy, etc but it never went away for good. The Sarno techniques, journalling, etc helped deal with the underlying emotional issues but I still couldn't get rid of the nagging stiffness and sacral torqueing. Finally, through the body awareness developed in yoga and Pilates, I became aware that my pelvis was always slightly tilted forward. This was also really affecting my running, through ITB like pains and knee pains. Once I corrected this through better posture and developing better core strength, I have been pain free. |
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austingary
USA
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Posted - 06/25/2004 : 13:18:48
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I became aware that my pelvis was always slightly tilted forward.
Yes! This is very common and comes from a habit, generally unconscious, of pulling the pelvis in one direction or the other with the muscles of the abdomen or lower back. (I am never quite sure what someone means by "forwrad" or "backward in this regard.)
The key to allowing the pelvis to relax into a "neutral" position is to stop pulling with those muscles. You want to walk, stand and sit with both abdominal and lower back muscles relaxed.
Good start is to relax the abs while walking. Common practice is to pull them in. Instead, relax them. |
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Cracking of the Back
