The Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Relief 30 Day Challenge Continues

With a Look at Failed back Surgery Syndrome and Chronic Back Pain

We recently dispelled the notion that degenerative disc disease is a disease, in much the same we have discarded the notion that failed back surgery syndrome is a syndrome. Failed back surgery syndrome is a not a syndrome, it is a reaction to a myriad of factors, a set of behaviors and stresses placed on the body generally and the musculoskeletal system, and the spine, specifically.

Failed back surgery syndrome begins, necessarily, with spine surgery at some level. Back surgery, and I am speaking about neck and back surgery when I refer to back surgery, is the ultimate deadend. There is no coming back from it, pun accidental but I’ll take it. Once you open Pandora’s Box, your body is never the same. Many, myself included, have said time and time again that we will not submit to more back surgery, only to plead for our surgeon to do the deed one more time.

The neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica drives us to relent, to give in and give up, regardless of the incredible pain we know will be waiting for us upon awakening in the recovery room.

But this does not have to be the case! There is a solution, and it is not a painful one.

We simply have to change our habits and our behaviors in such a way that we deal effectively with the 5 factors I have spoken about at length:

1) Obesity or excess weight

2) Muscle weakness

3) Muscle imbalance

4) Inmproper diet and nutrition

5) Inadequate hydration leading to dehydration

If we deal with the 5 factors listed above and addressed previously, either before surgery or after, we may be able to:

a) Avoiding back surgery altogether by dealing with the 5 factors and thus alleviating and/or eliminating neck pain, back pain, and sciatica

Or

b) Assuring ourselves that we are in good shape going into the surgery, if there is no way out, and thus ensuring our recovery…and perhaps we will not have to repeat the same scenario time and time again!

Ultimately, failed back surgery is about behavior, or lack of behavior, and the failure on our part to deal with the 5 factors leading to the majority of neck pain, back pain, and sciatica. It is also about the failure of the medical community, reactive instead of proactive and preventative in nature. The combination of a lack of education, and a reactive mindset and method of treatment for neck pain, back pain, and sciatica, ensures a continuous
highway into the operating room…and a revolving door at its entrance.

I will deal with this in greater depth in a series of articles at:

Ultimate Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Strategies of The Bad Back Guy

And we will continue The 30 Day Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Relief Challenge here!

Don’t hesistate to contact me if you have questions, comments, or concerns.

John

Professor John P.J. Zajaros, Sr., The Bad Back Guy
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Chronic Neck Pain, Back Pain, Sciatica, and Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

In order to properly understand failed back surgery syndrome, we must first define it. Unfortunately, failed back surgery syndrome is something of a misnomer. In fact, FBBS is no more a syndrome than degenerative disc disease is a disease, and yet, they both contribute to neck pain, back pain, and sciatica. FBBS is actually an expression of chronic neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica after one or more surgeries.

The etiology of chronic back pain associated with FBBS is usually attributed to one or more failed spine surgeries, along with a myriad of other contributing factors. The failure of the surgery, combined with an array of physical, psychological, cultural, and even socio-economic factors, results in what is commonly referred to as failed back surgery syndrome.

Failed back surgery syndrome is one of the most perplexing, and costly issues facing orthopedic medicine generally, and orthopedic surgeons specifically. The cost of FBBS is not only a reality in terms of the human cost, it has trememdous social and economic costs, as well.

Particularly problematic is the fact that the spine is an incredibly complex structure and there are as many reasons why people have neck and back surgery as there are reasons why that surgery fails. Researchers have generally divided back pain sufferers who have undergone surgery into one of two groups.

In the first instance, the first group, the neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica sufferer underwent surgery that was never really called for or, if it was called for, a positive outcome was doubtful from the start. Or, the patients had surgery, it was necessary, but the outcome was less than desirable. Interestingly, individuals with a sciatic nerve pain complaint, sciatica, were more likely to achieve a positive outcome. However, individuals complaining of the more general “back pain” did not.

The remaining group of neck pain, back pain, and sciatica patients underwent operations that were inadequate and/or incomplete. Patients in this category, particularly those affected by a bulging or herniated disc, often had other pathologies, such as stenoses, that were overlooked, missed or even ignored.

Failure in most of the medical literature to address things like patients returning to work and to a productive lifestyle, make it difficult to quantify with any confidence the long term success of most back surgeries. However, the data suggests that the overall outcome is not good, particularly when the area causing the pain cannot be clearly identified or when more than one level of the spine is affected, as in the case of an individual presenting with chronic and/or acute neck pain, back pain, and sciatica; and, showing signs of advanced degenerative disc disease.

Failed back surgery syndrome is a major problem for patient and surgeon, alike. Not only are there issues associated with continuing neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica but there are social, cultural and financial considerations as well.

In the next two articles we will explore in depth some of these factors and why an individual should do everything possible to avoid spine surgery if at all possible. The best strategy for neck pain, back pain, and sciatica treatment and relief is not back surgery, in fact it should be the last alternative, one that should be avoided if at all possible. Failed back surgery syndrome is one of the most complex and least understood issues facing orthopedic medicine, we will discuss the reasons for this next.

John

Professor John P. J. Zajaros, Sr., The Bad Back Guy
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Chronic Back Pain and Understanding Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

The Risk of Failed Back Surgery is very real! When facing chronic and/or acute neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica we will do just about anything to achieve pain relief. The fact is, we will do anything for just a little relief, and many agree to back surgery, even more than once, in an attempt to get just a little relief. I know, I’ve been there!

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome is a reality everyone considering back surgery of any kind should consider. The numbers for people experiencing complete neck, back or sciatic nerve pain relief from back surgery aren’t encouraging!

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome can actually be broken down into three parts and, in order to do it justice, that’s what I am going to do with it. Failed back surgery syndrome is a reality for people who have had back surgery that has failed, but it is also a reality for people considering back surgery and for people about to undergo back surgery. Unless considered individually, the full impact of this condition will be lost on those most at risk…those suffering from chronic neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica having had surgery taht failed and for people about to go “under the knife.”

So follow the articles over the next 3 days at:

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As we discuss, at length, the issues that may affect anyone considering back surgery.

John

Professor John P. J. Zajaros, Sr., The Bad Back Guy
216-712-6526
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Whether you are just stumbling upon this for the first time or you have been with us all along, this is a wrap up of the first 7 days of The 30 Day Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Relief Challenge.

The Tools to Succeed on Your Journey Towards Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Relief

The video below includes everything you need to know and do to begin your journey to a neck pain, back pain, and sciatica free life. If you take the first steps as outlined here, and then continue to follow for the next 3 weeks, and beyond, you will be on your way to real and lasting neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief. It all begins with a decision and builds from there.

CANI! Will Be Your Best Strategy

As Tony Robbins calls it, CANI! Constant and never ending improvement!

In this case, it means building one day on the day before until neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica is a thing of the past. Every day things will get a bit easier, your journey full of anticipation, expectation, and excitement. The fact is, if you are like me, you had almost given up on ever living a pain free life again. Once you accept that it is not only possible but probable…heck, it’s guaranteed…you begin to get excited, you begin to look forward to life again, and you will once again believe there is a life full of promise and joy just waiting for you!

Life can be amazing again and you do not have to endure neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica any longer. Just make a decision, take the first step, click this link, and I will be along there with you…if that is your wish.

A Cautionary Note!

Be careful! Along with your new-found enthusiasm comes a tendency to want too much, too soon. That is a trap! If you do too much too quickly, you may actually derail your entire neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica relief program. It’s like going out the the very first day running and trying to run the Boston Marathon…it can’t be done. And, it may end up doing more damage than good. So, take it easy, take it slow, build one day upon the one before, and before you know it you will have a new and exciting neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica free life!

Join us and take back your life! You will never be sorry you made the decision to take the first step. Just take the first step, it won’t be easy…but it will be amazing!

I guarantee it!

John

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PPS, Enjoy the video…I liked the music!

As you begin your neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief program, it is important to chronicle everything, from your picture as you begin to how you feel on a daily basis. The combination of a personal assessment and daily journaling will help you note problem areas, areas of concern, as well as assist in tracking your progress over a period of days, weeks, months, and even years. The more accurate the record, the more encouraging the data!

Beginning a Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Relief Program

Beginning a neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica program is never easy. However, it can be very staisfying and rewarding. The secret to a successful neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica relief program is to take things one step at a time and journal everything. A journal will not only allow you to track your progress, it will also help you to target problem areas and deal with them before they short circuit your overall pain relief program.

Journaling and Your Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Relief Program

Journaling can take many shapes and forms, from an online journal to a bound, diary-type journal. In either case, use the journal daily, add to it often, and keep it religiously.

As you begin to stretch, exercise, and walk, you will find plenty to write about, ideas and sensations will flow. The best way I have found to record the myriad of ideas, impressions, and sensations (pain, pleasure, etc) you will have, particularly as you begin your neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief program, is by either using a small, digital, hand-held recording device or by simply writing them out, using an inexpensive 3 x 5 spiral notebook you can carry in your pocket.

Digital Recording and Your Daily Walking Program

The digital recording device can be purchased for approximately $20…or you can go all-out and get one with all the bells and whistles for as much as $100. The nice thing about spending a little more now is that you can often find recorders that are small, hand-held, and very versatile. You can also use the better devices to download your recordings directly to your hard drive and, in some instances, use voice recognition software to immediately transcribe your audio, saving tons of time and effort.

The Notepad Method of Note Taking: Old Reliable

The notepad method, and I have used both, is also quite nice for those on a budget; and, for those of you like me who like to have a written record for future reference…just in case the nice, shiny, modern computer should decide to crash! That’s what they have back-ups for, right? Interestingly, I have also discovered a certain something that goes on in the brain when you write something down, so maybe I am old fashioned but I still like the notepads.

Both Methods of Data Collections Work for Your Ideas and Impressions

However, as noted above, I use both and they both have their benefits…neither having any real drawbacks. In either instance, you will end up with a wealth of material for your neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica relief journal and an array of great ideas to inprove other areas of your life as well. The choice is yours, the most important thing to do something, and be consistent about it.

The Personal Assessment: The Real Foundation of Your Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Relief Program

In addition to your recordings, digital or written, you should also do a thorough personal assessment before beginning your neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica relief stretching, walking, and exercise program. The personal assessment is broken down into two components, one being visual and the other, full body measurements.

The Visual Assessment

The visual portion of the personal assessment is done in a bathing suit or underwear, having someone photograph you from the front, back, and both sides. Additionally, photos should be taken waist up and full length. It is also a great idea to use a short video of yourself when you begin, also in bathing attire or underwear. The idea is to get a baseline, a series of photos, images to use for comparison along the way.

Measurements: The Tale of the Tape and Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica Relief Program Results

Along with the photographs, you also need to measure your body from neck to ankles. The measurements are particularly important, as they will provide you with another baseline series of measures, one that is completely objective. As you become more active, particularly if you begin walking as part of your neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica relief strategy, the tape will tell the story, as will the pictures. The tape is a much better gauge of your progress than the scale, for a number of reasons, some I get into in the video below, others I will touch on in future videos.

CANI! Constant and Never Ending Improvement…Real and Lasting Pain Relief!

Overall, the success of your neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica relief program depends on constant and never ending improvement, what Tony Robbins calls CANI! I have integrated CANI! into my overall health and wellness plan, to include my neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief strategy, with tremendous results and you can too.

The Importance of Journaling and the Personal Assessment: The Basis of Success

I can’t overstate the importance of journaling, combined with an accurate personal assessment, to include a visual assessment and measurements. To succeed, accurate and timely records need to be kept, not only as a gauge for tracking your progress but as a source of inspiration. You will see results quickly, particularly if it has been some time since you have been active. Accurate and visual records will enhance your results and your overall sense of accomplishment, thus ensuring you stay on the path to neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief.

John

Professor John P. J. Zajaros, Sr., The Bad Back Guy
216-712-6526
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Imagine a little over a year ago being in so much pain you spent 2 of every 4 weeks out of every month in the hospital, from December of 2004 until April of 2008, several years lost forever due to chronic pain and depression.

Depressed and suffering from chronic neck pain, back pain, and sciatica, I rarely ventured out of the house. In fact, I left the house just once or twice a month, and then only to go to the doctor’s office for appointments or to go to the hospital to be admitted. That was my life, consumed by pain for years with no resolution, no relief, and no effective neck pain, back pain or sciatic nerve pain treatment offered…no hope, no future in sight. Or so I thought!

Failed back surgery syndrome or more simply the phrase “failed back,” degenerative disc disease, arachnoiditis, scar tissue, and several other conditions were diagnosed and depression was an obvious result, a black hole many chronic pain sufferers endure daily and for months, if not years, at a time.

So, when you see the video here, keep in mind that this is a year or so later. I have been reborn, there is no other way to describe it! It started with a decision, the first steps were the most difficult, and the most painful. But what was the alternative? A life of neck, back, and sciatic nerve pain and depression? There had to be a better way!

I found it and you can too! A life free of chronic pain, no more neck pain, back pain or sciatica…ever again!

It is up to you because there is a way out, there is a way to beat your pain, to find real and lasting pain relief, and it doesn’t have to include surgery.

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Imagine beginning the New Year without neck pain, back pain, and sciatica! Can you even imagine a pain free life right now? When I first began this quest, and it has been exactly that, a quest, I really couldn’t imagine what a pain free life could or would be like!

Well, now I look forward to every day with anticipation, renewed and completely alive for thew first time in years.

Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica: Overall History

While having had 14 major back surgeries, everything from fusions (plates, screws, screens, the whole deal) and laminectomies, to debridements (several due to osteomyelitis) and the removal of scar tissue impacting the sciatica nerve, a procedure not even considered by most neurologists and ortopedic surgeons today, and much, much more.

The Cervical Spine: Neck Pain

I have compressed vertebrae at C5 and C6 that at times would cause pain in my neck, shouldler, aching and pain in my shoulder and arm, and pain, tingling, and numbness in my hands and fingers.

The Thoracic Spine: Upper and Middle Back Pain

I have a herniated disc, not a bulging disc but actually ruptured, in my thoracic spine at T7-8. Upper back pain is different but no less debilitating and disabling at its worst, and mine felt like everything from my back needing to be “popped” back into place every once and a while to someone stabbing me in the middle of my back, with almost no way to find pain relief! My upper back pain and middle back pain used to be so intense it would bring me to a complete stand still; and, there was little I could do to find pain relief, other than to ice the area, try to get it to “pop” back in (that’s the picture I had of it in my mind, although as a “bone guy” I knew that wasn’t quite accurate, and I am certain some of you can relate to what I mean), and then just take it easy until the ice did its magic. I eventually learned some stretches that helped me too, and I will share those with you over the next month.

My lumbar spine is a mess. And that’s the technical definition!

You know you are in trouble when doctors walk into the examination room after looking at your x-rays and MRIs and just shake their heads. I actually had one guy who was honest as simply said he didn’t want me as a patient, that the whole things was out of his league. When he said that?

Basically?

I felt doomed to a life of back pain!

Everything from T12 to S1 is fused, sometimes more than once. My entire lower back has been shattered, cut, stapled, bolted, screened, srewed (literally and figuratively, as in screwed up!), debrided, and the put back together again.

The overall level of back pain for many years was no lower than a “7″ and often a mind boggling “15″ on a scale of “10!”

I am being facetious, of course.

Here’s a question every person in the world suffering from chronic neck pain, back pain, and or sciatica has asked:

Who in the world thinks you can properly “scale” pain of any kind, much less back pain?

Anyone suffering from chronic neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica knows that it is impossible to describe pain, much less assign a real number to it. And what is with the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale?

I realize it is primarily for children but I have seen it used for adults in many different settings, some integrating a number scale along with it. Let’s see? I am somewhere between a “frown turned upside down and crying, 7-8″ and “a smiley face, 0-1″!

What a bunch of whooey! Another technical term!

Pain is subjective and any attempt to quantify it using such a measure is more than a little simplistic, if you ask me!

OK! If you are still with me, let’s move on to the 30 Day Challenge.

The fact is, most neck pain, back pain, and sciatica is resolved without back surgery. There was a time when “cut first and ask questions later” was the rule, now many orthopedic surgeons are holding off, recognizing there are other, highly-effective neck pain, back pain, and sciatica treatment strategies. Some of the treatment strategies for neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief are discussed in the video below and many more will be discussed over the next 30 days.

Begin the journey with us, a self-treatment plan of sorts, a step-by-step program for real and lasting pain relief. The complete program will be implemented over the next 30 days. It will be extremely helpful if you begin The Bad Back Guy’s Neck Pain Back Pain and Sciatica Relief Program, the one I use and endorse, the one thousands of others have for real and lasting pain relief.

Start today and you will have a pain free holiday season and begin the New Year with neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief for the first time in years. Join us over the next 30 days as we begin life anew, a pain free life…a life free of neck pain, back pain, and sciatica!

Go to TheBadBackGuy.net and start today…work along with us or jump in when appropriate, the video will explain!

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Achieving lasting neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief may require back surgery. The steps taken post back surgery are crucial and will determine your long-term success!

The period immediately after back surgery can be the determining factor in whether or not your back surgery is a success or you become one in a growing number, one of the many people who face additional back pain and the reality of failed back surgery syndrome.

One of the most important factors, in fact the determining factor, is what you do after the physical therapist says…

“That was your last session!”

Now what? That’s preceisely what most post back surgery patients ask…

“Now what!?”

The most important single piece of advise I can give you is to get and stay active. Once physical therapy has ceased, it is time to begin! Unless of course you want ot be dealing with the same neck, back pain, and sciatica all over again, and soon.

The way to avoid becoming a failed back statistic is by finding someone experienced in rehabilitating people after back surgery. Now, that doesn’t mean just anyone who has been through back surgery and now wants to help people and make money doing it, it means someone who has trained people, has experience working with people to overcome their neck pain, back pain and sciatica, including themselves if possible…empathy is so important…and has been a major factor in people reclaiming an active lifestyle after spine surgery.

The keys to reclaiming and active and neck pain, back pain, and sciatica free life?

* Find someone you can trust!
* Find someone with experience!
* Commit to them long-term!

If you do the above three steps, you will not end up just another failed back surgery syndrome statistic facing more back surgery due to reemerging neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica…in short order!

Professor John P. J. Zajaros, Sr., The Bad Back Guy
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The 3 Primary Causes of Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica

Back Pain Relief: The 3 Primary Causes of Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica

Neck pain, back pain, and sciatica affect millions of people worldwide every year. No group is immune from neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica, although certain demographic groups seem to be at greater risk. The back pain complex may manifest itself as a dull, aching feeling or it may present as a sharp, almost unbearable pain ceasing all movement and activity until properly addressed; and, that means seeing a medical practitioner. Or, the symptoms may appear anywhere along a continuum from dull and barely noticeable to sharp, intense, and debilitating. The etiology, or cause, of the pain may be immediately apparent or an individual may wake up in the morning with a new “friend.” In fact, many of the most serious incidents of neck, back or leg pain (sciatica) are seemingly innocuous at the time, with the individual only later realizing that he or she has injured himself or herself.

The Process of Aging

So, who is most likely to suffer from this common, often debilitating condition? The most obvious answer is everyone. However, while true, certain groups are at greater risk, for a myriad of reasons from aging to the type of work we do. The first reason, the most common reason, is that we get older; and as we age, certain parts of the body, in this case primarily the neck and back, just don’t handle the aging process well. The older we get, the greater the likelihood is we will develop symptoms associated with what is commonly referred to as a “bad back.” As a rule, middle-age (30-40 years of age) is when the symptoms associated with the back pain complex first present themselves; and, men are more likely than women to present with symptoms. The difference between men and women tends to balance out somewhat after menopause, and this is generally associated with the consequences of osteoporosis.

Sedentary Lifestyle and Inadequate Fitness

The next cause of neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica we will examine is poor or inadequate fitness. Significantly, poor fitness ranges from carrying a few too many pounds around the midsection, to consequences associated with a sedentary lifestyle. The secondary curvatures of the spine, the curvatures associated with the neck or cervical region, and the lower back or lumbar region, are most affected because of their function and the biomechanics involved with walking on two legs. The neck and the lower back are particularly prone to injury, and with it varying degrees of pain. As we age, as our muscles weaken due to inactivity. The muscles atrophy, meaning they get weaker and lose tone and strength. As the muscles weaken, the secondary curvatures of the cervical and lumbar regions come under tremendous pressure as they are responsible for holding our heads upright and standing upright, walking without being bent over. The atrophied musculature, no longer doing an adequate job of supporting these two vital areas, have some of their work taken over by the intervertebral discs (IVDs) and the vertebrae themselves. When this transfer takes place, the spine comes under constant assault, and injury is the result. Degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, bulging discs, osteophytosis, and back sprains and strains are just a few of the many things that can go wrong as a result of poor fitness.

Overweight and Obesity

The third and final reason to be covered in this article is obesity. Obesity in the United States, and in much of the developed world, has reached epidemic proportions. If we carry just an extra 20 pounds, we are seriously affecting our overall health, as well as the health of the musculoskeletal system. The spine, already at risk due to inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle, comes under incredible stress, particularly at the secondary curvatures of the neck and lower back. Much of the neck pain, back pain (particularly lower back pain), and sciatica are the direct result of too much weight being carried by the body, too much stress placed on the spine.
Think about the following example: Take a 20 pound dumbbell or a 20 pound bowling ball and put it in a book bag, one of those the kids use for school. Now, wear it in front instead of on the back, and wear it all day. Get the idea? Carry that around all day, with the weight forward, and see if you can still move by the end of the day. Interestingly, most overweight individuals are more than 20 pounds overweight and experiencing neck pain, back pain, and sciatica they don’t have to, just because they are overweight!

The Back Pain Complex: In Concert

Taken in concert, aging, poor fitness, a sedentary lifestyle, and obesity lead to what I refer to as the back pain complex. The back pain complex, meaning any combination of neck pain, back pain (again, particularly lower back pain), and sciatica is avoidable or treatable, depending on your current state of fitness. Failed back surgery is a reality, a rather harsh one for many. Many never had to undergo surgery the first time, had they simply followed a few simple to implement bad back strategies.

I hope you will continue to read: Part II of Back Pain Relief: The Primary Causes of Neck Pain, Back Pain, and Sciatica.

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