Comments on: Healing Sciatic Nerve and Back Pain, Part 1 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/ Conscious Living, Manifesting, and Magic using Choice. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Char http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-6071 Char Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:38:05 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-6071 What a great site! We have pingedback a link to this article from our site to this article. I really liked the associations with spiritual growth. It would be great if you could Guest Blog sometime! (we are small but we are growing :-) What a great site! We have pingedback a link to this article from our site to this article.

I really liked the associations with spiritual growth.

It would be great if you could Guest Blog sometime!
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]]> By: Jeanne http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-3566 Jeanne Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:47:33 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-3566 Chad, I loved your posting. It made me cry. Your case was much worse than mine is. I don't have the spine problem you did, I have the piriformis syndrome. I've been working with a fine physical therapist to strengthen core muscles, and it's helping, but I still have pain. Haven't gone to a chiropractor yet, but I guess I'm willing to try. I will try the oil=based B vitamins, maybe the inversion table. Thanks so much for your post. Jeanne Chad, I loved your posting. It made me cry. Your case was much worse than mine is. I don’t have the spine problem you did, I have the piriformis syndrome. I’ve been working with a fine physical therapist to strengthen core muscles, and it’s helping, but I still have pain. Haven’t gone to a chiropractor yet, but I guess I’m willing to try. I will try the oil=based B vitamins, maybe the inversion table. Thanks so much for your post.
Jeanne

]]> By: Pete Gomez http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-382 Pete Gomez Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:33:49 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-382 Sharon, There's definitely an issue of support that has to be addressed, since the back is involved in sciatica. (I'm learning now that you don't necessarily have to have a physical problem to cause sciatic pain. The emotional body can manifest pain in the physical also.) Realize that pain is compressed joy. And, if your movement is effected, think of areas in your life where you want to move or do something different and are holding back out of fear. If you're feeling guilt and exhaustion, those definitely don't support you in the moment. And what you need to do is address them when they come up. Guilt is just second guessing yourself and punishing yourself for it. It is in the past. You might want to tell yourself that when guilt comes up.... "I'm feeling guilt now and it's my same story of blaming myself. I'm not wrong for feeling this way and I am changing this now." I'm guessing that when you feel the guilt, you're having a reaction to it (that's the heavy feeling). You need to work at cutting off the reaction sooner so when you feel guilt, it's very simple("Oh, I'm creating guilt now, That's the story of the past I like to bring up." And that's it. The guilt vanishes. Without the reaction is it much easier to shift your focus away from the denial. Exhaustion. Take a nap. If the body is tired, give in, surrender, and take a 20 minute nap. It does amazing things. I play with exhaustion all the time. If I can take a nap, I do it right away. If not, I will slow down my thoughts, breathe and fell the moment I'm trying to push through. Sharon,
There’s definitely an issue of support that has to be addressed, since the back is involved in sciatica. (I’m learning now that you don’t necessarily have to have a physical problem to cause sciatic pain. The emotional body can manifest pain in the physical also.)

Realize that pain is compressed joy.

And, if your movement is effected, think of areas in your life where you want to move or do something different and are holding back out of fear.

If you’re feeling guilt and exhaustion, those definitely don’t support you in the moment. And what you need to do is address them when they come up. Guilt is just second guessing yourself and punishing yourself for it. It is in the past. You might want to tell yourself that when guilt comes up…. “I’m feeling guilt now and it’s my same story of blaming myself. I’m not wrong for feeling this way and I am changing this now.”

I’m guessing that when you feel the guilt, you’re having a reaction to it (that’s the heavy feeling). You need to work at cutting off the reaction sooner so when you feel guilt, it’s very simple(”Oh, I’m creating guilt now, That’s the story of the past I like to bring up.” And that’s it. The guilt vanishes. Without the reaction is it much easier to shift your focus away from the denial.

Exhaustion. Take a nap. If the body is tired, give in, surrender, and take a 20 minute nap. It does amazing things. I play with exhaustion all the time. If I can take a nap, I do it right away. If not, I will slow down my thoughts, breathe and fell the moment I’m trying to push through.

]]> By: Sharon http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-381 Sharon Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:18:24 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-381 I also have sciatica - I don't know how I could have possibly got it, since I practice yoga (at least in terms of physical practice only). I am in pain too - I think it is stemming from guilt, exhaustion, a need to be free and truthful with myself and the people around me... What do I do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I also have sciatica - I don’t know how I could have possibly got it, since I practice yoga (at least in terms of physical practice only).

I am in pain too - I think it is stemming from guilt, exhaustion, a need to be free and truthful with myself and the people around me…

What do I do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

]]> By: Chad http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-338 Chad Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:38:11 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-338 Hey, Chad here. I am no stranger to back pain. I was plagued for eight years with server chronic neuropathy (stinging, stabbing, pins/needles and nerve pain I could not even explain). The pain started stabbing in my heart and then after the first couple of years the pains started migrating to other parts of my body. Every few seconds my whole rib cage would just start stinging/burning & stabbing, my eyeballs stung, my tongue would sting, my bones would hurt(dull pains), as well as every other part of my body from head to toe. The pain was mostly sporatic(out of nowhere) and it would sometimes pulsate or stay in a certain area for a few minutes. I thought it was because of my spine (due to crushed nerves in my spine). Every main stream doctor/specialist could find nothing wrong with me and gave me many medications to try to see if anything would help and would you believe it none of it worked at all! A spine specialist and sports pain doctor said all my x-rays and mri's came back normal but I was mental because I was experiencing these insane pains. Every online about nerve pain was pretty grim at least in the medical route(pain killers and other hard core drugs for the rest of my life no to mention the 101 possible side effects). After several years and trips to the doctors and as the pain got more intense and more frequent I started to get hopeless (suicidal) and I'm a 28 yr old Christian man with 3 young kids. I for several years cursed God as I was losing my personality and my mind (my friends and family were worried about me because I was not acting goofy anymore and was very quit) because I thought he could care less about my situation. I then turned back to God knowing that this was a test of life and believing that He was going to led me thew this painful situation and use me to be a testimony for other people that are afflicted with this horrible pain. I began to pray that God would direct me to a natural solution that did not have 101 side effect. 3/1/06(date) He first guided me to a Christian Chiropractor(chiropractic care can help almost any condition from asthma to nerve pain to allergies to migraines I know many people who have gotten help. Find a body by God chiropractor close to you) which said he thought that my problem was my spine, I started treatment with him and for the first three months the pain got way more intense although he helped me with bad breathing problems that I was having. At this time I believe that God was telling me to get an inversion table to help my painful condition. I then got an inversion table and stared to use it for a month with no success. I then started to doubt God's advice. Then He implied that I break it back out again and force my spine to stretch with my arms. Around this same time I got a new type of oil base b-vitamins(your spinal fluid contains a lot of vitamin B-1 and B-12 for nerve transmit ion). I took them at the time I started to force my spine to stretch. About three weeks after forcing my spine to stretch 3 times a day my spine popped loudly about 4 times(several time small pops), and would you believe about 2 weeks later the pain that plagued my body for eight years was about 80% less intense and frequent. I now have my personality and sanity back and I feel awesome thanks to my chiropractor, oil base B vitamins, and mostly God and my inversion table! Keep seeking help its out there, some times you have to found your cure your self. Never lose hope, I almost did and if I would have given into suicidal hopelessness I would not be here today enjoying my awesome family and a successful plumbing business! I give all glory to Jesus Christ, God whom designed a awesome creation in me! Seek help for your condition with God in prayer and you will found your deliverance! Please feel free post my testimony if you wish to give others hope. Any Ques. Email me chadster78@verizon.net Try these very good sites http://mercola.com/ http://www.maximizedliving.com/ http://dukeandthedoctor.com/ http://www.emofree.com/default.htm Hey, Chad here. I am no stranger to back pain. I was plagued for eight years with server chronic neuropathy (stinging, stabbing, pins/needles and nerve pain I could not even explain). The pain started stabbing in my heart and then after the first couple of years the pains started migrating to other parts of my body. Every few seconds my whole rib cage would just start stinging/burning & stabbing, my eyeballs stung, my tongue would sting, my bones would hurt(dull pains), as well as every other part of my body from head to toe. The pain was mostly sporatic(out of nowhere) and it would sometimes pulsate or stay in a certain area for a few minutes. I thought it was because of my spine (due to crushed nerves in my spine). Every main stream doctor/specialist could find nothing wrong with me and gave me many medications to try to see if anything would help and would you believe it none of it worked at all! A spine specialist and sports pain doctor said all my x-rays and mri’s came back normal but I was mental because I was experiencing these insane pains. Every online about nerve pain was pretty grim at least in the medical route(pain killers and other hard core drugs for the rest of my life no to mention the 101 possible side effects). After several years and trips to the doctors and as the pain got more intense and more frequent I started to get hopeless (suicidal) and I’m a 28 yr old Christian man with 3 young kids. I for several years cursed God as I was losing my personality and my mind (my friends and family were worried about me because I was not acting goofy anymore and was very quit) because I thought he could care less about my situation. I then turned back to God knowing that this was a test of life and believing that He was going to led me thew this painful situation and use me to be a testimony for other people that are afflicted with this horrible pain. I began to pray that God would direct me to a natural solution that did not have 101 side effect. 3/1/06(date) He first guided me to a Christian Chiropractor(chiropractic care can help almost any condition from asthma to nerve pain to allergies to migraines I know many people who have gotten help. Find a body by God chiropractor close to you) which said he thought that my problem was my spine, I started treatment with him and for the first three months the pain got way more intense although he helped me with bad breathing problems that I was having. At this time I believe that God was telling me to get an inversion table to help my painful condition. I then got an inversion table and stared to use it for a month with no success. I then started to doubt God’s advice. Then He implied that I break it back out again and force my spine to stretch with my arms. Around this same time I got a new type of oil base b-vitamins(your spinal fluid contains a lot of vitamin B-1 and B-12 for nerve transmit ion). I took them at the time I started to force my spine to stretch. About three weeks after forcing my spine to stretch 3 times a day my spine popped loudly about 4 times(several time small pops), and would you believe about 2 weeks later the pain that plagued my body for eight years was about 80% less intense and frequent. I now have my personality and sanity back and I feel awesome thanks to my chiropractor, oil base B vitamins, and mostly God and my inversion table! Keep seeking help its out there, some times you have to found your cure your self. Never lose hope, I almost did and if I would have given into suicidal hopelessness I would not be here today enjoying my awesome family and a successful plumbing business! I give all glory to Jesus Christ, God whom designed a awesome creation in me! Seek help for your condition with God in prayer and you will found your deliverance! Please feel free post my testimony if you wish to give others hope. Any Ques. Email me chadster78@verizon.net Try these very good sites http://mercola.com/ http://www.maximizedliving.com/ http://dukeandthedoctor.com/ http://www.emofree.com/default.htm

]]> By: Vicki Link http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-210 Vicki Link Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:23:37 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-210 I'm glad the pain is diminished. I know it can be unbearable, I had days where I couldn't walk at all, and if I tried to walk I would pass out from the intensity of pain. I am careful in discussing it even now, because when I focus on the memories of the pain too much, I will wake up feeling a bit of ache and pain. I seems as though we used two different ways of doing the same thing, which is to end the pain with our thoughts and beliefs. I started by saying to myself each time I felt the pain, that although it felt real, it was not real it was my misperception of negative energy which was created by my thoughts. I created what I perceived to be pain, and therefor it was only real so long as I continued to create it. I then began to end the thought cycle which kept me feeling it. It took about two months to end the pain in this way, I did have numbness in my left leg and foot for many more months following that, but I dealt with it in the same way. I am now free of it. I’m glad the pain is diminished. I know it can be unbearable, I had days where I couldn’t walk at all, and if I tried to walk I would pass out from the intensity of pain.

I am careful in discussing it even now, because when I focus on the memories of the pain too much, I will wake up feeling a bit of ache and pain.

I seems as though we used two different ways of doing the same thing, which is to end the pain with our thoughts and beliefs.

I started by saying to myself each time I felt the pain, that although it felt real, it was not real it was my misperception of negative energy which was created by my thoughts. I created what I perceived to be pain, and therefor it was only real so long as I continued to create it. I then began to end the thought cycle which kept me feeling it.

It took about two months to end the pain in this way, I did have numbness in my left leg and foot for many more months following that, but I dealt with it in the same way. I am now free of it.

]]> By: Pete Gomez http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-209 Pete Gomez Tue, 10 Apr 2007 03:41:33 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-209 I was always able to walk, but I had to do it very gingerly. When the pain was bad, laying down was the only way for me to get relief. Most of my pain was going from standing to laying down (or vice versa) or driving in my truck. Sitting on the bench seat of my truck was like torture. Probably 4-6 weeks ago I was having 10/10 pain. Now I would give it a 3. My medication really didn't take away my pain. It slowed down my response to it so I could make a correction in my movement and not trigger a muscle spasm. I can sit a little more now an move with greater flexibility. There is still one movement getting into bed which is still critical for me. I haven't had a muscle spasm in weeks and that is pure joy. Thanks for reading. I hope to put more up soon. I was always able to walk, but I had to do it very gingerly. When the pain was bad, laying down was the only way for me to get relief.

Most of my pain was going from standing to laying down (or vice versa) or driving in my truck. Sitting on the bench seat of my truck was like torture.

Probably 4-6 weeks ago I was having 10/10 pain. Now I would give it a 3. My medication really didn’t take away my pain. It slowed down my response to it so I could make a correction in my movement and not trigger a muscle spasm.

I can sit a little more now an move with greater flexibility. There is still one movement getting into bed which is still critical for me. I haven’t had a muscle spasm in weeks and that is pure joy.

Thanks for reading. I hope to put more up soon.

]]> By: Vicki Link http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-202 Vicki Link Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:48:05 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-202 Hi, thanks for visiting my blog - I found this article very interesting, I was curious if you are able to walk and also on a scale of 1 (least) and 10 (worst) where is your pain level without meds? Hi, thanks for visiting my blog -

I found this article very interesting, I was curious if you are able to walk and also on a scale of 1 (least) and 10 (worst) where is your pain level without meds?

]]> By: Vicki Link http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-201 Vicki Link Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:44:57 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-201 Thanks for stopping by my blog! I found this really interesting. I was curious - are you able to walk? On a scale of 1 (least) to 10 (worst), how is your pain (without meds)? Thanks for stopping by my blog!

I found this really interesting. I was curious - are you able to walk? On a scale of 1 (least) to 10 (worst), how is your pain (without meds)?

]]> By: Healing Sciatic Nerve and Back Pain, Part 2 » petegomez.com » Blog Archive http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-165 Healing Sciatic Nerve and Back Pain, Part 2 » petegomez.com » Blog Archive Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:35:21 +0000 http://petegomez.com/blog/2007/02/21/healing-sciatic-nerve-and-back-pain-part-1/#comment-165 [...] If you’ve read part 1 of Healing Sciatic Nerve and Back Pain, you’ll know that I’m dealing with pain in my sciatic nerve and possibly a bulging disc in my lower back.  This second part of the topic is going to go over what changes I’m making and what treatment has been effective for me. [...] […] If you’ve read part 1 of Healing Sciatic Nerve and Back Pain, you’ll know that I’m dealing with pain in my sciatic nerve and possibly a bulging disc in my lower back.  This second part of the topic is going to go over what changes I’m making and what treatment has been effective for me. […]

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