siatic nerve

On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:01:32 GMT, "David Cohen"
<sammiesdad.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote:

>
>"spodosaurus" <spodosaurus.DeleteThis@_yahoo_.com> wrote
>> Hobbes wrote:
>>> "Chris" <Gotohell.DeleteThis@yourliesure.com> wrote:
>>>>Does anybody now of any treatment short of going to the chiroprator for
>>>>the
>>>>siatic nerve pain? Any help would be great.
>>>
>>> Most often sciatic pain is a result of radiculopathy. So in more
>>> understandable terms a disc has protruded from its normal position in the
>>> vertebral column and is putting pressure on the radicular nerve which
>>> connects with the sciatic nerve.
>>>
>>> So basically you've got two problems. Pressure from the protuding disc
>>> (often referred to as 'ruptured', but that is a little misleading) and
>>> inflamation of the radicular nerve.
>>
>> Ruptured certainly is misleading. I always thought a rupture was when the
>> nucleus of the disc actually comes out through the outer ring! David Cohen
>> would probably know the answer.
>
><pressure, pressure, pressure> Herniated disc? Sounds right, although,
>technically, a herniated disc could be ruptured, but not all herniations
>are, obviously, ruptured. Non-ruptured herniated disc. Partially herniated
>disc. George. Personalizing the problem can make it easier to deal with.
>Have you heard about "Frank must die!"?

Yeah, wasn't it a kid with a brain tumor or something selling bumper
stickers(something else?) on Ebay?

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Proton Soup

"Thanks for noticing that I didn't actually say anything." - Mike Lane

"Proton Soup" <proton DeleteThis @soup.org> wrote
> "David Cohen" <sammiesdad DeleteThis @earthlink.net> wrote:
>>"spodosaurus" <spodosaurus DeleteThis @_yahoo_.com> wrote
>>> Hobbes wrote:
>>>> "Chris" <Gotohell DeleteThis @yourliesure.com> wrote:
>>>>>Does anybody now of any treatment short of going to the chiroprator for
>>>>>the
>>>>>siatic nerve pain? Any help would be great.
>>>>
>>>> Most often sciatic pain is a result of radiculopathy. So in more
>>>> understandable terms a disc has protruded from its normal position in
>>>> the
>>>> vertebral column and is putting pressure on the radicular nerve which
>>>> connects with the sciatic nerve.
>>>>
>>>> So basically you've got two problems. Pressure from the protuding disc
>>>> (often referred to as 'ruptured', but that is a little misleading) and
>>>> inflamation of the radicular nerve.
>>>
>>> Ruptured certainly is misleading. I always thought a rupture was when
>>> the
>>> nucleus of the disc actually comes out through the outer ring! David
>>> Cohen
>>> would probably know the answer.
>>
>><pressure, pressure, pressure> Herniated disc? Sounds right, although,
>>technically, a herniated disc could be ruptured, but not all herniations
>>are, obviously, ruptured. Non-ruptured herniated disc. Partially herniated
>>disc. George. Personalizing the problem can make it easier to deal with.
>>Have you heard about "Frank must die!"?
>
> Yeah, wasn't it a kid with a brain tumor or something selling bumper
> stickers(something else?) on Ebay?

Yup. It's a well-known psychological defense mechanism to personalize one's
medical problem, even naming it, to make dealing with it easier. This kid
took it one BIG step further. He made it a psychololical OFFENSE mechanism,
named his inoperable brain tumor "Frank" and produced all kinds of
merchandise with "Frank must die". He drew all kinds of pictures of Frank
being killed.

Last I heard, he had had a very delicate experimental surgery, and,
apparently, Frank is dead.

David