Solutions for people suffering from Sciatica and Herniated Discs

Welcome! If you are here, my guess is that you are suffering from low back pain as I have for several years. In 2003, my life changed as I stood up one day. Suddenly I could no longer sit. I threw my back out. It turned out that I herniated L4/L5 and L5/S1. My back was on fire, and I had a case of sciatica from hell. That started me on a research venture that drove me crazy. I found so much on the net, and so little at the same time. Whenever I found something cool, it was wrapped by someone trying to sell me something. This site will sell nothing. It is just a compendium of what I have learned, and my thoughts on several issues and solutions.

By reading these pages, you will gain from my countless hours of research, as well as a ton of trial and error.

My Story

Before going through the things I suggest to help you with back pain, you may want to get a summary of what I went through, and where I am now. Click here to read my story.

Back Surgery

I had it, and wish I hadn't. I'm not one of those holistic healing people... My attitude in life is that if surgery will fix it, show me the knife. That was horrible thinking, and I wish I hadn't done it. Click here for my endoscopic discectomy story, it may save you.

Non Surgical Options

If you read my surgery story, you may be interested to learn that I blew my back out again just one year later. This time I opted for something else, and I more or less swear by it. Click here to read my VAX-D story.

Meds

When your back is on fire and your sciatica feels like an electric shock thanks to a pinched nerve, any drugs they throw at your are welcome. I've had some excellent results, as well as some horror stories. Click here to learn about them.

Getting out of pain

There are positions to get yourself in, and products you can buy that really seem to make a difference in relieving your back pain and sciatica. I've tried so many, I can hardly count. Click here for information on some of the things that really helped me, as well as some that continue to help me today.

Excercise

There are things you can do to make your back feel better, and things that can make it worse... even herniating it even more. Click here for my experiences.

Vitamins, etc.

I was given a cocktail of vitamins, and to be honest, I never really believed in it. But it seems that when I don;t take them, my back hurts more, so I am getting more and more convinced. Click here for my vitamin story.