Pinched Nerve

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Dear Gina,

Suggest you have him do the following regimen:

1. Hot and Cold on the area. Make sure he's also getting his Total

Nutrition so the healing nutrients can get to the area.

2. Bone Flesh and Cartilage Formula. This will dramatically speed up

the healing time.

3. The Back in Action Exercises below have saved more visits to the

Chiropractor than you can shake a stick at.

Start with these once a day and work up to doing them twice a day as he

is able. Start slowly.

Yours in Knowledge, Health and Freedom,

Doc

 

 

Pisces wrote:

 

 

Dear Doc:

 

My 11 year old son was kneed in the back in school.

We ended up going to the emergency room Friday night.

They check his back and stomach area and gave him a urine test.

 

However, my son is complaining that his legs hurt too and

today mentioned a tingling feeling. He walks and goes up and

down the

stairs fine. He also sleeps fine, doesn't wake up in pain or

anything.

I'm thinking it might be a pinched nerve.

Any ideas on this? If it is what can I do to help heal it?

 

Thank you!

Gina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back in

Action

 

Spine Rehabilitation Exercises

 

For

serious back problems, do these exercises at least twice a day

 

Warm

up: REBOUND OR WALK for 30 minutes

 

(Work up a sweat)

1.

Shoulder

Towel Stretch: (3

reps; Hold for 30 seconds). Hold both ends

of a towel and lift arms over head and hold.

 

2.

Standing

Back Bends: (10

reps; Slow continuous motion). Place

hands on either side of low back and arch backwards.

3.

Stick

Rotators: (10 reps;

Slow continuous motion). While holding

a broom handle or stick across the shoulders, rotate upper body on the

lower

body while keeping feet, hips, and knees pointing forward.

Move clockwise, and then counter clockwise.

4.

Hamstring

Stretch: (3

reps; Hold 30 seconds). Put one of your

legs on a chair or other object at a comfortable height.

Keep knees slightly bent and the head up

while bringing chest toward the knee.

Keep other foot pointing forward.

Repeat other leg.

5.

Calf

Stretches: (3

reps; Hold 30 seconds). Assume

an upright stride position, left leg

forward, left knee flexed, right leg extended back with knee straight. Brace both hands on a stationary

object. Keep both feet flat on the

floor. Slowly push hips forward and

hold. Repeat for the opposite side

6.

½

Kneel Hip Flexor Stretch:

(3 reps; Hold 30 seconds).

Assume a ½ kneel position. Tilt pelvis

to the back. Hold. Repeat

for the opposite side.

7.

Prone

Press Ups: (10

reps; Slow continuous motion). Lie

on stomach with arms in the push up

position. Slowly push head and

shoulders up until there is slight discomfort in the lower back. Return to the floor and then repeat.

8.

Single

Knee to Chest: (8

reps; Hold 30 seconds) Lie

on back with head resting on the floor,

and both legs extended. Raise left knee

towards chest, and grasp the knee with both hands. Slowly

pull knee towards chest.

Hold. Repeat for opposite side.

9.

Double

Knee to Chest: (8

reps; Hold 30 seconds) As

in #9 but with both knees brought to the

chest. Pull slowly. Hold.

Relax legs to arms length and then repeat.

10.

Gluteal

Stretch: (3

reps; Hold 30 seconds) Lie

on back with head resting on the

floor. Bend left knee keeping left foot

on the floor. Cross right foot over

left thigh. Bring left knee toward

chest. Hold. Repeat for

opposite side.

11.

Towel

Hamstring Stretch:

(3 reps; Hold 30 seconds)

Lie flat on back with head resting on the

floor. Lift leg and place towel under

foot. Grab ends of towel and assist leg

towards chest with leg straight.

Hold. Repeat with other leg.

12.

Rotary

Lumbar Stretch: (3

reps; Hold 30 seconds) Choose

one:

·

Lie

flat on back. Bring left leg over the right

with knee bent

or straight to rotate lower back.

Hold. Repeat with right leg.

·

Lie

flat on back. Bring both knees toward chest and

then drop

to one side to stretch lower back. Hold. Repeat on other side.

13.

Partial

Curl-ups: (30

reps) Lie flat on back with knees bent,

and feet flat on the floor with hands clasped behind head.

Lift head and shoulders off the floor

keeping back flat. Return. Repeat.

14.

Diagonal

Curl-ups: (30

reps each direction) As above, but keep

arms in front. Reach for outside of

knee while lifting head and shoulders off floor. Repeat

on the opposite side.

15.

Alternate

Arm and Leg Lifts:

Lie on stomach. Lift right arm

and left leg off the floor. Hold 8 seconds

and then alternate limbs.

16.

Cat

& Camel: (5

reps) Get on hands and knees, and let

stomach and back sag toward the floor.

Slowly arch back to the sky.

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Solutions: 411 Cleveland St. #-188,

Clearwater, FL 33755 Phone:

727-447-5282

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