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I have been having back pain for some time now so I decided to get an X-ray. They found I have bone spurs on my spine. How would I remedy this as it is very painful to sleep. What is the cause? Any help would be appreciated.
In Reply to: bone spurs on spine posted by newbie on November 13, 1999 at 22:47:00:
Hi, Newbie.
The same thing causes these as causes ruptured discs and nearly any form of "back problem".
See the link to the archives I have prepared for you below and THEN, if you stil have questions, write again.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: bone spurs on spine posted by Walt Stoll on November 14, 1999 at 12:40:59:
Dr. Stoll,
Is there a basic difference between Fibromyositis and Fibromyalgia? I was under the impression that Fibromyositis was more of a neurological problem or damage and that Fibromyalgia was more involved with skeletal or bone damage. Are these two conditions the same?
I ask because in claims for injury, when Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, when the terminology for such a claim considers Fibromyalgia a term for a non-descript arthritis type condition and is almost always an automatic denial.
I would be very interested in the differences, since I was diagnosed with Fibromyositis in 1991, and have not been able to receive any type of treatment for it in my area since none of my physicians have heard of it before, or are totally unfamiliar with the condition and many have insisted that there is no such condition and say it must be Fibromyalgia.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Stan W. Sterger
In Reply to: Re: bone spurs on spine posted by Walt Stoll on November 14, 1999 at 12:40:59:
Dr. Stoll,
Is there a basic difference between Fibromyositis and Fibromyalgia? I was under the impression that Fibromyositis was more of a neurological problem or damage and that Fibromyalgia was more involved with skeletal or bone damage. Are these two conditions the same?
I ask because in claims for injury, when Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, when the terminology for such a claim considers Fibromyalgia a term for a non-descript arthritis type condition and is almost always an automatic denial.
I would be very interested in the differences, since I was diagnosed with Fibromyositis in 1991, and have not been able to receive any type of treatment for it in my area since none of my physicians have heard of it before, or are totally unfamiliar with the condition and many have insisted that there is no such condition and say it must be Fibromyalgia.
I was originally told that I have not only nerve damage, but, also the nerve sheaths that wrap the nerves themselves are damaged and inflamed and that this condition is what is referred to as Fibromyositis.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Stan W. Sterger
In Reply to: Re: bone spurs on spine posted by Walt Stoll on November 14, 1999 at 12:40:59:
Dr. Stoll,
Is there a basic difference between Fibromyositis and Fibromyalgia? I was under the impression that Fibromyositis was more of a neurological problem or damage and that Fibromyalgia was more involved with skeletal or bone damage. Are these two conditions the same?
I ask because in claims for injury, when Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, when the terminology for such a claim is considered, Fibromyalgia is a term for a non-descript arthritis type condition and is almost always an automatic denial.
I would be very interested in the differences, since I was diagnosed with Fibromyositis in 1991, and have not been able to receive any type of treatment for it in my area since none of my physicians have heard of it before, or are totally unfamiliar with the condition and many have insisted that there is no such condition and say it must be Fibromyalgia.
I was originally told that I have not only nerve damage, but, also the nerve sheaths that wrap the nerves themselves are damaged and inflamed and that this condition is what is referred to as Fibromyositis.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Stan W. Sterger
In Reply to: Fibromyositis/Fibromalagia, What's the Difference? posted by Stan W. Sterger on November 14, 1999 at 18:15:51:
Hi, Stan.
Exact same condition---different name.
What can you expect from a paradigm that has not a clue of what to do about this condition? No one should be surprised when they are confused about what to call it. You will have to be satisfied if they even know how to spell it (grin).
Play their game and call it whatever they will pay for. However, the only things that those companies will pay for are those things that conventional medicine does---none of which work.
This is one reason the NEJM published the article in their January 1993 issue that there were more visits to alternative health practitioners than there were to conventional medical practitioners IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT NEARLY ALL THE ALTERNATIVE VISITS HAD TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET.
People are learning that the cost of illness goes FAR beyond the monetary cost of treatment and they are willing to pay for what works rather than limiting themselves to what doesn't work just because insurance will pay for it.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Fibromyositis/Fibromalagia, What's the Difference? (ARCHIVE under philosophy.) posted by Walt Stoll on November 15, 1999 at 08:35:47:
I looked all through the posts and do not see any mention of bone spurs. I am thinking that there has to be something out there to do to prevent more of these and lessen the pain. Aren't these the same as the heel spurs?
In Reply to: Re: Fibromyositis/Fibromalagia, What's the Difference? (ARCHIVE under philosophy.) posted by newbie on November 19, 1999 at 01:12:08:
Glad you used the name: newbie. A question like yours would generally be better responded to if it was asked in a new thread instead of putting it in the middle of an unrelated thread.
But some people have trouble finding the Post New Message button in the graphic at the top of the page the first time they look for it. Whatever.
We have a nifty new search engine for this site (linked below). I typed in "bone spurs" (without the quotes) and got 10 hits. Some in our current discussions and some in our archives. Not our entire site is indexed (due to a size limit that I hope to get raised significantly), but a hit is a hit is a hit!
Hope that helps! (not by answering your specific question - which I'm personally unable to - but by helping you to use the resources here to your best advantage.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for life!
Robot Responder
In Reply to: Re: Fibromyositis/Fibromalagia, What's the Difference? (ARCHIVE under philosophy.) posted by newbie on November 19, 1999 at 01:12:08:
Hi, newbie.
You are soon going to have to change your moniker since you will not BE the newbie any more (grin).
Listen to Robot Responder. Thanks RHJ!
Spinal bone spurs are NOT due to the same thing as heel spurs.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: bone spurs posted by Robot Responder on November 19, 1999 at 10:40:22:
Thanks for a your patience and you have answered most of my questions
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