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Feldenkrais Method for Lower Back Pain

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  • Anonymous Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 124 lbs
    • 5' 2"
    • Cincinnati, OH
    11
    Aug2018
    • Injury Status Recovering
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? Quite a bit
    • Repeat injury? No
    • Physical activity per week 4-8 hours
    • Number of Surgeries None
    • Chronicity 18+ Months
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Sometimes
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? Somewhat
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Discomforting
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Osteoarthritis (arthritis), Osteoporosis, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Muscle Strain
    • Additional conditions Arthrithis, Hip-pain

    Treatment Ratings

      Improved
      Feldenkrais Method, Swimming, TENS/Electrical Stimulation, Ultrasound Therapy, Strengthening Exercises, Heat, Acetaminophen, Supportive Shoes, Chiropractor, Rest,
      Not Improved
      Brace, Acupuncture, Cortisone Injection, Physical Therapy, NSAIDs - Anti Inflammatory drugs

    I've had back pain for over 15 years. Because of scoliosis and arthritis, I've shrunk 4.5 inches in the last ten years. None of the standard treatments that I tried ever gave me any significant improvement. BUT Feldenkrais has been wonderful. My therapist has worked with me for two years now and I've seen great improvement. I recently injured my back in a fall and in just one session I've had relief. I'm working with my Primary Care doctor with x-rays and an MRI to see why there have been significant arthritis changes recently. Feldenkrais has really helped me reduce and management my pain.

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  • Jan Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 165 lbs
    • 5' 6"
    • Cincinnati OHIO
    11
    Aug2018
    • Injury Status Cured
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? Not at all
    • Repeat injury? No
    • Physical activity per week 4-8 hours
    • Number of Surgeries None
    • Chronicity 6-18 Months
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Never
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? Not at all
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Mild
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Muscle Strain
    • Additional conditions Knee-pain, Arthrithis, Hip-pain

    Treatment Ratings

      Cured
      Feldenkrais Method
      Improved
      Acetaminophen
      Not Improved
      Walking/Hiking, Swimming, Epidural, Meditation, Supplements, Stretching, Traction, Heat, Chiropractor, Rest, Acupuncture, Ice, Physical Therapy,

    Before Feldenkrais, unable to sleep lying down for 10 months.

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  • Judy Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 145 lbs
    • 5' 6"
    • Cincinnati, ohio
    10
    Aug2018
    • Injury Status Recovering
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? A little bit
    • Repeat injury? No
    • Physical activity per week 8+ hours
    • Number of Surgeries None
    • Chronicity 18+ Months
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Never
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? A little bit
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Mild
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Sciatica (pinched nerve, radiculopathy), Osteoporosis, Scoliosis
    • Additional conditions Arthrithis

    Treatment Ratings

      Almost Cured
      Feldenkrais Method, Opioids
      Improved
      Walking/Hiking, Swimming, Mattress Change, Heat, Acetaminophen, Supportive Shoes, Brace, Rest, Ice, Physical Therapy,
      Not Improved
      Chiropractor

    Since Feldenkrais treatment I have had very kittle pain unless I do a lot od bending as when we get ready for a trip. I have learned ways to avoid pain and also ways to deal with pain. After one year of Feldenkrais treatment, I was off opioids and just on Tylenol extra strength when I needed it, not regularly.

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  • Ed Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Male
    • 195 lbs
    • 6' 3"
    • Cincinnati, Ohio
    10
    Aug2018
    • Injury Status Recovering
    • Number of Surgeries None
    • Repeat injury? No
    • Physical activity per week 0-4 hours
    • Chronicity 18+ Months
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? A little bit
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Never
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? A little bit
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Mild
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis

    Treatment Ratings

      Improved
      Acetaminophen, Feldenkrais Method,
      Not Improved
      Epidural

    At this point, it is almost just an annoyance. Though I am still reluctant to engage in as much strenuous activity as I used to. The Feldenkreis Method has helped me to understand what has been happening in much more subtle and complex ways than previous treatments such as physical therapy. I am now much better at managing the discomfort and it is no longer the intense pains I once felt.

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  • Anonymous Lower Back Pain

    • Age 35-54
    • Female
    • 160 lbs
    • 5' 11"
    • Tyler Texas
    09
    Aug2018
    • Injury Status Recovering
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Horrible
    • Repeat injury? No
    • Physical activity per week 8+ hours
    • Number of Surgeries None
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? Quite a bit
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Sometimes
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? Quite a bit
    • Chronicity 0 - 6 Months
    • Back pain causing leg pain No, I don't feel any leg pain
    • Walking distance with leg pain As far as I want
    • Sitting without having to change position As long as I want
    • Standing without experiencing back pain As long as I want
    • Pain when rising from a seated position No change
    • Back-Pain while bending forward No pain
    • Leg-Pain while bending forward No pain
    • Pain while bending backward No pain
    • Pain while lying flat on stomach No pain

    Treatment Ratings

      Improved
      Heat, Rest, Chiropractor
      Not Improved
      Physical Therapy, Strengthening Exercises,
      Worsened
      PEMF Therapy, Mattress Change, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, TENS/Electrical Stimulation, Alexander Technique, John Sarno, Traction,