HEALTH is a very precious treasure for everyone and is certainly a dream for every person. With a healthy body, anyone would be able to carry out all activities properly and smoothly. It has been thousand years everyone agrees that prevention is better than treatment. when sick, we are unable to do most of the routine activities in which sometimes costs incurred for treatment and quite expensive. Most physician say it would be easier to maintain health than having to treat and we agree for that.
I have celebrated my birthday with my children and granddaughter on 9th December 2013, danced to the music and song they sang for several times, we were so happy. It because we were so healthy.
Two days later, the situation has changed. My arm muscles became limp. a pinched spinal cord occured. Apparently it is very hurt, the result of a pinched spinal cord is not messing around, you know! Not only nuisance aches and pains in the limbs appeared, consequently I aggravate the condition of the body limbs, fingers seemed to harden, numbness and my back is very sore. At the moment I have to take a rest from being sitting longer, especially in front of the TV and computer.
This is not caused by the celebration, but changes in the structure of the spine had happened long time before. I have never known.
In this modern era, most of us often don’t realize that there are so many things can be harmful to the health too. It because we are disobey the awareness of what to do with the technology products.
I am a really sad and frustrated, I can hear my plants in the garden all crying, the flowers and the butterflies had gone from my sight. All I can do is staying on bed and do physiotherapy and exercise as it was suggested by the Doctor. Last but not least, I just want to be able and strong enough to stand, because my son is getting married on January.
This is what to know to avoid being pinched
· Always upright body position , both when standing , walking or sitting .
· Pay attention to your work device . Keep chairs and desks in the shape / size is proportionate to your body .
· Select the device ergonomic work ( according to the anatomy of the human body ) .
· While working in the office , sit with your back straight but stay relaxed , not stiff and tense . Avoid arching your back and waist .
If you want to take things on the floor , bend your knees . Do not bend down directly from the back .
Be aware , that you are not the ” captain stretchy ” . So , you should avoid items that are far reaching behind you . So too much stuff on your side . Body and your muscles can therefore twisted or stretched .
For the health of your body , if you want to get items that are far behind or next to your body , ” move ” was . Take the item was from the front .
To sleep , choose a mattress that is not too soft . Did you know , soft mattress can make your back arched while sleeping . When continuous wear mattress like this , can result in spinal disorders .
Choose a pillow that is not too thick , so that your neck is not bent .
Sleep on his side ? is OK , as long as it does not curl up , because this can cause your spine to curve.
When you ‘re watching your favorite TV shows , sit upright and relaxed . Do not let the TV ” watching ” you because you ‘ve fallen asleep with your head drooping.
rewritten by Aura for my Dad.
KESEHATAN adalah harta yang sangat berharga untuk semua orang dan tentu saja merupakan impian bagi setiap orang. Dengan tubuh yang sehat, siapa pun akan mampu melaksanakan semua kegiatan dengan baik dan lancar. Sudah ribuan tahun orang setuju bahwa pencegahan lebih baik daripada pengobatan. ketika sakit, kita tidak dapat melakukan sebagian besar kegiatan rutin di mana kadang-kadang ada biaya yang dikeluarkan untuk pengobatan dan cukup mahal. Kebanyakan dokter mengatakan itu akan lebih mudah untuk menjaga kesehatan daripada harus mengobati dan kami setuju untuk itu.
Saya telah merayakan ulang tahun dengan anak-anak saya dan cucu pada 9 Desember 2013, menari dengan musik dan lagu yang mereka nyanyikan beberapa kali, kami sangat senang. Ini karena kami begitu sehat.
Dua hari kemudian, situasi telah berubah. otot Lenganku menjadi lemas. saraf tulang belakang terjepit terjadi. terasa sangat sakit, akibat terjepit syaraf tulang belakang tidak main-main, lho! Tidak hanya gangguan sakit dan nyeri pada tungkai muncul, akibatnya saya memperburuk kondisi badan saya, jari-jari tangan terasa mengeras, baal dan punggung terasa pegal. Saat ini saya harus beristirahat dari duduk yang lebih lama, terutama di depan TV dan komputer. Hal ini bukan karena perayaan itu, tetapi perubahan susunan tulang belakangku sudah terjadi lama sebelumnya. Saya tidak pernah tahu.
Di era modern ini, sebagian besar dari kita sering tidak menyadari bahwa ada begitu banyak hal yang bisa berbahaya bagi kesehatan juga. Ini karena kita tidak mematuhi kesadaran apa yang harus dilakukan dengan produk teknologi.
Saya sedikit sedih dan frustrasi, aku bisa mendengar tanaman saya di taman semua menangis, bunga, kupu-kupu telah pergi dari pandanganku. Yang bisa saya lakukan adalah tinggal di tempat tidur dan melakukan physioteraphy dan olahraga seperti yang disarankan oleh dokter. Tidak kurang pentingnya, Aku hanya ingin bisa dan cukup kuat untuk berdiri karena anak saya akan menikah pada bulan Januari!
Ini adalah apa yang harus Anda ketahui untuk menghindari syaraf terjepit
· Posisi tubuh tegak Selalu, baik saat berdiri, berjalan atau duduk.
· Perhatikan perangkat kerja Anda. Jauhkan kursi dan meja dalam bentuk / ukuran proporsional dengan tubuh Anda.
· Pilih perangkat kerja yang ergonomis (sesuai dengan anatomi tubuh manusia).
· Saat bekerja di kantor, duduk dengan punggung lurus tapi tetap santai, tidak kaku dan tegang. Hindari melengkungkan punggung dan pinggang.
Jika Anda ingin mengambil sesuatu di lantai, tekuk lutut Anda. Jangan membungkuk langsung dari belakang.
Sadarilah, bahwa Anda tidak “Kapten melar”. Jadi, Anda harus menghindari item yang jauh mencapai di belakang Anda. Jadi terlalu banyak barang di sisi Anda. Tubuh dan otot Anda sehingga dapat memutar atau diregangkan.
Untuk kesehatan tubuh Anda, jika Anda ingin mendapatkan barang yang jauh di belakang atau di samping tubuh Anda, “bergerak” itu. Ambil item itu dari depan.
Untuk tidur, pilihlah kasur yang tidak terlalu empuk. Tahukah Anda, kasur lembut dapat membuat punggung Anda melengkung saat tidur. Ketika kasur pakai terus menerus seperti ini, dapat mengakibatkan gangguan tulang belakang.
Pilih bantal yang tidak terlalu tebal, sehingga leher Anda tidak membungkuk.
Tidur di sisinya? OK, asalkan tidak meringkuk, karena hal ini dapat menyebabkan tulang belakang melengkung.
Ketika Anda sedang menonton acara TV favorit Anda, duduk tegak dan santai. Jangan biarkan TV “menonton” Anda karena Anda sudah tertidur dengan kepala terkulai Anda.
lovely! bravo~
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Thank you Cindy. 🙂
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Hope you will get well soon.
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Thank you so much MB. Now I am well and strong enough. I am so sorry for this late respond. Best wishes for you and yours.
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🙂
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First of all, I am glad you had a happy birthday. But I am very sorry to hear about your spinal problems. So painful and uncomfortable. I had a similar problem in 2004. 3 months of pain and difficult movement, and eventually I had to have surgery. However, everything worked out fine in the end. Take care and I send healing thoughts to you so you will soon be well and able to attend your son’s wedding.
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Now you will smile at me again as usual !. Here I am, well and strong again!!! THANK YOU so much for the prayers and We were all blessed. .
I am going to write about the wedding on my new post soon, meanwhile I am having difficulty to get into my admin. Nevertheless, I had contacted the WordPress Support for assistance in solving this problem. Best regards for you and yours. 🙂
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Oh splendid. So good to have you back and well again.
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😀 Thank you, Gallivanta
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Best wishes for your recovery. Be strong!!!!
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Thank you so much, aFrankAngle for a lovely prayers. Now I am back to you again as usual. I am strong enough now (I think) 😀
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Cheers to your recovery!
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Happy Birthday Muhammad…glad you had a wonderful day, but so sorry to hear about your medical issues! I hope you recover for your son’s wedding!!!
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Hi Heather. I had missed you a lot !!!. Thank you very much for the prayer and I had organized my son’s wedding perfectly. Now I am back to you and I will write a bit about the wedding on my new post soon. Best wishes for you, my friend! 🙂
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you were missed as well Muhammad! I look forward to seeing the post all about your son’s wedding, I’m sure it was grand!!! Best wishes to you as well Muhammad… 🙂
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Thank you very much for your supports, Heather. Great day for you 🙂
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Happy birthday, Muhammad. Back problems are so difficult to live with. I have had back surgery, so I know. Your list is accurate, especially about not stretching out to reach something and about facing forward toward the item. I am wishing for you a full recovery soon.
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Happy New Year, Kathleen. I am so sorry for this late respond. Now I am well and strong again. Thank you very much for your attention and wishing you all the best in 2014.
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I am so sorry to hear that you are in pain, but it’s good you had a great celebration. Your advice is very good – I know I should follow it, but I am guilty of bad posture habits at the computer. It’s so hard to sit up straight! Please take care of yourself and know that we all wish you a happy holiday and a healthy New Year. Even if this is not the holiday or New Year you normally celebrate! 🙂 You flowers will be OK. Maybe a few not so strong ones will have trouble and you will be left with the best and strongest plants. Wishing you well from across the ocean –
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Hello, Blue…. Now I am back to you with a very well health. Thank you so much for the prayer and all the best for you too from the other side of our globe. 😀
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You’re welcome! I’m glad you’re better – take care!
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I hope your are in a good heath too, Blue. Thank you so much 🙂
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Thank you so much for sharing this, my friend!
Merry Christmas and all the best to you and your loved ones in year 2014.
Cheers!! 😀
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You are welcome and I thank you for the wishes. Same wishes for you too. 😀
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Always a pleasure, my friend!
Cheers!! 😀
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Christmas night holy aside worries and sorrows. Open your heart and gets a touch of blessing that flows over the world tonight!
Whether this year’s holidays will fill your heart with joy, confidence, hope and love. And Santa will bring the most desired and unexpected gifts and those close to you.
Merry Christmas
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I am so sorry for this late respond, my dear friend. All the best for you in this new year and in many years ahead. Thank you very much for the prayers. Luv you. 🙂
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I’m sorry to learn of your illness – hopefully you are better by now and can attend the wedding. All good wishes for you and yours for the new year!
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Thank you for all your prayers, Ann. Now I am well and had attended my son’s wedding in a very good condition. I am so sorry that I didn’t respond it as quickly as usual since I got the back problem and had to prepared a lot of things for my son’s wedding. I write new posts soon and hopefully can back as usual. Best wishes for you and yours.
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Prayer and best wishes for your speedy recovery. I too have had to do physical therapy for a pinched nerve in my back that left me less than very mobile.
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Thank you my dear friend. Now I am back to you with a very good health. Thanks a lot for the prayers and wishing you all the best in 2014 and in many years to come. 🙂
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Thanks Aura, nice transcription,
I was wondering what happened to you.
Back troubles I understand. I wish that I didn’t understand pinched nerves, stenosis, osteoporosis, osteo-arthritis, slipped discs, protruding discs, extruding discs, degenerative spine desease, degenerative disc disorder, ….. and everything needs doing regardless of how you feel. Damaged nerves can cause even the strongest muscles to be useless or work improperly or to spasm and cramp (any of them from thighs to toes to abdomen to buttocks to fingers and thumb to shoulders or anywhere, at unexpected moments for short or long durations. Injured backs can cause bowel and bladder troubles.
Perhaps the ancient Romans wore that perfectly fitted armor for more than defense? When my husbands back was broken in a train wreck ,17 years ago, he had a molded plastic brace that looked like ancient battle armor. It did have little holes all through it so that air could pass through and to make it lighter in weight. He wore it for six months. It was helpful to his healing. He did heal without permanent nerve damage. I, on the other hand, have all of the previously listed back troubles +plus a few more from just plain old ordinary work (and a few dangerous falls). I’ve just worn out some of my parts, not the replaceable ones. 🙂 I’ve had two back surgeries which had I not had them, I would be unable to walk now, at all. I’ve found that temperature variations affect nerve function, as well as blood sugar, ordinary fatigue, and over all nutrition. And repetitive motions. Aaargh! I think everything affects nerve function!!
If you can reduce the inflammation at the injury site then the swelling will go down and sometimes the discs and other tiny parts can be induced to slide back into place if you can relax the area enough. Being able to relax the muscles is dependent on reduced inflammation. There are medicines and herbs that can help with this. I don’t know what you have locally, and I won’t presume to recommend anything. But if the inflammation goes away, so will a great deal of the pain. If the pain goes away, you will be able to heal more quickly. Or at least feel some better.
You will go to your son’s wedding, even if it hurts. Use a wheelchair if you have to, if your legs won’t
work. But go. Plan now how to do it for all of the possible scenarios so that your children won’t worry too much. Let your doctor know if you will need medication to be able to do what you need to do. Getting married is scary enough! You remember, surely 🙂 Hire someone strong and knowledgeable to help you if you have to be lifted or hoisted so that you don’t cause your daughter’s back to become injured also. These are just some ideas to get you to the wedding ….
We are all relatives
Bear
P.S.
Congratulations!!
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Thank you so much, My Bear. God had blessed me with your prayers. I am recovering my illness and I did attended my son’s wedding last Wednesday, Jan 8.2014 in a very well condition. It was really a great wedding ceremony and reception was taken place at a beautiful garden near my house. My back problem had gone but numbness in my left little finger. My older daughter had accompanied me to substitute her late mother for a ceremonial procession and Aura could not present on her brother’s wedding since she had to attend a job training in Jakarta.
Now, I am back to you all and You will see his wedding story on my next post. I think you have to know about a traditional wedding in my community especially on my son’s wedding that I had prepared for him last month prior to the ceremony. It is interesting to read 🙂
Meanwhile, I am having trouble with creating a new post, non the less I have contacted WordPress support to help me solve this problem.
I highly appreciate your attention – I Love you !!! 😀
Best wishes for you
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I am so glad you are “on the mend” I am on a mountain near Huntsville, Alabama with My 90 year old ACTIVE father (about whom I blogged), my 87 year old step mother and her 83 year old sister who are recovering from pneumonia and flu and various other chronic ills that won’t go away, and some geriatric problems + unique diets and well they do have lots of good stories when we can all stop long enough to talk and listen. All three are one half deaf, so I am the listener. This is a borrowed computer for an hour or so, then I shall again be away from the cyber world. Congratulations for the wonderful wedding. I will do more than reply to notifications …. someday. Bear
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Thank you very much, Bear. What a joyful being with healthy old beloved father and your step mother and her sister . Hope you always have good times with them. Now, the heavy rains fall all day every day at my place that made us lazy to go out from the house. I just drop my little granddaughter by the kindergarten and pick her up at midday when the school finished. Those what we do in the heavy rains. see you soon.
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When Osteoarthritis Leads to Spinal Stenosis
Osteoarthritis of the spine is a common cause of lower back pain and stiffness, and it can lead to a condition known as spinal stenosis. In spinal stenosis, degenerative changes in the spine cause the spinal canal to become narrower. This narrowing (stenosis) places pressure on the spinal cord and on the nerves branching out from it. This may lead to a range of symptoms, from vague numbness and weakness in the legs while standing and walking to, in the most severe cases, extreme pain and difficulties with bowel and bladder control.
Spinal stenosis can result from injury to the back, or, more often, as a normal part of the aging process. With age, the spongy disks between the vertebrae, which serve as a cushion, lose moisture and elasticity. Like a sponge, as the disks become harder and dry out, they shrink, which reduces the distance between the vertebrae above and below the disk. Sometimes the disks herniate (bulge out), pressing on nerves such as the sciatic nerve.
•As the spine settles into a new position, the facet joints located at the back of each vertebra are forced to bear more weight. This increased pressure can lead to osteoarthritis and the deterioration of the facet joints.
•As a result of the disk and facet joint deterioration, the vertebrae come even closer to one another and begin to rub together, eventually wearing away the cartilage covering their ends. As the cartilage deteriorates, the joints and supporting ligaments may thicken, narrowing the spinal canal.
•Over time, the increased friction from the bones rubbing together may lead to the formation of overgrowths or bone spurs (osteophytes) at the facet joints as well as around the rims of the vertebrae. If these spurs grow inside the spinal canal, they can pinch the spinal cord as well as the sciatic nerve and other nerves that run through it.
What does it feel like? Spinal stenosis is associated with an array of symptoms, including:
•Pain in the neck or back
•Pain, weakness, numbness or cramping in the legs, back or buttocks
•Shooting pain down the back of one leg (sciatica), which often begins as pain in the hip or buttocks
•Feeling of heaviness or weakness in the legs
•Clumsiness, tripping, falls
Pain from spinal stenosis typically worsens when you stand or walk. Sitting or leaning forward may relieve the pain by taking pressure off the involved nerves. Conservative measures resolve spinal stenosis symptoms in many but not all patients. Back surgery may be considered if you have persistent pain, leg weakness or bowel or bladder problems related to the spinal stenosis.
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Thank you very much for this good thing to read and know more about it. I really appreciate it, Bear. Best wishes for you.
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Thank you my dear friend. I love you too!!! 🙂
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Just checking in to see how you are feeling! Hope you are better. Take good care!
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Hello my dear friend, I have missed you a lot!!! Now I am better. Thank you for your support and prayer. Hope you and your family are well. 🙂
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All is well on my side of the world! Just celebrated my son’s birthday! I am so glad that you are feeling better!
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Wow, That sounds so good. A very happy birthday to your son. There is always nice thing to know you all is fine. Thank you.
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sorry to hear about this. many years ago I moved all my computers off the desk and set up new desks at standing height. It is worth it, but standing up all day is tiring.
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It took times to get rid the pain off. Meanwhile I have to limit my time in front of the computer for no more than 2 hours since the pain still persists. Thank you, alien.
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