I can't tell you how many time's I've been approached by spine patients who've been told that "they just need to quit focusing on their back problem"... yada, yada, yada.... when you can look at their films from across the room and see huge structural problems that cause excruciating pain.
Marty... I appreciate the sentiment and there is no denying that how we deal with things may be a huge component of our problem. I don't know if you are suggesting that we have the power to not let our pain bother us... or if you are saying that we have the power to not let insensitive doctors bother us.
In any case.... the person who belongs to this xray, probably does not have the power to not let it make him feel bad.
Note, this picture comes from
www.ChiroGeek.com. Douglas Gillard, DC is a
spine patient himself and graciously contributes extensive amounts of time
and energy. I've seen him post for many years on the Braintalk Spinal Disorders
forum and have watched ChiroGeek.com grow into one of the most useful patient
info sites on the internet.
Thanks Doug!