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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 > relapse of pain, first time in months. Probably due to muscle
 > spasms. As I understand it, the spinal nerves can become
 > confused and keep certain muscles contracted more than they
 > should be, leading to pain. I guess this is why MD's prescribe
 > Parafon Forte to relax the muscles. I got some ultrasound and
 > muscle-stim treatment and am gradually feeling better.
Lately the muscle spasms have decreased, but the Parafon Forte never 
did a darn thing for them....5mg of valium helped enormously tho.  The 
Dr. mentioned PT if the MRI showed nothing new...we shall see when I 
go in next week.
 >      The keyword to remember about chiro.'s is "Cox". There are
 > different schools for chiros, and apparently the "cox" guys
 > really know their stuff. A lot of poeple don't know it but a
What does the "Cox" mean exactly?  Why is it that that makes a 
difference??
 >     I hope you get better soon Ruthie. I can sure feel what your
 > going through. Good luck on the 5th!      Jim
Thanks for your reply!  I am feeling a bit better after being on 
Naprosyn for a week now, but it has some wierd side effects and I'm 
not sure that I like that, or that they are good for me in the long run. 
Glad to hear that your treatments have helped you...I'm hoping that in 
the worst case scenario all I need is some PT or such to help things 
along.  Tomorrow is the MRI...yuk!
   CU,  Ruthie

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