quote Originally posted by 84fiero123: Hey you blew the money on a car rather than get more help for yourself. Great idea. Moron. Steve

He does seem rather happy about it, got to give him that.

Kevin

quote Originally posted by WhiteDevil88: But if you want to stop being a smart ass

No Um still no

One beer left, going to sit on the couch and watch TV

quote Originally posted by 84fiero123: He is full of crap, others here have seen him walking just fine at Fiero meets. He is supposed to have a broken ankle or something. Even ended up on disability because of it, All I can say is he has no idea what real pain is. Notice he is trying to back track and blame it on his withdrawal from pain meds now. He is nothing but full of sh!t and working the system. So his lazy ass doesn’t have to work. You know what he did? He fell off a sidewalk in a parking lot and twisted his ankle. Try living with 6 herniated discs after having a stroke. Drugs have helped very little if at all, just the other day I had steroids injected into my spine that help very little if at all for the three upper discs. Steve

Are the discs herniated, or did they rupture? Have they looked at disc replacement? There's a point where a spinal nerve segment kind of short circuits with some herniations / ruptures making things stop hurting as bad, but it's rare, and I don't know if it could / would happen with so many nerves involved. I'm sorry man, back pain sucks bad, and usually involves other areas since the nerves innervate the rest of the body. Sometimes surgery is the only real option. I'm not sure if bodywork / rehab would help unless I knew more.

quote Originally posted by mptighe: OK, so did the sprain cause Tarsal Tunnel or just a more generic nerve impingement? Is it on one foot / leg only, or do you feel anything in the other foot / leg? For it to be that widespread, it would suggest that there's more of a ridiculopathy (nerve root impingement) than a peripheral impingement (although it's not completely unheard of). I treated a patient with a Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome diagnoses, and after realizing it was bilateral (present on both right and left feet), it started to look more like a back issue than an ankle issue. After about 6 months of therapy, and referring her on to a Feldenkrais therapist, her issue was pretty much sorted. I've also seen people with Myofascial Pain Syndrome that have said similar things. One guy had a 1,200 lb lift fall on his leg, which of course shattered, and caused similar pain and sensations all over his body. My advice would be to seek out a chronic pain specialist, perferrably a physical therapist who's certified in John Barnes's system of Myofascial Release. There are other options, but I feel that would serve you better. A massage therapist would also work, but not a generalist, they'd have to have that certification as well as a TON of experience in rehabilitation. Good luck man, I now understand. This said, I think Pennock's is an outlet for you. Keep whatever you can as an outlet. I have friends I used to have to call just to tell them not to be a dick to anyone that day. Sounds like you need someone like that to help you keep it grounded.

Are you a PT? It sounds like you have a lot of knowledge. My injury was caused when I stepped off of a curb into a 5" pothole. My ankle experienced simultaneous eversion and plantarflexion with my full 230 lb weight landing on it. Basically my foot was reversed on the end of my ankle, stretching my extensor digitalas longus tendon across the nerve. I never heard doctors talk about me possibly having Tarsal Tunnell, it is worth me educating myself over.

quote Originally posted by WhiteDevil88: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

You're right, idiopathic condition. I'd still try the route I suggested though, as releiving any myofascial adhesions may reduce the amount of hypersensitivy you're experiencing. I'd also suggest looking into CranialSacral. Find an advanced practitioner (preferrably a physical therapist but a massage therapist might be ok too) trained by the Upledger system. Doesn't look like they've gotten very far with procedures. Sorry man, this WOULD be a ***** to live with.

quote Originally posted by 84fiero123: Hey you blew the money on a car rather than get more help for yourself. Great idea. Moron. Steve

Let that hate flow like a river. Let it take over. Let it posess your soul. I control you. I own you. You have submitted yourself to my power.

quote Originally posted by WhiteDevil88: Are you a PT? It sounds like you have a lot of knowledge. My injury was caused when I stepped off of a curb into a 5" pothole. My ankle experienced simultaneous eversion and plantarflexion with my full 230 lb weight landing on it. Basically my foot was reversed on the end of my ankle, stretching my extensor digitalas longus tendon across the nerve. I never heard doctors talk about me possibly having Tarsal Tunnell, it is worth me educating myself over.

Not a PT, I'm a LMT (massage therapist) specialized in Orthopedic Massage. I do more of what PT's used to before they switched gears. They know more than we do, but aren't as trained in soft tissue manipulation anymore. Your diagnosis fits what you're describing more, and I was just throwing out conditions that would affect the area. With that much wieght coming down on an everted ankle, you're lucky you didn't break it. The plantarflexion probably prevented it, but may have also helped to cause this.

quote Originally posted by mptighe: You're right, idiopathic condition. I'd still try the route I suggested though, as releiving any myofascial adhesions may reduce the amount of hypersensitivy you're experiencing. I'd also suggest looking into CranialSacral. Find an advanced practitioner (preferrably a physical therapist but a massage therapist might be ok too) trained by the Upledger system. Doesn't look like they've gotten very far with procedures. Sorry man, this WOULD be a ***** to live with.

Of course, if you ask some people, I am just making **** up on the fly to milk the system. I wouldn't have boxes of records from multiple opinions or anything.

quote Originally posted by WhiteDevil88: I'm actually a trained massage therapist, National Holistic Institute graduate. I work on my leg constantly, when I'm not swatting away the bugs that aren't there.

Gotcha, as much as I hate to admit it, a PT will know more about this than most of us. I had people I could have sent you to, but don't know people near you.

quote Originally posted by mptighe: Not a PT, I'm a LMT (massage therapist) specialized in Orthopedic Massage. I do more of what PT's used to before they switched gears. They know more than we do, but aren't as trained in soft tissue manipulation anymore. Your diagnosis fits what you're describing more, and I was just throwing out conditions that would affect the area. With that much wieght coming down on an everted ankle, you're lucky you didn't break it. The plantarflexion probably prevented it, but may have also helped to cause this.

Milk, it does a body good. I had a Japanese chiropractor at one time who completely lost his mind whenever I came in talking about the size of my bones. Apparently my X-rays were rather impressive to the guy who typically worked on Central Americans. However, the general consensus from multiple opinions was that I would have been better off breaking my tibia, as it would have relieved the pressure on the connective tissue.