have you looked into decompression therapy? i also have the same thing as you,(i fell out of a tree when i was 7 and thats when i screwed it up) my yorkie is 8 lbs and my cairn is pushing 11lbs i also have three kids (my two year old is 30+lbs) and it hurts to pick any of them up but i do it causei have to. the decompression therapy worked on my mom, she had blown a disk out in her shoulders and her lower back. they do the therapy and they do a pt thing that helps to re strengthen the rest of your core. that might help you.
it is so sad when you think you found the one and someone that is out of your control comes up! best of luck to you dear and yes ice packs help me as well, although ever since i threw out my back about 6 months ago i have been using heat pads instead as the ice seems to make it hurt worse. |