RUREADY Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 After raising hell about no treatment for pain in pain-management other than injections in the bones seems as though or was told a program is started in Tampa for Empower Veteran or something that last 10 weeks at 3 hours one day a week to help cope with pain retrain your mind to handle pain and depression suppose to help live a better quality of life. Only one clinic that takes maybe 100 people will get approve for so far . I was ask would I like to try and my reply was why not nothing else worked so far. Anyone in Tampa area tried this. Will have the exact name later for the program but it is just getting started in Atlanta area . I never turn down pain treatments. jmho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rdnkjeeper Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I have had numerous injections in my back. Even had the VA paying (fee basis) for Chiropractic care, but then the big wigs at the (VA) hospital by me, came out and said NO MORE CHIROPRACTIC care it is making my back worse. The ONLY thing that really helps is chiro....PT makes it so I cannot make it through a day of work. Shots kinda help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ArNG11 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 For people that have to deal with pain on a constant basis there is no one perfect solution. I've found at least in my experience and case a multifaceted approach makes my quality of life better. It's not perfect by no means and I have my good and bad days but it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RUREADY Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 For people that have to deal with pain on a constant basis there is no one perfect solution. I've found at least in my experience and case a multifaceted approach makes my quality of life better. It's not perfect by no means and I have my good and bad days but it helps. just an update finally had my appointment for acupunctures nothing like VA acupuncture treatment. This guy who I never seen before check my pluses in my wrist and told me everything that's wrong or what I'm getting treated for. It kind of scared me at first, how this guy know I cant sleep at night, poor blood circulation, heart disease, my spiritual life, depression and I was worrying about something all from a simple pulse check amaze me. VA run CT scans, X-rays Mri's cant tell me nothing nor can they find anything wrong think I'm faking sometimes.lol Good thing is he says he can treat all my problem but it will take a while from all the damage to my back. If you try it shop around until you find one who is ASIAN with martials arts in their background who been practicing in CHINA also in the USA with degrees to treat in his field. I felt relief before I got out the office but everybody is not the same. These guys or ladies are good at what they do. jmho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ArNG11 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Im glad you got some relief. I myself have been trying for years and I have learned not to put my eggs in one basket. I tried the acupuncture and it worked for a while not going to deny that. I'm a way far gone to be able to use just one method. I had 5 trigger point injections last visit with the VA acupuncture, a chiropractor visit last week and a medial branch block in the thoracic area of my spine today t5-t9, I think was todays attack. I can't say I'm feeling all that hot. My next approach is a rhizotomy in the thoracic areas of pain. But with the VA this past year or so I have tried Healing Touch, VA physical therapy, VA Acupuncture, and VA trigger point injections. They help some but it is short lived in my case. They still are lallygagging on the Spine Hospital in Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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After raising hell about no treatment for pain in pain-management other than injections
in the bones seems as though or was told a program is started in Tampa for Empower
Veteran or something that last 10 weeks at 3 hours one day a week to help cope with pain
retrain your mind to handle pain and depression suppose to help live a better quality of life.
Only one clinic that takes maybe 100 people will get approve for so far . I was ask would I like to try and my
reply was why not nothing else worked so far. Anyone in Tampa area tried this. Will have the exact
name later for the program but it is just getting started in Atlanta area . I never turn down pain treatments. jmho
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Try every pain management option you have before you make a decision on surgery. Lifestyle changes, meditation, acupuncture, chiropractic care, etc, exhaust all options before even considering surge
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everything I do I try to help the next person or make it easier in claims process or getting the proper treatment for pain. I have the negative opinion to offer just to make you get what's n
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It's good to see the VA trying new things. For ages, they were dead set against chiropractic or accupuncture treatment. I guess with the VA becoming anal retentive about opiates or advanced pain manag
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