Kimmers,
Thanks for your advice. My fear of course is that it will get to the point that I won't be a good candidate for ADR. I have since decided to take all of your advice and continue on the conservative route for now. I think I'm going to try prolotherapy soon on top of my physical therapy. We are just going to start trying traction next visit (tomorrow), so I am excited (at least as excited as one could be about this stuff) about that.
I'm trying to keep in mind the disc is otherwise healthy, just not where it's supposed to be. The human body is designed to heal.
It's amazing what car accidents will do. Mine wasn't anything like near fatal like yours, it we caught another car going about 50, but no blood or anything.
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Car accident 2009
Had neck and back pain for about 6 months. Completely went away
Reinjured throwing out a mattress in summer 2012
Kept lifting weights heavily, running daily until December when woke up with radiculopathy in right arm and constant back/neck pain.
Tried PT around March/April. No effect.
Currently consulting surgeons and trying to figure out money.
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