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Originally Posted by malawigirl08
I have had a consultation with a Chiropracter and he has said looking at my x-ray that I have degeneration of the lower spine and that is what is causing my SFPN.
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Hi malawigirl08,
Is he saying that the spinal condition
IS the cause,
MAY BE the cause, or he
THINKS it is/may be the cause? If the first, I'd sure like to know where he gets his crystal balls.
I have a similar condition (DDD in lower back) that I wondered might be causing my PN. Two neurologists (one specializing in PN only) and an orthopedic surgeon assured me that it was
not the cause, because my symptoms were nearly equal in both feet. Apparently, from what I've read, it's
unusual for impingement to be the cause when PN is bi-lateral, but not impossible. How unusual/improbable? I have no idea; haven't been able to find an answer to that yet, but the prevailing opinions are significantly against it.
Bottom line, I don't know how a chiro (or anyone else) - no matter how good s/he is - could determine that to be the cause based on an x-ray
alone. I'd be very skeptical, and definitely want another opinion (from someone other than a chiro - like a neuro or ortho). YMMV.
Doc