Phill Cameron's Page

"I'm sorry but I'm a p-plate bike rider, but I did heavy labor in the past and did my back in, I found acupuncture to help a lot (as well as seeing a chiropractor). Hope things look up for you soon."

"Phil, Get yourself right before attempting to ride like you did. I've got 2 herniated discs in my neck and still getting treatment after 2 years. But I am now riding hard & racing on weekends. you'll find that bike riding will…"

"Before my back packed it in I was riding 50 km a day total. I fought tooth and nail to get a shower installed at work. When they fianlly did it was great. I found that its better to travel between 7 and 8 in the morning, significantly less traffic…"

"yep the discs are pressing on the nerves which is causing the muscles to spasm. Trying not to exasperate the problem has lead to significant stiffness, just scared to move sometimes"

"Hello Melbourne, I went to see the surgeon last week knowing that I was not likely to be a candidate for actual surgery. As with all good things I had to wait, an hour after my scheduled appointment time, but when you have been waiting for three…"

"Phil, i have serious issues at L5/S1. 25 years of rugby didn't help. i ended up in hospital and the Neuro suggested a level 1 fusion. No thanks was my reply. He put me flat on my back for 4 weeks and then started me on a walking regime, 5…"

"You should carefully question your doctor/the surgeon to find out about the expected outcome... If you do not have a neurologic deficit (loss of power/sensitivity) or some disabling pain, chances are the outcome is not as you expect. However, once…"

"Did your doctor tell you, the disks are causing the pain? Cheers, Livos"