Question
Hello

I had harsh pains on my back bone when I did an x-rays I found the following
-   Straightening of the lumbar spine  is noted reflecting parvertebral  muscle spasm
-   Fine spine bifida SVI is noted
Please need your comment any consultancy about is the above is dangerous what kind of treatment required ?

Wish to hear from you soon
Thanks  

Answer

Hanna Somatic Educatio Hello, AH.

Paravertebral muscle spasms result from conditioning of the brain and muscular system usually caused by long-term stress or repetitive movement patterns or from injury.  It is a habituation of muscular contraction; the pain comes from muscle fatigue, facet joint (spinal) irritation, and sometimes from pressure on nerves.

Spina bifida is not usually a cause of such contractions.

The condition is not "dangerous" in the short term, but in the long term it may lead to disc degeneration from long-term pressure on the discs and to inconvenient episodes of incapacitation.

Paravertebral muscle spasms can be alleviated by a kind of training program the brings the muscles under your control -- somatic training.  The training works directly on brain-level conditioning

Please see my write-ups at

http://somatics.com/back_pain.htm
http://somatics.com/chronic_back_pain.htm

Feldenkrais practitioners practice in Israel; I don't know about other countries in the region.  The process produces gradual improvements.  Fast improvement can be had with Hanna somatic education; however, information on practitioners in the region is currently unavailable.

If you wish a recommendation for a self-care/self-help program, please ask.

regard,
Lawrence Gold