Question
From a previous accident I had three bulging disc in my lower back,over the years I had grown accostumed to the pain and could deal with it but in Aug of last year I was rear ended and since then I ache all over, my legs hurt,sting,and go numb also my feet go ice cold and my hands and arms go numb and ache, my fingers will contract and lock I wake up generally with a headache and I wake up all night hurting all over and stiff and hurting i the mornings pain pills do not faze it.

Answer
Dear Sandy,

Your accident triggered protective neuro-muscular reflexes that painfully tighten muscles and pull vertebrae so close together that discs bulge and nerve roots are being trapped.

The fastest and most direct way I know of to free yourself of the problem is clinical somatic education.

You may read the article on the process at somatics.com/pdf/What_Really_Happens_in_a_Somatics_Session.pdf.

There are practitioners and self-help programs.

To read more on the approach, see somatics.com.  There are articles on headaches, whiplash injuries, and back pain.

with regard,
Lawrence Gold