To start off, my father was a MD. So I'm very much biased against them. Don't like'em don't care for them mainly because I realized early on that MD's really don't have any more clue than you or me. Also I was warned about many of the surgeries as not permanent, meaning you have to have it redone every few years.

Now my back problem. It is getting a little bit ridiculous. It's been out since end of June.

Couldn't ride in Manhattan beach crit, though I was really tempted.

Rode on a very lucky 7-7-7 date at Tour of Three Harbors in Ventura County. I opted for the 35 flat miler to save my back. Had a setback from that ride. And start seeing my really wonderful chiro.

Then just two weekends ago I tried the Holestein ride and ended up dumping the 60 miler. This bugs me a great deal. 60 miler really shouldn't be a big deal but it was. My back is once again screaming with jolts of excrutiating pain when I move the wrong way. Still doing the Chiro. Still doing the Gyrokinesis (similar to Pilates) and the jolts are still occuring.

I don't trust MD's. And if I see one what can they do anyway?
"Lets fuse two of your vertabrae" I understand its a loooong recovery and its only good for about 5 years. Then what.

"Steroids?" hmm I don't want to have that puffy moon face and what about my liver??

"Stop riding a bike" I've been told that by a neurosurgeon after my last major accident. This is not an option for me. I would rather bike and die doing the thing I enjoy in life. Yes its selfish.

What else can I do?? Oh am I just too jaded? Do I need to put my biases of MDs aside and go see a orthopedics specialist? I would like an opinion from all the wonderful PT ladies on this board. I'm just going totally batty and in a bit of cabin fever frenzy..

Are there any PT work that can be done for my back?

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