The cross — the most patient employee.
When getting up from the chair, which was too deep after the long-haul flight. When getting into the car, if the suitcase is still in the back. In the first witch shot, which bursts an appointment. The cross bears long without complaint—and becomes loud when it no longer wants to.
What we do for you.
A witch shot is usually an acute muscular blockage or tension of the deep back muscles, often triggered by an unfavorable movement in an already stressed phase. It feels dramatic but is usually harmless and treatable. Those who take him seriously and deal with the underlying weakness or tension usually do not have him again.
sciatic pain and LWS herniated discs sound threatening, but in most cases they are not. Here, too, the Marianowicz method applies: conservative before operational. With the right combination of manual therapy, exercise, pain therapy and stress regulation, the complaints usually resolve within weeks. Operations are the exception — and they should be.
This is not a test. If you find yourself in several sentences, it is worth the quiet specialist look – before the cross determines the pace of your life.
Typical Questions and Observations
These indications are not self-diagnosis. They help to arrange the personal concern for a specialist discussion.
- After long-haul flights you need two days until the cross plays again.
- You have had one or more witch shots in recent months.
- pain is now in the leg.
- They have collected three different findings and are more uncertain than before.
- An operation is in the room — and you want someone who sees the whole picture.
- You want to know what’s really going on — from someone who has time and experience.
Why people who wear a lot?
Who sits a lot, travels a lot and is under constant tension, loads the lumbar spine on several levels at the same time: mechanically by the posture, by too little movement, by the tension of the deep muscles. In addition, there is the reflex to cover pain with painkillers until it is no longer possible.
The typical reaction is to look for the fastest solution. But the fastest is rarely the best here. Anyone who gets a thorough, honest specialist assessment almost always has more options than the first conversation led him to suspect – and avoids surgery that would not be necessary.
Quietly.
At re:NOW we examine the lumbar spine according to the method of Dr. Marianowicz : thorough, with modern imaging where necessary, without the pressure of an intervention. We clarify what is really there — structurally, muscularly, through tension, through lifestyle — and treat accordingly.
This creates a treatment path that not only treats the pain, but also the cause: targeted manual and physical therapy, movement theory, pain therapy, minimally invasive procedures where indicated, stress regulation and the question of how the back is relieved in everyday life.
In a place where the back finally gets rest: the Kloster Beuerberg on Lake Starnberg.
Good to
know.
What helps acutely in a witch shot?
movement is usually more helpful than strict bed rest – even if the first impulse is often different. Heat, careful easing, targeted pain treatment. In the case of recurring or persistent witch shot, a medical examination is worthwhile instead of hanging on from time to time. There is almost always a better strategy than the next painkiller.
Is a sciatic pain always a herniated disc?
No. Pain that radiates to the leg does not have to be based on an incident. Often it is tension of deep muscles, irritation or blockages in the pelvic-lumbar area that produce similar symptoms. A thorough finding clarifies what’s really going on — and that’s usually much more reassuring news than feared.
Does a herniated disc have to be operated on the LWS?
Rarely. Over 80 percent of all LWS complaints are non-specific, and even with proven incidents, conservative therapy usually resolves symptoms within weeks. An operation is the exception, not the first step. Those who are treated conservatively early usually avoid them altogether.
How does re:NOW proceed?
We examine the lumbar spine according to the method of Dr. Marianowicz: thorough, with modern imaging if necessary, but without haste to surgery. We combine targeted manual therapy, movement theory, pain therapy and – where necessary – minimally invasive procedures. The goal is a resilience back, not a premature operation.