Thank you Mikey159b.

Next time i go to my doctors i ask if i could go to pain clinic. Hopefully i could get at least working medication or a bit better working would be nice. Everything tried have made my pain wors or weaken my streght and will to continue. Have got very bad depression for two years after i had total burnout. Sleepingmeds didn't get me to sleep,depression meds got me more depressed and depression whent back to normal levels once i quit that medication and workingout didn't help at all once i stopped. Only thing i know helps is to walk or work out 24/7 without never stopping. I think is my bodys own painkillers at work and will eas the pain best.

I try to focus to my boinc team,crunching,blogging about boinc and talking about it so i can try to forget my pain. It's trying, not really working, but better to do something than be waiting something to happen.

I would love to find boinc project focusing on better pain medication or something nerve related.

Thank you
LTDAkiles

Spinal problems are terrible things to try and treat. For further research two reputable places to look would be Johns Hopkins and the Mayo Clinic. I hope you can find something which works for you.

Thank you, Sgt.Joe, from the cold Minnesota for your considerate input.
Johns Hopkins and the Mayo Clinic sound like Atlantis ...

I have met you previously, Sgt.Joe and appreciate your kindness
thank you - the double Rosie is yours as well


- I'll mail my current Captain a copy and leave the thread to him,
- because he's doing wonderfully handling matters himself

Again, I cannot but admire your systematic way of going about matters.
I feel sorry, tho, that are forced to spend a good deal of your time doing this,
not only for yourself but for your wife as well.

Some things tend to be universal; still, I would like to ask if you find that the health people
find you doing your homework helpful or have a suspicious attitude toward you.

I agree with your procedures and apply them in the principle myself,
because it's my experience that if you have not done your homework and are well prepared,
you'll find yourself on the sidewalk a few minutes later
more bewildered than when you entered your doctor's office.

I regard being an active patient necessary.
I also find it important to try to convey to my doctor that I aim to contribute, not to obstruct or play Ms knows-all
- and sometimes walking that thin line carefully is the key to successful communication,
cooperation and better results for al involved.

Thank you for the links, rcc.
I'll certainly try to approach the two places

I almost forgot the double Rosie which you deserve for this and for reasons too many to mention

Here is a good resource for finding researchers names and organization.
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q...;as_ylo=2011&as_vis=1
The reports must be purchased but they are highly technical and are not what you want.
Concentrate on the free summaries, they are a gold mine.
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q...;as_ylo=2011&as_vis=1
Here is an example of what you can mine from the summaries:

Skeletal Tissue Regeneration: Current Approaches, Challenges, and Novel Reconstructive Strategies for an Aging Population
To cite this article:
James Oliver Smith, Alexander Aarvold, Edward R. Tayton, Douglas G. Dunlop, and Richard O.C. Oreffo. Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews. October 2011, 17(5): 307-320. doi:10.1089/ten.teb.2011.0143.
Published in Volume: 17 Issue 5: September 21, 2011
Online Ahead of Print: June 30, 2011
Online Ahead of Editing: May 27, 2011
Full Text: • HTML • PDF for printing (645.1 KB) • PDF w/ links (431 KB)

James Oliver Smith, B.M., B.Sc.,1,*

*These two authors joint first authors.
Alexander Aarvold, MBCh.B., B.Sc.,1,*
Edward R. Tayton, MBBS, M.Sc.,1
Douglas G. Dunlop, MBBCh, M.D.,1 and
Richard O.C. Oreffo, B.Sc., D.Phil.1,2

1 Bone and Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Human Development and Health, Institute of Developmental Sciences, Southampton, United Kingdom.

2 Stem Cell Unit, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Address correspondence to:
Richard O.C. Oreffo, B.Sc., D.Phil.
Bone and Joint Research Group
Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Institute of Developmental Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton SO16 6YD
United Kingdom
E-mail: roco@soton.ac.uk

Received: March 10, 2011
Accepted: May 26, 2011

Loss of skeletal tissue as a consequence of trauma, injury, or disease is a significant cause of morbidity with often wide-ranging socioeconomic impacts. Current approaches to replace or restore significant quantities of lost bone come with substantial limitations and inherent disadvantages that may in themselves cause further disability. In addition, the spontaneous repair capacity of articular cartilage is limited; thus, investigation into new cartilage replacement and regeneration techniques are warranted. Along with the challenges of an increasingly aging demographic, changing clinical scenarios and rising functional expectations provide the imperative for new, more reliable skeletal regeneration strategies. The science of tissue engineering has expanded dramatically in recent years, notably in orthopedic applications, and it is clear that new approaches for de novo skeletal tissue formation offer exciting opportunities to improve the quality of life for many, particularly in the face of increasing patient expectations. However, significant scientific, financial, industrial, and regulatory challenges should be overcome before the successful development of an emergent tissue engineering strategy can be realized. We outline current practice for replacement of lost skeletal tissue and the innovative approaches in tissue regeneration that have so far been translated to clinical use, along with a discussion of the significant hurdles that are presented in the process of translating research strategies to the clinic.