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Brilliant work as ever Tom, thanks very much for taking the time to write this.

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Excellent, thank you! Super useful review for me as I tackle some revisions to my own content on this topic. Barzhou et al. was blowing my mind a little, very interesting result… and then I discovered it was already in my bibliography, and had blown my mind before. 😜

One question: what means "Some herniations are presumably not that chemically-active"? Elaborate a little on that?

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Very comprehensive! From a personal, anecdotal level I would say add in Dr David Hanscom (he cured me!)- here's his site

https://backincontrol.com/

and people he's cured

https://backincontrol.com/blog/stories-of-hope-posts/

and here's Mark Owens, a well known author, talking about how it worked for him

https://youtu.be/jP1QtLa9cjQ?t=1

here is a talk Dr Hanscom gave at google

https://youtu.be/B5cwZ2iu8jU?t=125

and 2 articles in slate by Isobel Whitcomb

https://slate.com/technology/2021/02/chronic-pain-neuroscience-education-running-joy.html?

https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/chronic-pain-identity-spoonies-support-recovery.html

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i've large disc extrution, neurosurgeon said since 6month ago but no symptom. then i have cauda equina in that level, with a month bladder bowel sexual dysfunction, and several weakness on leg. i've done surgery, hopefully its recovery well back to functional

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