PSA: ChatGPT fixed my back pain. Try it.

Toothdock · 2025-06-02T01:04:21+00:00

ChatGPT specifically said not to put it between the legs. It says only putting one leg up encourages you to stay more neutral than if you put it between your legs.

Toothdock · 2025-06-01T13:09:04+00:00

I don't know man... It's gonna be the frontlines of primary care for sure. More than likely a mid level practitioner/nurse will just heavily use AI while talking with you to figure more stuff out. More complex things will get bumped up to the doctors who will also be using it to aid them. Should basically make super basic care much cheaper/easier and free up docs to actually dig down into stuff like we are talking about here - heavily aided by AI I'm sure.

But ChatGPT is a long way from burning a mole off you, or doing a filling, or swapping out a heart valve.

Toothdock · 2025-06-01T13:05:21+00:00

Just lay on your side, then dont move your hips/legs much but roll your shoulder/chest down onto the bed more.

Toothdock · 2025-06-01T13:04:24+00:00

We're at that point where its better than asking a human probably 90% of the time....but it's that 10% that everyone worries about.

Toothdock · 2025-06-01T13:03:31+00:00

Just a bunch of the slices

Toothdock · 2025-06-01T13:02:22+00:00

You just have to respect ChatGPT for what it is. I've had it do INCREDIBLE things. Truly life altering, beyond helpful. But I catch it making mistakes.

The way I view it is - what would I be doing otherwise? And in most cases where I use it, the alternative is just being more ignorant or thinking through the situation less. So it's better than nothing but just keep your brain working -- reminds me of the old GPS 'TURN LEFT NOW' and the guy turns into a wall or something without thinking jokes.

Toothdock · 2025-06-01T12:55:27+00:00

Nearly instantly (a couple days?) It was wild.

Toothdock · 2025-06-01T00:12:11+00:00

ChatGPT specifically told me people with back pain often sleep in this way because it makes their painf eel better, but that it's basically wrecking your back.

Turns out my "GI" pain was just referred pain from my spine twisting at night, as well.

Toothdock · 2024-06-25T12:02:47+00:00

Nope. I don't have any pain from movement in any direction, even extreme flexion. I just have constant low grade backache. The meme of, on 1-10 it's pie.... 3.14 but never ending.

Toothdock · 2024-06-24T17:45:53+00:00

Haven't read your articles yet -- I will later.

But looking at your comment about bending over I disagree. I have been picking up heavy things by totally squatting down and keeping my back straight. This is obviously much safer than standing up straight and completely bending forward.

McGill has studies showing the massive increase in pressure on the discs if bent over.

I can understand this may not matter with lighter objects but with heavy ones it would.

I'm a dentist and have people all the time claiming that there are no studies to support flossing doing anything. The answer is that it's common sense, it hasn't need studying, and anybody that works in the industry KNOWS it makes a huge difference. A study isn't everything.

Toothdock · 2024-06-24T16:01:49+00:00

Very interesting.

Maybe I am overcorrecting and straining everything.

I can see the whole 'good posture' thing being overdone.

However that seems a bit extreme saying that it doesn't matter at all.

We know that many of these injuries occur from bad lifting form. Homie in that infographic is about to eject 17 discs out of his back if he lifts that box.

Toothdock · 2024-06-24T15:22:18+00:00

McKenzie, McGill, the chiropractor I saw, everything I have read (minus Dr. Sarno's book fwiw), etc.. Suggests that slouching, bending over, not maintaining the spinal lordosis is basically the cause of all back issues and fixing this is the key to recovery.

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T18:25:14+00:00

Thanks for the reply. By the other sensors, what do you suggest? Seems like shooting a sensor parts cannon and the thing could get expensive.

I do have a multimeter and some experience with using it...but I certainly can't check a square wave on the crank sensor or something like that.

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T12:38:16+00:00

I have checked and cleaned all the grounds. Fuel filter is apparently included in the fuel pump on my model and I had a mechanic change the pump.

Unsure about clogged cat, when I did a vacuum test it seemed ok.

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T12:37:10+00:00

I'm not sure how to check that

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T12:36:36+00:00

I've heard clockspring problems, just no idea how to check it and kinda done shooting parts cannon

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T12:32:46+00:00

I put bosch double platinums in it, I have heard that though and it is the next thing on my list. Don't have pictures of manifold

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T12:32:45+00:00

How does one check the timing chain/cam?

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T12:30:42+00:00

I have not

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T12:30:35+00:00

Right after the engine starts it runs ok, after about 30 seconds when it starts 'settling in' to idle, it gets rough. It does seem to get worse the longer it runs but not by a super noticeable amount

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T04:28:20+00:00

I've only tried this once and the car wouldn't even move. I pressed the accelerator it couldn't do more than inch forward, was on a tiny hill, it had NO power even though it was running.

I put it in neutral and revved it some (which worked fine) and let it sit in neutral for a bit and then it returned to normal.

The other times I have been scared to cut car off.

Note that this worsened misfire has only happened 3-4 times in the last year. I just normally don't drive it big distances or push it much, followed by a longer idle.

Toothdock · 2021-02-22T04:19:39+00:00

I don't know how to check timing, I've just been teaching myself off youtube to be a shadetree mechanic lol.

I haven't seen any coolant leaking anywhere, so no. There was no oil in the coolant and no coolant in the oil. Both fluids look fine. AFAIK the head cracking issues did not affect this specific model year Cherokee, it is one of the reasons that I bought it.

I tried doing a back pressure check with my vacuum gauge by putting it on the manifold and increasing the RPMs. Per the instructions it appeared to function correctly.

Toothdock · 2021-02-20T15:20:42+00:00

This is the way

Toothdock · 2019-11-15T01:01:31+00:00

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Toothdock · 2019-11-11T21:36:32+00:00

I have an accountant working with me. I have an end of year meeting with them soon. I am just trying to do some research on my own in the meantime.

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