Edit: back in 2021, I experienced a painful, disc herniation after marathon training and high impact sports. I lost mobility , couldn't sleep, felt pain and had to stop physical training for extended periods. It took two years and a half but it's all healed now and I can do movements without pain 💪 If you are watching this video, chances are that you are in pain or limited in movement. I hope you'll get better. Healing is not a straight line. It's lows and highs, periods of "hey I'm better!" Followed by "why is it worse?!". It's part of the process. Don't lose hope💕
I’m not the sappy type, and I nearly never am expressive, but I just wanted you to know that I really needed this today. The struggle is insanely real. Thank you.
5 signs: Start from 5:10 1.Pain diminishing in leg 2.Sometimes backpain gets worse and leg pain getting better 3.Legs getting stronger 4.Numbness changing to fizzing and pins and needles in legs. 5.You can move your spine better
On December 1st 2023 I played a football match, I was okay the whole game but at the end I herniated my disc causing instant cramp. I immediately sat down on the field I couldn't even stand. After few minutes my teammates massaged my thighs and it relaxed than I stood up again. But I felt something is definitely wrong with my back. I couldn't walk, stand or seat properly for the next 10 days. Now, after 3 weeks feeling better as my body movement is recovering but I have a slight weakness on my right leg but it is improving slowly. All the people suffering from this condition I wish you all a stable recovery. I know the pain how bad it feels it literally crushes all your confidence.
Thank you ! Siatica in my leg is gone. Now slight burning pain in my right side of my back where the herniation is.. week 10 in recovery 🙌🏼 walking 7 days a week 40-50 minutes and stability exercises every other day. My mobility is back too. Remember guys. Recovery can take 4 weeks to 6 months !!! Sometimes longer. My spine doctor who did not want to do surgery on me said 6 months ! You wont recover over night. PS. I HAD 4 herniated discs. 2 were extrusions. Its possible to heal naturally.
This gives me hope. Did your doctor prescribe oral steroids for your inflammation? My doctor did for me. They’ve been helping so much because of the inflammation decreasing, and everyday I’ve been able to move more and more, even if it’s just a little each day. Hoping to be healed within month, but hopefully less than two.
Awesome video very informative, A few years back I had a herniated l5 disc, (Work related) the pain started in my right lower leg to the side of the calf. I went to the DR he examined me and said it was my back, I was really surprised, since I didn't have any pain there. Later I went to get an MRI sure enough L5 herniation. The pain was also accompanied by numbness in my foot that caused foot drop. I started Physio about a week later but it was a slow process, the pain varied from excruciating, moderate, mild to nothing. After a few weeks (took about 5 weeks for me) the pain slowly started to fade and my numbness with it. It cannot be overstated that during this time its very important to keep your spirits up, its very easy to feel sorry for yourself and depressed and even cry when going through this day after day. It can be very painful and debilitating but keeping a positive outlook will help enormously with the healing process. 😊
Hi i am feeling something similar and diagnosed with l4l5 disc bulge , i have full control of my limbs and no pain in my back It's just that tingling sensation on my whole right leg and that is also on and off , i am on medicines since 3 weeks but still sensation is on and off , also doing my physio sessions but when I sit for longer period of time leg starts showing more symptoms. Not sure which phase i am in recovery?
After trying to frantically do as much research as I possibly could, your videos resonated with you the most. I have a disk bulge with an annular tear in my L5S1. Showing signs of healing while trying to take the non surgical route. It’s funny how most medical professionals don’t take the time to make the patient fully understand the options at hand… Thank you for your videos, they’ve been a blessing.
Hi, I'm going through something similar with annular fissure in l5 s1. I wanted to know how have you been doing since and how long it took. I'm really anxious and just wanted to know what to expect from someone going through something similar.
Thank you! I needed this badly. I was stressed out because my back pain got worse after the numbness of my leg went away. Now I'm keeping my hopes up for a steady recovery.
This is literally what is happening with me as we speak. I have a hearnited disc in L5S1 and i never really had any serious back pain, only a horrible sharp stabbing pain in my left leg. 6 months later i finally start to see some kind of light in the tunnel with the sharp stabbing pain in leg decreasing, but the pain or irritation more around the disc area increasing. Thank you so so much for this explanation. You are a class act 👏🙏
I'm on week 10 of herniated disc and sciatica. The pain is like no other, and I'm praying for anyone dealing with this. Im staying hopeful, and im going to see a specialist tomorrow.
I have the exact same symptoms and I think I’m on week 12-13 now but at week 10 I had lost hope, it’s started to fluctuate more intensely between getting better and getting worse. I can’t tell if it’s a sign I’m healing but I can say I was at my worst around week 10. Don’t give up hope when all the google searches say it goes away in 6-12 weeks for most people I’ve spoken to it’s longer but it does go. I’m also wondering if you’ve had a constant limp and something catch yourself leaning back heavily while walking because I don’t see as much talk about that
Thank you for explaining this disc problem. Last week I fell and had terrible pain. One day I felt a soft movement in my back. It was the disc returning to its place! I am walking every day and I think that helped my disc had returned to its place. I still have pain from where I fell but not as sore! Thank you!
Hi Doctor! Really thankful for this video for I've been experiencing all the mentioned signs after having sciatica pain since November 2022, 🥲🥲 . I thought it's getting worst .. but turned out I'm getting better each day . Really encouraged me, watching from the Philippines.. Just doing self treatment.. watching a lot of videos about herniated disc.. Praying for a total healing in the Name of Jesus 🙏🙏 Praying also for that beautiful soul who's in pain because of Sciatica. 🙏🥺
I am having sciatica from October.. I took ayurveda treatment in Feb... as doctor told I too having all the symtoms I was confused.... but bit relaxed.... my pain is healing then.... thanks doctor n my freinds.... from india
There are not enough words to,properly thank you! After nearly 6 months of pain, fear, depression and unanswered questions from multiple doctors… the pains are getting better. An MRI confirmed a herniated disc, but I thought surgery was the only answer. My doctor is sending me for a steroid shot, which I’ve agreed to. While the shot will help speed up healing, your video(s) have given me hope… something I’d lost!
I came down with sciatica in 2015, and it was pretty bad. I was diagnosed with two and a half bulging discs, spinal stemosis, etc., at age 58. I did steady physical therapy at a clinic and then continued the exercises at home regularly. I still do those exercises, not as frequently, but still enough so that when I sense vulnerability coming in my lower back, I start them up.again. I never go more than a week or so without doing at least some of those exercises. My symptoms improved within three months of the initial diagnosis, and it's now been eight years that I go around with this condition, more or less in a normal fashion, but I know that my back isn't what it used to be, so I move my body carefully in the way the physical therapist instructed me to do. It does work. Physical therapy is the best mode of treatment.
I just started feeling pins and needles recently with reduced leg pain I’m happy. I’ve been more active than ever since this started. I feel I’m getting better, week 15!
Hey how are you now i have completed 10 weeks and now i started tingling in feet and hands.. rest pain is managable.. Please suggest if i should worry about the tingling that startes
Hii. I am really healing as I can see all these positive symptoms after approx. 1 week of exercises you suggested. I am extremely thankful to you Dr.for your treatment without medication. Thanks to you tons. I am 50
Thanks for the video. I was in an accident in the military about 15 years ago. Following this my left leg and left testicle would go numb, in addition to the sudden pain in my lower back. You're the first person I've heard indicate numbness in the private parts as a problem.
Been having pain the past three months. It is only today that i noticed that things are gettiing better. I simply stopped doing the stretches and just did strengthening. Thank you. Your videos helped me understand what i was going through.
@@HT-Physiohi there I’ve had the sciatica for the first 4-6weeks of injury to find it was a slight disc bulge in l-5 and narrowing of s1 it has been a year now and only have a very fine dull ache in the tail bone area that comes and goes away will that pain eventually go away I’ve found that stretching and exercises can aggravate it
Thank you for these videos! I injured my lower back doing CrossFit 8 months ago. Took 2 months to fully recover and be able to come back to CrossFit. The exams did not show any hernia, but a thinning/bulging of the L5/S1 disc (that the doctors said I maybe had before injuring at CrossFit...). After 2 months super cool doing my workouts, I injured myself again a first time, but I managed to recover alone within 2 weeks and a half, more or less. With some rest, vacations at the beach, core workouts everyday and swimming in hot sea :) Then, I wanted to start a program with a coach to strenghten the back. The exercise he made me doing were bad, and I injured again...I've now been struggling for one month of back pain. I have suffered a "kind of" sciatica, lighter than a typical one but also weirder : for ex, I felt pins and needles on the femoral and/or obturator nerve + during the "peak", a very bad discomfort on the whole leg but without any numbness, and only when I walked. It improved significantly last week, and my physio told me I could start doing again some glute bridges series. I did it two days ago (3 x 30 reps with band) and since yesterday my lower back hurts again, I'm super afraid I launched a new inflammation and I feel desperate: when I heard you say that sometimes during recovery back pain can get worse I thought maybe this is it, but something is telling me I did something bad and I'm on for a new round.... :(
Just take some rest for a week or 2 with 10-15mins of slow-paced walking 2-3 times a day. Then when your back starts to get better, do the McGill big 3 with impeccable form. I suggest you refer to Dr Stuart McGill, he's the no.1 back expert in the world. Read his book: back mechanics. You can also take anti-inflammatory and icing for pain. And finally practice good spine hygiene and don't overdo it. Hope this helps. I'm in the same boat where I injured myself twice but it's getting better everyday since I started practicing those tips.
Thank you for the great information. I just got this sciatica a little over a week ago but I’m fighting it. My doctor is well aware and we will do an MRI this coming week. Prayers for healing ❤️🩹🙏🙏
Will, can't begin to tell you how much listening to your videos has lifted me up, currently suffering with what I've been told is a L4 herniation , your knowledge and advice has spurred me to buy a copy of your book with the hope that further advice and knowledge will get me back to a normal routine , many thanks 👍
I love the way you explain things. I fell and ended up with hernieted L4and S5. Back pain, left leg front above the knee….all getting better after 4 months but at 75 everything gets better slower. Thank you
Thank you million , i needed to hear this after 2 months from my journey with pulging disc in the s1 l5 resulted from deadlift at gym . Thank god im healing now and all the signs you mentioned im going through now❤😊
Thank you for the videos. They're very educational and helpful. Im glad your videos were mentioned actually as im currently going thru stages of a herniated disc. Its good mentally to know that you're on the way to healing. When your back and sciatica pain are so bad you think it's all over with, you can get mentally stressed even depressed thinking like that which i believe can postpone healing. Healthy mind healthy body....you know. Well thank you for you expertise
Thank you so much for this video! I thought I was getting worse and was confused when I noticed an increase of back pain while the sciatica had improved. And at my dr appt yesterday I could stand on my tiptoes and heels again. That was impossible 4 weeks ago. Hopefully this truly is the homestretch of what I can only describe as a nightmare. 🤞🤞🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for this video. I found the comments and your signs encouraging as I am one of the people who has had no back pain but now I feel very very fragile and pain in my back with improved leg symptoms as well as resolution of pins and needles. It's alarming when you feel like your ability and pain is worse, but it sounds like that can be a normal process with centralization of the disc causing the more directed pain. I am doing PT with the McKenzie methods being used. I feel mostly discouraged because of time frame it's taking to heal but reading that in your experience 12 weeks to 6 months is more what you see, that gives me hope that maybe I'll still heal without surgery. Thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to comment and sorry to hear about what you are going through! I can completely understand the fear that comes with the condition. We very commonly see people who take well over 12 weeks to get better - the rate varies from person to person but the main signs we look for are a slow, gradual improvement over time. Surgery should always be the very last resort. Good luck!
I'm 40 yold. And you can say I'm a veteran of bulging discs. I can say infrared light warms up the area and improves bloodflow witch speeds up the recovery. Painless massages help too. Moderate steroid use speed things up but I would not recommend. I use steroid just because I dont have weeks and months to heal. I do it in few days and then I'm back on the job.
😊I have been signed off of work due to a lower back injury with sciatica pain in my leg and calf. I have had some very strange sensations and excruciating pain when getting up from a sitting position or laying down, also the pain so bad that I had to slowly get up to a straight position. I believe I am healing after watching your video and the information about pins and needles in my calf, i had recently. although my leg, thigh, butt and lower back still hasn’t improved😅also you mentioned saddle numbness pretty sure I had this but didn’t take note of it.😊thank you for this information.
Hey! I am also struggling like this as well. I hope you are doing well well, I’m currently bed rest and depressed but hoping it gets better so soon! I have numbness down into my foot which is what scares me the most
@@carolinepodolski hope you recover soon, I completely feel for you, it’s horrible and it makes me cry with pain and also I feel like it’s not getting better and that’s the worrying thing for me as I’m usually fit
@juliawiley6550 don't give up hope, either of you two. As I see it, the worst pain is the lightning. If it dulls, it feels more like fire, then a vice, then the needles and pins. Currently the second time I've been through this. First time was a nightmare. But I think it's because I didn't know what to expect. Questions like will this be forever? Will I ever do what I loved to do before again? IS this just my life now? It's daunting. But i found a blog by a lady in India who used vitamin c to heal it. Skeptical of course, I decided to try it out. Megadosing vitamin c helped me more then I care to think about. It went from horrible pain on standing and even sitting to almost pain free after 2 or 3 weeks. I'm on day 6, and started a regimen of steroids, vitamin c, and rest. I'm currently now about where I was 8 weeks into my first bout. The healing process has been much faster and the pain has been so much less.
Thank you so much for your videos! All of them incredibly informative and evidence based. Looking forward to your book release. Your videos have been very instructive whilst recovering from L5S1 disc herniation. Thanks Sally
I'm sorry to hear about your disc herniation, I'm wishing you all the best in your recovery journey and I'm pleased my videos have been able to offer useful guidance!
I’m 11 months after my hernation aka the worst and longest consecutive pain of my life. I am 95% symptom free in my daily life now. I’m very cautious about adding in exercise but I do walk at least a mile a day. CBD oil 40mg was and still is the only thing that took the edge of the pain.. I hit a period of despair about 4 months in, but I trusted that I would heal eventually.. and I have! I imagine a year from now will have a lot more activity and bravery. So sorry to those of you who are deep in it. Do your best to be gentle with yourself - both physically and emotionally during this.. pain is an exhausting experience 💜
So, I've watched several videos about sciatica from you, doctor, and from other doctors as well. So far I've seen very little regard or explanation about the real problem with a slipped disc which is the spinal fluid. That's what causes the horrific pain many people experience,,,it's not the touching of the disc against a nerve. It's the fluid that covers the nerve as I understand it. If you get to read this, please talk about this in your next video or the one after that? Thank you.
I had an L5-S1 disc budge caused by a trainer pushing me too hard on a deadlift for 113kg. It caused constant twitching/pins and needles and occasional cramping in my inner calves for a very long time. I finally got a PT to see me in the USA and I hope and pray that it's getting better - I'm experiencing some of the signs in this video now. Also, I bought Will's book for my dad!
@@harish5466 Hey there - not yet - I am doing PT now and looking into using a spinal decompression machine at another place. I don't have back pain but my legs are still not stopping. Why, you have a similar problem?
Thank you so much im 21 and ive had sciatica for about 2 months now and its gradually getting better especially my range of motion cause ive been stretching everyday thanks to your videos. Hopefully i get fully healed in the next couple of weeks.
Yeah the pain went from 10 to 1. In the morning I barely feel pain but the numbness and tingling is still there but it's getting better. I think I just rested that's all than it got better on its own.
this is my second disk herniation in 3 years time! same discs L4 L5 S1 but the pain isn't so bad as the last injury only the numbness is quite severe around my left left toes and calves. it's my first week since the injury. 11:12
Yes ive noticed i can bend down more without the pain and i do feel the pins and needles in my leg my left leg has also gotten stronger as it doesn't shake anymore and i can walk a little further than i used to. Thank you for this.
I just started having debilitating back pain from an undiagnosed potential buldge/ herniation. I'm a truck driver, went to an urgent care in Texas, got the run around and crappy meds then to a hospital er got slightly better meds, but was told I need to be in excruciating pain for at least a month b4 they'll image me to verify anything.
Excellent guidance here. Thank you for this information as knowledge is power for recovery. I have had two surgeries on L5, trying to avoid a third requiring fusion.
Injury in April 6 months. 5mm disc protrusion with annular tear. Things are a lot better than they were but still in discomfort. Just had 2nd steroid injection. A horrible injury i was so focused on it repairing in 6 weeks as per the internet but it really isnt the case.
Hi Hannah, Very similar story here. 4,5 months ago with disc protusion as well. After a bad lift heard a snap/crack. Was sore but not in super pain. Chiropractor misdiagnosed me (some mucle issue) - so was just there for a short treatment and then told myself the pain would go away and did all the stuff I normalt due - which made it flare up. So 5 weeks ago I was back to Chiro but also my own doctor that sent me to get MR - it showed disc protusion L4-L5 annular fissure. Also mild DDD - which I think is common when you have a disc Injury of sort. Last 3 weeks more focussed on PT (more or less my own program) based on research. I read Back Mechanic of Stuart McGill and found I (pain)triggered in flexion (bending forward). Now I am doing McGill Big 3, Semi Cobra pushups and some decompression (hanging in arms with feet able to touch the floor) that has gotten the pain Down and I start to feel stronger - but still limited in how I move. What about you hannah? Curious to know what you have done and what you felt has helped you? All the best
Very useful especially like the way you have explained everything so well instead of over reacting I now know where to focus my attention in regards into what to watch for when I am getting better and when to see a doctor thank you so much for your time...
Still got numbness but in my knees have two disk bulges , and got strength but numbess to tummy like going up that natural , still feel a bit tight in ankles but strength bk hotness army side
I have this rn, l5s1. My left buttocks so tight so i have a hard time moving. Also my body's leaning to the left cause of so much pain. I tried the fetal position for sleeping but it hurts. I also tried to sleep with pillow under my knee for support but it still uncomfortable.
I have an L5 S1 bulging disc, and having read everything on the internet and terrifying myself, i found your website and videos this week. and they are completely brilliant. very thorough, professional, and well informed. i started with major back pain in January, which took a while to heal but about a moth later was back exercising. then 6 weeks ago, started again, but mostly in my leg and toe. Mostly Cleared up after a couple of weeks, but three weeks ago just came back in thigh, then calf, pins and needles constantly, and a little toe that just feels weird. I am waiting to see a consultant, having just had MRI, but the past week i am able to stand on my toes again, walk on them, but still a bit weak when pushing on to toes while one leg off the ground. marked improvement though, as 2 weeks ago couldn't lift heel off ground. I suppose the little toe is my biggest concern, and the fuzzy pins and needles, although i am sleeping much better (many pillows stacked under knees, thanks to your video). i have seen a physio, and hes very good, but your videos have just been so helpful and less scary than everything else i read online.
Been to the ER multiple times. Got x rays and MRI. Was diagnosed with L5-S1 herniated disc. My back already feels a lot better but my left leg is still mostly tingly depending on my position . I think I was misdiagnosed and also have Piriformis syndrome but not sure. I have no weakness but there’s pins and needles and I can’t get hard/ balls have retracted. Going to PT tomorrow Pray for me.
Go in the name of Jesus. Those who believe in the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall rise on wings like the Eagle...the words of Prophet Isiah....
@@basilprabhakar7028 Hope you feel better today? I have pretty much the same situation without the hardness and balls retracted (thank god). Never had any back pain, but I had severe hearnited disc L5S1 with piriformis related syndrome and horrible sharp stabbing pain in my leg. Now after approximately 6 months I feel less leg pain and more irritation and pain around the disc as explained in this video. There is hope, a lot of rehab, rest, good diet and positive attitude. Feel better!
Thanks for this video! I developed severe sciatica in early July; no back pain but extreme pain in glutes and down left leg with loss of strength in my calf and numbness my toes. While it is getting better, I still have severe restriction in hamstring mobility and flexibility for which i dont know what to do. It's like the nerve is stuck behind my hamstring as when I try to bend or nerve floss the pull I feel is not muscular tightness. I'm so discouraged as before this I easily touched my toes!
Keep doing the correct exercises for you particular injury. Keep it up!! The body was design with the ability to heal itself. Your body needs encouragement and a bit of work to accomplish this.
I have L4 L5 S1 disc leakages. It started 3 weeks ago. The pain on my back is gone, but Im left with foot drop. I’m scheduled to see a neurosurgeon this week. I feel better compared to day one, but foot drop continues 😢due to pinched nerve.
Hi Sir, I've included the CONCLUSION of my MRI report below. Do you think this can be healed without surgery? L2-3, L3-4, L4-5 and L5-S1 disc desiccation. Mild to moderate circumferential disc bulges (PID) causing mild spinal stenosis at L3-4 and L4-5 with severe spinal stenosis at L5-S1. Focal right L5-S1 disc herniation causing right lateral canal stenosis.
Hmm, some good info here but timescales for the various stages of recovery would be great. I have femoral nerve paralysis (L3/L4) instead of sciatica. I was told microdiscectomy had only a 50/50 chance of improving things, compared with doing nothing, so decided not to do it. But the herniation happened 3 months ago and it would be encouraging to know how long it might take for (hopefully) full recovery.
I have diagosed with disc bulge in my L3-L4 ( posterior not compression) L4-L5-S1 ( difffuse with compression to nerve root) doctors told me it is mild. Now after 7 weeks i feel like someday i feel better like no stifness no weakness but some days i feel stiffness and pain and weakness. My sciatica used to come till my palm . Now certain time it may come back but severity is not same. And like 5 days it is will be better then goes through pain for few days and feeling better for next few days.
Finding your videos really helpful, thank you. Although I’m 37, not 50 😂 I’m nearly 3 post big dramatic herniation in L5-4. I had thought it was improving with exercises, supplements and anti inflammatory diet, but today I’m experiencing muscle weakness in my left leg. It’s so hard to understand what movements are making it worse…
Can a bulge or protusion heal properly or will it be a weak point that can be Re-injured easily? I had a l4-l5 protusion last October that I thought I had healed with self- care/pt and it was good for the last 3 months but pain is back but feels like different area. This video gives me hope!
How encouraging to hear that it CAN get better! I thought it's going to last forever! I have L3 bulging disc, L4 bulging disc plus lateral extrusion (extrusion after I fell flat on my back) irritatation of the nerve root, L4 anteposition to L5...etc. I also hurt my right knee ( cartilege fissure 4th degree lateral tibial due to a fall as my knee 'slided' down); spondylolishesis L45 gr.I. My problems started in July 21, after excrutiating pain relieved only by injections of Dexamethason, Naklophene, Diazepam, it lasted for six months at least, and in 2023 it came again but to the opposite side. Is the swimming pool good for me? These improvement signs are excellent to know, thank you so much.
It certainly can get better usually! Sorry to hear about your situation. Swimming is often helpful for this issue but exact advice differs for everyone.
Im having pain in both glutes and legs down my foot past 18 months,its alternating sides,can't stand ,sit for more than 5 minutes .how long does it take ti completely heal
i was diagnose with disc bulge.. my symptoms improved - i cannot raise my leg while lying down before because it hurts when i do, but now, after all the treatment, i can raise it without feeling pain.. however the pain in my leg is not improving every morning when i wake up it really hurt although it doesn't hurt once i started walking thru the day
As a healthy, active 82 year old woman I hope to see some improvement. I am under the care of a spine specialist. What are my chances of having a complete recovery?
I have been diagnosed with a minor disc bulge two days back after having pain in my lower back hip and whole leg for 8 weeks now. I have been told to have signoflame pbren nt and physiotherapy SWD, tens and ift and flexion exercises for 10 days. I’m really worried. My nerve is compressed and nothing is helping it. I hope it heals after 10 days of therapy. Pins and needles in foot pain in whole leg I also have muscle spasm /inflammation in lower back and si joint, leg weakness 😢
thank you for taking the time to create such a helpful video to self evaluate one's progress. 11:12 i have a couple of questions how effective is needle therapy for disc herniation? how long should i rest before starting the recovery treatment?
I have the weakness in the legs every time I hurt my back, the strength comes back then I find a new way to hurt it lol. But I also get the numbness between my thighs, really hoping my pain management dr schedules me soon. Praying for the non surgical route too.
What is i have been through all of what you just said but now still get some heaviness in my leg and a grabbing in the back of the leg and buttock....also get some strain prickle feel in my back. All from the doing flection
i have a herniated disc and can’t tiptoe without the heel dropping. the pain on the butt and thigh are subsiding but partial heel numbness persist. first chiropractor didn’t really help, wasted about 2 weeks, then went to another chiropractor and got an xray. L5 S1 issue. will get a mri if the numbness doesn’t get better. for now ultrasound and adjustment to calm the herniated disc.
Says pain in the scrotum is an emergency.. well, 2 months ago I started to feel a tightness on the left testicle. Convinced it was an infection.. convinced. UTI test negative, STD negative, took antibiotics to no avail. Finally I realized it is a disc problem. Healing but not there yet.
I had a weird symptom also, for a few days at the peak of my sciatica, the feeling that I needed to pee every 5 minutes or so, I guess it's better than the other way around...It's been 7 months of constant feeling of cramp from butt to foot, it finally starts to get better.
My pain is getting worse and worse I worked a 5 hr shift last night and usually my pain will start up after 7 pm at night then I get home and rest on the couch for half hour then I could barely walk my back and leg were so bad I don't know what I'll do soon cause the pain comes and goes but at times it feels like it's getting worse I'm seeing a physchio in a month so well see how it goes I hope it gets better soon I hate getting old lol
My back is better since February couldn't move 2 weeks still have sensory loss lateral leg dorsum foot and hip flexor weakness will my strength or sensation come back or shall I see a doctor for intervention possibly. How would this be treated not having surgery
Edit: back in 2021, I experienced a painful, disc herniation after marathon training and high impact sports. I lost mobility , couldn't sleep, felt pain and had to stop physical training for extended periods. It took two years and a half but it's all healed now and I can do movements without pain 💪
If you are watching this video, chances are that you are in pain or limited in movement. I hope you'll get better. Healing is not a straight line. It's lows and highs, periods of "hey I'm better!" Followed by "why is it worse?!". It's part of the process. Don't lose hope💕
Very good advice, thank you for sharing
Thank you!
needed to hear that - thank you
I’m not the sappy type, and I nearly never am expressive, but I just wanted you to know that I really needed this today. The struggle is insanely real. Thank you.
Thanks Eppie. Helps hearing that ♥
5 signs: Start from 5:10
1.Pain diminishing in leg
2.Sometimes backpain gets worse and leg pain getting better
3.Legs getting stronger
4.Numbness changing to fizzing and pins and needles in legs.
5.You can move your spine better
thank you
@@babyflyer100 welcome : )
you are a hero
I'm so looking forward to this day❤❤❤❤
Thanks!!
On December 1st 2023 I played a football match, I was okay the whole game but at the end I herniated my disc causing instant cramp. I immediately sat down on the field I couldn't even stand. After few minutes my teammates massaged my thighs and it relaxed than I stood up again. But I felt something is definitely wrong with my back. I couldn't walk, stand or seat properly for the next 10 days. Now, after 3 weeks feeling better as my body movement is recovering but I have a slight weakness on my right leg but it is improving slowly. All the people suffering from this condition I wish you all a stable recovery. I know the pain how bad it feels it literally crushes all your confidence.
did u have bulge?
How are you feeling now?
Thank you ! Siatica in my leg is gone. Now slight burning pain in my right side of my back where the herniation is.. week 10 in recovery 🙌🏼 walking 7 days a week 40-50 minutes and stability exercises every other day. My mobility is back too. Remember guys. Recovery can take 4 weeks to 6 months !!! Sometimes longer. My spine doctor who did not want to do surgery on me said 6 months ! You wont recover over night.
PS. I HAD 4 herniated discs. 2 were extrusions. Its possible to heal naturally.
Great advice! Thank you for sharing.
Me is disc bulge and annular tear compress nerve, weakness and foot pain numbness,3 month still iam suffering, please advise
my shooting in my digestion and bladder and also pelvis pain...getting mri june 11...omg the pain is bad...mine is so bad...
This gives me hope. Did your doctor prescribe oral steroids for your inflammation? My doctor did for me. They’ve been helping so much because of the inflammation decreasing, and everyday I’ve been able to move more and more, even if it’s just a little each day. Hoping to be healed within month, but hopefully less than two.
@@alexl2371 I know exactly what you are talking about brother.
Awesome video very informative, A few years back I had a herniated l5 disc, (Work related) the pain started in my right lower leg to the side of the calf. I went to the DR he examined me and said it was my back, I was really surprised, since I didn't have any pain there. Later I went to get an MRI sure enough L5 herniation. The pain was also accompanied by numbness in my foot that caused foot drop. I started Physio about a week later but it was a slow process, the pain varied from excruciating, moderate, mild to nothing. After a few weeks (took about 5 weeks for me) the pain slowly started to fade and my numbness with it. It cannot be overstated that during this time its very important to keep your spirits up, its very easy to feel sorry for yourself and depressed and even cry when going through this day after day. It can be very painful and debilitating but keeping a positive outlook will help enormously with the healing process. 😊
Going through the same!! Thank you 🙏 it gives me hope that it will heal with time, therapy and commitment.
Hi i am feeling something similar and diagnosed with l4l5 disc bulge , i have full control of my limbs and no pain in my back It's just that tingling sensation on my whole right leg and that is also on and off , i am on medicines since 3 weeks but still sensation is on and off , also doing my physio sessions but when I sit for longer period of time leg starts showing more symptoms. Not sure which phase i am in recovery?
After trying to frantically do as much research as I possibly could, your videos resonated with you the most. I have a disk bulge with an annular tear in my L5S1. Showing signs of healing while trying to take the non surgical route. It’s funny how most medical professionals don’t take the time to make the patient fully understand the options at hand…
Thank you for your videos, they’ve been a blessing.
Thank you for the kind words and glad to hear it's improving!
I have the same . Pain come for few days now disappear and when I work too much my back get in some pain but I still can do my life work
Hi, I'm going through something similar with annular fissure in l5 s1. I wanted to know how have you been doing since and how long it took. I'm really anxious and just wanted to know what to expect from someone going through something similar.
Yes if you could please reply and update us on your healing journey🙏 thank you
i was actually worried when my numbness became this tingling sensation, but hey! it was getting better!
Thank you very much!!
Thank you! I needed this badly. I was stressed out because my back pain got worse after the numbness of my leg went away. Now I'm keeping my hopes up for a steady recovery.
This is literally what is happening with me as we speak. I have a hearnited disc in L5S1 and i never really had any serious back pain, only a horrible sharp stabbing pain in my left leg. 6 months later i finally start to see some kind of light in the tunnel with the sharp stabbing pain in leg decreasing, but the pain or irritation more around the disc area increasing. Thank you so so much for this explanation. You are a class act 👏🙏
Im going through the same thing, I have never had any back problems but I have been suffering with the L5-S1 nerf for the past 6 months too
@@teamdeadsociety8521 what kind of symptoms do you have? Also horrible pain down the leg?
I'm on week 10 of herniated disc and sciatica. The pain is like no other, and I'm praying for anyone dealing with this. Im staying hopeful, and im going to see a specialist tomorrow.
I have the exact same symptoms and I think I’m on week 12-13 now but at week 10 I had lost hope, it’s started to fluctuate more intensely between getting better and getting worse. I can’t tell if it’s a sign I’m healing but I can say I was at my worst around week 10. Don’t give up hope when all the google searches say it goes away in 6-12 weeks for most people I’ve spoken to it’s longer but it does go. I’m also wondering if you’ve had a constant limp and something catch yourself leaning back heavily while walking because I don’t see as much talk about that
Pregabalin is THE NUMBER 1 Nerve blocker..
Takes 2 weeks to kick in, then you slowly feel better
Thank you for explaining this disc problem. Last week I fell and had terrible pain. One day I felt a soft movement in my back. It was the disc returning to its place!
I am walking every day and I think that helped my disc had returned to its place. I still have pain from where I fell but not as sore!
Thank you!
Hi Doctor! Really thankful for this video for I've been experiencing all the mentioned signs after having sciatica pain since November 2022, 🥲🥲 . I thought it's getting worst .. but turned out I'm getting better each day . Really encouraged me, watching from the Philippines.. Just doing self treatment.. watching a lot of videos about herniated disc.. Praying for a total healing in the Name of Jesus 🙏🙏 Praying also for that beautiful soul who's in pain because of Sciatica. 🙏🥺
I have a herniated disc since november too, I tought it will not go away but my sciatica pain reduced
@@Urcristian 🥺🥺🥺 same .. not totally cured but getting better each day. praying for healing for the both of us 🙏🙏
Amen
Sorry to hear about the pain but hope it continues to get better for you!
I am having sciatica from October.. I took ayurveda treatment in Feb... as doctor told I too having all the symtoms I was confused.... but bit relaxed.... my pain is healing then.... thanks doctor n my freinds.... from india
There are not enough words to,properly thank you! After nearly 6 months of pain, fear, depression and unanswered questions from multiple doctors… the pains are getting better. An MRI confirmed a herniated disc, but I thought surgery was the only answer. My doctor is sending me for a steroid shot, which I’ve agreed to. While the shot will help speed up healing, your video(s) have given me hope… something I’d lost!
I came down with sciatica in 2015, and it was pretty bad. I was diagnosed with two and a half bulging discs, spinal stemosis, etc., at age 58. I did steady physical therapy at a clinic and then continued the exercises at home regularly. I still do those exercises, not as frequently, but still enough so that when I sense vulnerability coming in my lower back, I start them up.again. I never go more than a week or so without doing at least some of those exercises. My symptoms improved within three months of the initial diagnosis, and it's now been eight years that I go around with this condition, more or less in a normal fashion, but I know that my back isn't what it used to be, so I move my body carefully in the way the physical therapist instructed me to do. It does work. Physical therapy is the best mode of treatment.
What did the physical therapist have you do? Is it things I can do at home?
Aquatherapy is very good for back.
I just started feeling pins and needles recently with reduced leg pain I’m happy. I’ve been more active than ever since this started. I feel I’m getting better, week 15!
Hey how are you now i have completed 10 weeks and now i started tingling in feet and hands.. rest pain is managable.. Please suggest if i should worry about the tingling that startes
Hii.
I am really healing as I can see all these positive symptoms after approx. 1 week of exercises you suggested.
I am extremely thankful to you Dr.for your treatment without medication.
Thanks to you tons. I am 50
Thanks for the video. I was in an accident in the military about 15 years ago. Following this my left leg and left testicle would go numb, in addition to the sudden pain in my lower back. You're the first person I've heard indicate numbness in the private parts as a problem.
What happened with it?
Been having pain the past three months. It is only today that i noticed that things are gettiing better. I simply stopped doing the stretches and just did strengthening. Thank you. Your videos helped me understand what i was going through.
Great to hear! Hope it continues to improve.
@@HT-Physiohi there I’ve had the sciatica for the first 4-6weeks of injury to find it was a slight disc bulge in l-5 and narrowing of s1 it has been a year now and only have a very fine dull ache in the tail bone area that comes and goes away will that pain eventually go away I’ve found that stretching and exercises can aggravate it
@@HT-Physiothis happens in kids?
Thank you for these videos!
I injured my lower back doing CrossFit 8 months ago. Took 2 months to fully recover and be able to come back to CrossFit. The exams did not show any hernia, but a thinning/bulging of the L5/S1 disc (that the doctors said I maybe had before injuring at CrossFit...). After 2 months super cool doing my workouts, I injured myself again a first time, but I managed to recover alone within 2 weeks and a half, more or less. With some rest, vacations at the beach, core workouts everyday and swimming in hot sea :) Then, I wanted to start a program with a coach to strenghten the back. The exercise he made me doing were bad, and I injured again...I've now been struggling for one month of back pain. I have suffered a "kind of" sciatica, lighter than a typical one but also weirder : for ex, I felt pins and needles on the femoral and/or obturator nerve + during the "peak", a very bad discomfort on the whole leg but without any numbness, and only when I walked. It improved significantly last week, and my physio told me I could start doing again some glute bridges series. I did it two days ago (3 x 30 reps with band) and since yesterday my lower back hurts again, I'm super afraid I launched a new inflammation and I feel desperate: when I heard you say that sometimes during recovery back pain can get worse I thought maybe this is it, but something is telling me I did something bad and I'm on for a new round.... :(
Just take some rest for a week or 2 with 10-15mins of slow-paced walking 2-3 times a day. Then when your back starts to get better, do the McGill big 3 with impeccable form. I suggest you refer to Dr Stuart McGill, he's the no.1 back expert in the world. Read his book: back mechanics.
You can also take anti-inflammatory and icing for pain. And finally practice good spine hygiene and don't overdo it. Hope this helps. I'm in the same boat where I injured myself twice but it's getting better everyday since I started practicing those tips.
One last thing: KEEP YOUR BACK NEUTRAL as much as possible to allow the disc to heal
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Thank you for the great information. I just got this sciatica a little over a week ago but I’m fighting it. My doctor is well aware and we will do an MRI this coming week. Prayers for healing ❤️🩹🙏🙏
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How are you feeling now?
Will, can't begin to tell you how much listening to your videos has lifted me up, currently suffering with what I've been told is a L4 herniation , your knowledge and advice has spurred me to buy a copy of your book with the hope that further advice and knowledge will get me back to a normal routine , many thanks 👍
I love the way you explain things. I fell and ended up with hernieted L4and S5. Back pain, left leg front above the knee….all getting better after 4 months but at 75 everything gets better slower. Thank you
how are you now?
It’s been 4 months, how are you feeling now?
Thank you million , i needed to hear this after 2 months from my journey with pulging disc in the s1 l5 resulted from deadlift at gym . Thank god im healing now and all the signs you mentioned im going through now❤😊
Have you healed bro? Please reply
To anyone experiencing this, don't lose hope. You could heal just as long as you take care of yourself. May Allah heal you 🤲
Thank you for the videos. They're very educational and helpful. Im glad your videos were mentioned actually as im currently going thru stages of a herniated disc. Its good mentally to know that you're on the way to healing. When your back and sciatica pain are so bad you think it's all over with, you can get mentally stressed even depressed thinking like that which i believe can postpone healing. Healthy mind healthy body....you know.
Well thank you for you expertise
You're very welcome and thank you for taking the time to comment. I hope it improves for you very soon!
Definitely educational, and it’s good to know that I’m in the slow recovery mode as it’s been 8 weeks and I’m feeling all those signs
How are you feeling now?! I am feeling this way and I’m 10 weeks in. It’s been 6 months, did you recover?
Thank you so much for this video! I thought I was getting worse and was confused when I noticed an increase of back pain while the sciatica had improved. And at my dr appt yesterday I could stand on my tiptoes and heels again. That was impossible 4 weeks ago. Hopefully this truly is the homestretch of what I can only describe as a nightmare. 🤞🤞🙏🙏🙏
That’s me right now, sciatica is gone but my lower back hurts so much. Did you heal? How long did your centralization last? Please help
Thanks for this video. I found the comments and your signs encouraging as I am one of the people who has had no back pain but now I feel very very fragile and pain in my back with improved leg symptoms as well as resolution of pins and needles. It's alarming when you feel like your ability and pain is worse, but it sounds like that can be a normal process with centralization of the disc causing the more directed pain. I am doing PT with the McKenzie methods being used. I feel mostly discouraged because of time frame it's taking to heal but reading that in your experience 12 weeks to 6 months is more what you see, that gives me hope that maybe I'll still heal without surgery. Thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to comment and sorry to hear about what you are going through! I can completely understand the fear that comes with the condition. We very commonly see people who take well over 12 weeks to get better - the rate varies from person to person but the main signs we look for are a slow, gradual improvement over time. Surgery should always be the very last resort. Good luck!
I'm 40 yold. And you can say I'm a veteran of bulging discs. I can say infrared light warms up the area and improves bloodflow witch speeds up the recovery.
Painless massages help too.
Moderate steroid use speed things up but I would not recommend. I use steroid just because I dont have weeks and months to heal. I do it in few days and then I'm back on the job.
You explain better than most doctors in Asia. Thanks a lot.
Very happy to help :)
😊I have been signed off of work due to a lower back injury with sciatica pain in my leg and calf. I have had some very strange sensations and excruciating pain when getting up from a sitting position or laying down, also the pain so bad that I had to slowly get up to a straight position. I believe I am healing after watching your video and the information about pins and needles in my calf, i had recently. although my leg, thigh, butt and lower back still hasn’t improved😅also you mentioned saddle numbness pretty sure I had this but didn’t take note of it.😊thank you for this information.
Hey! I am also struggling like this as well. I hope you are doing well well, I’m currently bed rest and depressed but hoping it gets better so soon! I have numbness down into my foot which is what scares me the most
@@carolinepodolski hope you recover soon, I completely feel for you, it’s horrible and it makes me cry with pain and also I feel like it’s not getting better and that’s the worrying thing for me as I’m usually fit
@juliawiley6550 don't give up hope, either of you two. As I see it, the worst pain is the lightning. If it dulls, it feels more like fire, then a vice, then the needles and pins. Currently the second time I've been through this. First time was a nightmare. But I think it's because I didn't know what to expect. Questions like will this be forever? Will I ever do what I loved to do before again? IS this just my life now? It's daunting. But i found a blog by a lady in India who used vitamin c to heal it. Skeptical of course, I decided to try it out. Megadosing vitamin c helped me more then I care to think about. It went from horrible pain on standing and even sitting to almost pain free after 2 or 3 weeks. I'm on day 6, and started a regimen of steroids, vitamin c, and rest. I'm currently now about where I was 8 weeks into my first bout. The healing process has been much faster and the pain has been so much less.
Thank you so much for your videos! All of them incredibly informative and evidence based. Looking forward to your book release. Your videos have been very instructive whilst recovering from L5S1 disc herniation.
Thanks Sally
I'm sorry to hear about your disc herniation, I'm wishing you all the best in your recovery journey and I'm pleased my videos have been able to offer useful guidance!
I’m 11 months after my hernation aka the worst and longest consecutive pain of my life. I am 95% symptom free in my daily life now. I’m very cautious about adding in exercise but I do walk at least a mile a day. CBD oil 40mg was and still is the only thing that took the edge of the pain.. I hit a period of despair about 4 months in, but I trusted that I would heal eventually.. and I have! I imagine a year from now will have a lot more activity and bravery.
So sorry to those of you who are deep in it. Do your best to be gentle with yourself - both physically and emotionally during this.. pain is an exhausting experience 💜
Ver helpful as my back pain suddenly got worse after 5 weeks bedrest and very slow improvement. Relieved to know it’s a sign of improvement.
How are you now
So, I've watched several videos about sciatica from you, doctor, and from other doctors as well. So far I've seen very little regard or explanation about the real problem with a slipped disc which is the spinal fluid. That's what causes the horrific pain many people experience,,,it's not the touching of the disc against a nerve. It's the fluid that covers the nerve as I understand it. If you get to read this, please talk about this in your next video or the one after that? Thank you.
I had an L5-S1 disc budge caused by a trainer pushing me too hard on a deadlift for 113kg. It caused constant twitching/pins and needles and occasional cramping in my inner calves for a very long time. I finally got a PT to see me in the USA and I hope and pray that it's getting better - I'm experiencing some of the signs in this video now. Also, I bought Will's book for my dad!
Hi bro have you healed?
@@harish5466 Hey there - not yet - I am doing PT now and looking into using a spinal decompression machine at another place. I don't have back pain but my legs are still not stopping. Why, you have a similar problem?
@@theonejmv I am getting pain on lower back and legs but only pain exists only one part
THANK YOU for making it clear that drugs/surgery aren't mandatory!
What about stiffness feel stronger but still stiff ankles knee
@@michellehamilton7366 would you like to reword this or send it to someone else?
Thank you so much im 21 and ive had sciatica for about 2 months now and its gradually getting better especially my range of motion cause ive been stretching everyday thanks to your videos. Hopefully i get fully healed in the next couple of weeks.
How are you now? It’s been 5 months. Did you heal?
Yeah the pain went from 10 to 1. In the morning I barely feel pain but the numbness and tingling is still there but it's getting better. I think I just rested that's all than it got better on its own.
@@mjvovola2557 happy to hear bro.
Enfin une vidéo rassurante concernant la hernie et la sciatalgie mille merci!!
Thank you so much for explaining the improvement of pain thoroughly God bless you
thanks, doc, for the uplifting messages.
Thanks for the video, you have given me hope that am healing., Feels pain and rediness at the area of the disc.
Thank you for the detailed explanations, dr. Harlow! Your videos help me very much! ❤❤❤
this is my second disk herniation in 3 years time! same discs L4 L5 S1 but the pain isn't so bad as the last injury only the numbness is quite severe around my left left toes and calves. it's my first week since the injury. 11:12
Hi dear how are you feeling ? any news on yr toes healing? Hey I wish you asap healing be well keep strong don’t give up !
The only only numbness I got right now is numbness in my big toe. Was getting it in my foot but now just the toe.
Yes ive noticed i can bend down more without the pain and i do feel the pins and needles in my leg my left leg has also gotten stronger as it doesn't shake anymore and i can walk a little further than i used to. Thank you for this.
That's fantastic to hear - I'm glad you've been noticing such great improvements - I wish you all the best in your continued recovery!
I just started having debilitating back pain from an undiagnosed potential buldge/ herniation. I'm a truck driver, went to an urgent care in Texas, got the run around and crappy meds then to a hospital er got slightly better meds, but was told I need to be in excruciating pain for at least a month b4 they'll image me to verify anything.
Excellent guidance here. Thank you for this information as knowledge is power for recovery. I have had two surgeries on L5, trying to avoid a third requiring fusion.
This was a very helpful video. Thank you!
Over 50's? I'm 35 & you healed me.
Injury in April 6 months. 5mm disc protrusion with annular tear. Things are a lot better than they were but still in discomfort. Just had 2nd steroid injection. A horrible injury i was so focused on it repairing in 6 weeks as per the internet but it really isnt the case.
Hi Hannah,
Very similar story here. 4,5 months ago with disc protusion as well. After a bad lift heard a snap/crack. Was sore but not in super pain. Chiropractor misdiagnosed me (some mucle issue) - so was just there for a short treatment and then told myself the pain would go away and did all the stuff I normalt due - which made it flare up. So 5 weeks ago I was back to Chiro but also my own doctor that sent me to get MR - it showed disc protusion L4-L5 annular fissure. Also mild DDD - which I think is common when you have a disc Injury of sort.
Last 3 weeks more focussed on PT (more or less my own program) based on research.
I read Back Mechanic of Stuart McGill and found I (pain)triggered in flexion (bending forward). Now I am doing McGill Big 3, Semi Cobra pushups and some decompression (hanging in arms with feet able to touch the floor) that has gotten the pain Down and I start to feel stronger - but still limited in how I move.
What about you hannah? Curious to know what you have done and what you felt has helped you?
All the best
Very useful especially like the way you have explained everything so well instead of over reacting I now know where to focus my attention in regards into what to watch for when I am getting better and when to see a doctor thank you so much for your time...
You are very welcome!
Very helpful and exactly what I experienced! Thanks so much.
How r u now brother?
very helpful i have taken notes as i forget more easlly these days,thanks for your help!
Oh! My leg pain is mostly gone and I started having pain in the back on the side of the pain so that's good.
Glad to hear, good luck!
Still got numbness but in my knees have two disk bulges , and got strength but numbess to tummy like going up that natural , still feel a bit tight in ankles but strength bk hotness army side
I have this rn, l5s1. My left buttocks so tight so i have a hard time moving. Also my body's leaning to the left cause of so much pain. I tried the fetal position for sleeping but it hurts. I also tried to sleep with pillow under my knee for support but it still uncomfortable.
Incredible how accurate you described my symptoms and my process of healing. Thank you a lot for this video!
I have an L5 S1 bulging disc, and having read everything on the internet and terrifying myself, i found your website and videos this week. and they are completely brilliant. very thorough, professional, and well informed. i started with major back pain in January, which took a while to heal but about a moth later was back exercising. then 6 weeks ago, started again, but mostly in my leg and toe. Mostly Cleared up after a couple of weeks, but three weeks ago just came back in thigh, then calf, pins and needles constantly, and a little toe that just feels weird. I am waiting to see a consultant, having just had MRI, but the past week i am able to stand on my toes again, walk on them, but still a bit weak when pushing on to toes while one leg off the ground. marked improvement though, as 2 weeks ago couldn't lift heel off ground.
I suppose the little toe is my biggest concern, and the fuzzy pins and needles, although i am sleeping much better (many pillows stacked under knees, thanks to your video). i have seen a physio, and hes very good, but your videos have just been so helpful and less scary than everything else i read online.
Thank you so much for the kind words and I hope it improves for you soon. These things can take a long time!
Been to the ER multiple times. Got x rays and MRI. Was diagnosed with L5-S1 herniated disc. My back already feels a lot better but my left leg is still mostly tingly depending on my position . I think I was misdiagnosed and also have Piriformis syndrome but not sure. I have no weakness but there’s pins and needles and I can’t get hard/ balls have retracted.
Going to PT tomorrow
Pray for me.
Go in the name of Jesus. Those who believe in the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall rise on wings like the Eagle...the words of Prophet Isiah....
@@basilprabhakar7028 Hope you feel better today? I have pretty much the same situation without the hardness and balls retracted (thank god). Never had any back pain, but I had severe hearnited disc L5S1 with piriformis related syndrome and horrible sharp stabbing pain in my leg. Now after approximately 6 months I feel less leg pain and more irritation and pain around the disc as explained in this video. There is hope, a lot of rehab, rest, good diet and positive attitude. Feel better!
Hi, have you gotten any better? Specifically with the ED?
Thank you! I needed to hear this today!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this video! I developed severe sciatica in early July; no back pain but extreme pain in glutes and down left leg with loss of strength in my calf and numbness my toes. While it is getting better, I still have severe restriction in hamstring mobility and flexibility for which i dont know what to do. It's like the nerve is stuck behind my hamstring as when I try to bend or nerve floss the pull I feel is not muscular tightness. I'm so discouraged as before this I easily touched my toes!
Keep doing the correct exercises for you particular injury. Keep it up!! The body was design with the ability to heal itself. Your body needs encouragement and a bit of work to accomplish this.
I have L4 L5 S1 disc leakages. It started 3 weeks ago. The pain on my back is gone, but Im left with foot drop. I’m scheduled to see a neurosurgeon this week. I feel better compared to day one, but foot drop continues 😢due to pinched nerve.
Hi Sir,
I've included the CONCLUSION of my MRI report below.
Do you think this can be healed without surgery?
L2-3, L3-4, L4-5 and L5-S1 disc desiccation.
Mild to moderate circumferential disc bulges (PID) causing mild spinal stenosis at L3-4 and L4-5 with severe spinal stenosis at L5-S1.
Focal right L5-S1 disc herniation causing right lateral canal stenosis.
A life saver doc !
Was very useful, Thanks
Thank you this was super helpful 😊
Glad it was helpful!
These videos are highly informative and helpful for the layman. Thanks. Gives me hope. 👋👱♀️🇺🇲
So pleased you find them useful!
Hmm, some good info here but timescales for the various stages of recovery would be great. I have femoral nerve paralysis (L3/L4) instead of sciatica. I was told microdiscectomy had only a 50/50 chance of improving things, compared with doing nothing, so decided not to do it. But the herniation happened 3 months ago and it would be encouraging to know how long it might take for (hopefully) full recovery.
Great video! Do you have anything on herniated disc in the neck?
I have diagosed with disc bulge in my L3-L4 ( posterior not compression) L4-L5-S1 ( difffuse with compression to nerve root) doctors told me it is mild. Now after 7 weeks i feel like someday i feel better like no stifness no weakness but some days i feel stiffness and pain and weakness. My sciatica used to come till my palm . Now certain time it may come back but severity is not same. And like 5 days it is will be better then goes through pain for few days and feeling better for next few days.
Very helpful to know that I am healing. This is awesome information
Thank you for the comment and so pleased it was helpful.
Finding your videos really helpful, thank you. Although I’m 37, not 50 😂 I’m nearly 3 post big dramatic herniation in L5-4. I had thought it was improving with exercises, supplements and anti inflammatory diet, but today I’m experiencing muscle weakness in my left leg. It’s so hard to understand what movements are making it worse…
*3 weeks
Thank you. Giving me hope. ❤
Thank you for the video. It's very useful
Great vid. Very informative. 🎉
Can a bulge or protusion heal properly or will it be a weak point that can be Re-injured easily?
I had a l4-l5 protusion last October that I thought I had healed with self- care/pt and it was good for the last 3 months but pain is back but feels like different area.
This video gives me hope!
How encouraging to hear that it CAN get better! I thought it's going to last forever! I have L3 bulging disc, L4 bulging disc plus lateral extrusion (extrusion after I fell flat on my back) irritatation of the nerve root, L4 anteposition to L5...etc. I also hurt my right knee ( cartilege fissure 4th degree lateral tibial due to a fall as my knee 'slided' down); spondylolishesis L45 gr.I.
My problems started in July 21, after excrutiating pain relieved only by injections of Dexamethason, Naklophene, Diazepam, it lasted for six months at least, and in 2023 it came again but to the opposite side. Is the swimming pool good for me? These improvement signs are excellent to know, thank you so much.
It certainly can get better usually! Sorry to hear about your situation. Swimming is often helpful for this issue but exact advice differs for everyone.
What is your take on nerve meds for the excruciating pain? Great informative video!
Im having pain in both glutes and legs down my foot past
18 months,its alternating sides,can't stand ,sit for more than 5 minutes .how long does it take ti completely heal
Yes, would like to know that as well. Does it ever fully heal or is it something you have to learn to live with?
Can you make video about it's getting worse
Great detail information ❤
i was diagnose with disc bulge.. my symptoms improved - i cannot raise my leg while lying down before because it hurts when i do, but now, after all the treatment, i can raise it without feeling pain.. however the pain in my leg is not improving every morning when i wake up it really hurt although it doesn't hurt once i started walking thru the day
As a healthy, active 82 year old woman I hope to see some improvement. I am under the care of a spine specialist. What are my chances of having a complete recovery?
You helped me a lot. Many thanks
I have been diagnosed with a minor disc bulge two days back after having pain in my lower back hip and whole leg for 8 weeks now. I have been told to have signoflame pbren nt and physiotherapy SWD, tens and ift and flexion exercises for 10 days. I’m really worried. My nerve is compressed and nothing is helping it. I hope it heals after 10 days of therapy. Pins and needles in foot pain in whole leg I also have muscle spasm /inflammation in lower back and si joint, leg weakness 😢
How about after getting epidural steroid injection and pain feels a bit less? How will I know if disc is healing or just masked and will be back
thank you for taking the time to create such a helpful video to self evaluate one's progress. 11:12 i have a couple of questions how effective is needle therapy for disc herniation? how long should i rest before starting the recovery treatment?
I have the weakness in the legs every time I hurt my back, the strength comes back then I find a new way to hurt it lol. But I also get the numbness between my thighs, really hoping my pain management dr schedules me soon. Praying for the non surgical route too.
Sorry to hear about that but hoping it improves for you very soon!
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God bless you bro for sharing this knowledge
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What is i have been through all of what you just said but now still get some heaviness in my leg and a grabbing in the back of the leg and buttock....also get some strain prickle feel in my back. All from the doing flection
i have a herniated disc and can’t tiptoe without the heel dropping. the pain on the butt and thigh are subsiding but partial heel numbness persist. first chiropractor didn’t really help, wasted about 2 weeks, then went to another chiropractor and got an xray. L5 S1 issue. will get a mri if the numbness doesn’t get better. for now ultrasound and adjustment to calm the herniated disc.
R u better' now
Thank you from texas
Do disc extrusions experience centralization of the pain? Do all back injuries experience centralization while healing?
Please drop guide for healing
Says pain in the scrotum is an emergency.. well, 2 months ago I started to feel a tightness on the left testicle. Convinced it was an infection.. convinced. UTI test negative, STD negative, took antibiotics to no avail. Finally I realized it is a disc problem. Healing but not there yet.
I had a weird symptom also, for a few days at the peak of my sciatica, the feeling that I needed to pee every 5 minutes or so, I guess it's better than the other way around...It's been 7 months of constant feeling of cramp from butt to foot, it finally starts to get better.
Great video!
My pain is getting worse and worse I worked a 5 hr shift last night and usually my pain will start up after 7 pm at night then I get home and rest on the couch for half hour then I could barely walk my back and leg were so bad I don't know what I'll do soon cause the pain comes and goes but at times it feels like it's getting worse I'm seeing a physchio in a month so well see how it goes I hope it gets better soon I hate getting old lol
Mines from my glute med, down my hamstring , lateral side of my leg , then to my heel and toes. But it’s been 3 days no use of cane !
I have some numbness but more pins n needles now ! So it’s healing ? 🥺
My back is better since February couldn't move 2 weeks still have sensory loss lateral leg dorsum foot and hip flexor weakness will my strength or sensation come back or shall I see a doctor for intervention possibly. How would this be treated not having surgery