My story of overcoming a disc herniation, sciatica and chronic pain.
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- Опубликовано: 9 май 2023
- I was told to have surgery, and I avoided it. I had a lot of reasons not to get surgery: one of my family members had 6 failed back surgeries before I injured mine and I had also seen dozens of patients in the office who had failed back surgeries. I intuitively knew that the surgery was a gamble and that taking the long, hard road to recovery would likely address the root of the issue. This thought process held true.
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I was also told to never lift heavy weights again (mainly squats and deadlifts), however before my disc herniation, I had never done those movements in the first place - not more than 50lbs or so. It is through learning these movements AFTER my herniation that I felt better and more stable than ever before.
Sure, I may have had a successful surgery, but because I decided to live with the pain, it forced me to learn A LOT about my mind and body. For that, I am grateful. As a result, I am not only a master of my own body, I have taught over 22,000 people to be the masters of their own body as well.
There are some instances where surgery is necessary, however that is NOT the majority of people. Surgery is often overprescribed as physical/mechanical problems are NOT the only cause of pain.
We tackle pain with a biopsychosocial model - movement, mind, diet, environment, education, stress relief, etc. Doing it this way is highly affective.
#backpain #sciatica #discherniation
You’re right. But I’m stubborn and try to do it on my own. But I’m in pain, am just getting started, and I can’t go on like this.
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Matt, you can get better. I am in the middle of rehab right now and there are answers out there but yes just like you I was stubborn and didn’t want to stop much and just stayed with the same pain for a year…then!….i starting with some McGill trained specialist and I am getting better and on my way to a full recovery.
If you want some advise feel free to reply here and we can go from tyere
Try yoga with becs.
It is th most difficult part on journey of pain to find a true guide, consultant or physiotherapist ,who wll work on you honestly.
Happy fr you. Great job. Keep it up.
Well said
Well said and truthful dude
It really is🫡
I’m struggling with a L5 S1 hernia, it’s been 6 months. I really hope I can be like you again 😢
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what about now did it get better?
How are you doing???
@@ricemartini2135I’m on 16 months, things have improved a lot but I still suffer from manageable sciatica
@@whealth_hi I have bulge in L5 -s1.
I have followed you since you were with the other guy, I have improved a lot from my herniated disc. I'm from Chicago . Thank you very much for your videos. I'm really scared to put too much weight on my back again.
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build corr strength not confidence because hopes and dreams will comes crashing doen when pain come back
I am now 24 yr old. Physiotherapy student ( waiting for final yr exam result). From last 14 yrs i am suffering from sciatica and back pain and neck pain. Last 3 yrs it become more severe. From my childhood my mother took me to soo many hospital and finally last year 1 doctor diagnosed i have disc herniation , ankylosing spondylitis and a small starting of osteoarthritis. Next mnth i am going to start treatment in ayurveda or physio. I hope everything will gets better 😊
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Thank you for this
Wow so inspiring
This has inspired me. Thank you. Wish me luck and pray for me please.
I just want to exercise again , I have gained maybe 50 Ibs since my chronic pain started 1 1/2 yrs ago. I use to live in the gym :(
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I've gained 50 lbs too, got it in boot camp, I've also been in chronic pain for a year and a half. This sucks!!
I was a runner a jogger used to treat running like meditation, but have disc bulges in lumbar region, right leg sciatic nerve is impinged,, 😢😢😢 have gained a lot of weight
Man I need this so badly...
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Thankyou so much 🙏
You're welcome 😊
What about your disc height? Do you know if it recovered?
Thanks for sharing! How old were you during time of injury
I had stenosis and was about a half a milimeter from total paralysis. Docs gave me a 2 level laminectomy when I needed a 1 level discectomy.. back problems really feel like the beginning of the end.. you have good mobility, I could see how you could get your body to heal, Im 6’6 with an incredibly high set hip, never been able to squat to 90 degrees, never been able to do a hip hinge etc.. once I started doing those it was over for me
I had L4-L5-S1 surgery in 2017. Its never the same. Today i train lightly. If i overuse my body, i still get left leg numb - foot drop. I hate it but i have to accept im injured. Im 6"2. 245
@@burns985 good gracious man I had the same exact region injured and I opted out of surgery. Im aiming to let the body take care of it. Doctors told me that the herniated part will dissolve over time so we’ll c how it goes but that definitely sucks that your still getting numbness.
Man that sucks Greg. Hope you make a full recovery someday
@@df6148 if you can walk, work, live normally WITHOUT surgery, please do so. I pushed surgery 7 years. Until i blew the disk part ajd it blocked my leg doing gym exercises thinking im totally fine. So dont do that. Physical therapy is also very helpful.
@@burns985 ouch 🤕
Do you squat now more than 50 lbs ?
If yes then how with how much weight maximum ?
Amazing work and courage
Very inspiring, I recently got into strength training a few years ago to help my chronic sciatic pain that I have from an L4-L5 herniated disc. Most of my sciatica pain is gone, though I still get it sometimes. My question for you is that despite getting rid of my sciatica I still have pain in my lower back and stiffness when I contract my lower back muscles, if I don’t activate my glutes first. I can also still feel some pain with forward flexion and dynamic movements like snatches, and kettlebell swings. Would you by any chance have experienced any of these symptoms? I recently went to a PT and they said I might have arthritis in the facet joints.
You are in a phase near surgery. I was like you and i was still training like crazy and my disc blew and i had ti make a L4-L4 S1 surgery. Its never the same anymore. I have pain and im limited in the gym. Cant do crunches or situps. I suggest be aware.
I had the same diagnosis and had a trainer that helped me try to strengthen my back and core.....and then the disc ruptured. I know deal with daily pain.
How long until you started this journey after the injury?
I have a plethora of issues w/ my back including 6 disc bulges, stenosis, sciatica etc and so on. even had a spondylethesis right at my l5. I was 380 lbs & I was doing just what you were doing. Watching vids & just "flopping about" buuut this set the ground work. Over time I lost 140 lbs & counting, elimated the majority of my back pain, my spondylolithesis is even now a retrolisthesis. Now while the last part isn't necessarily a good thing, it showed me that my body wasn't stuck & things can change.
Good for you! Happy for you! 💪💪
@whealth_ Thank you! Much appreciated!
I have many guides n cooach,all through youtube.I went through hundreds of stretches and selected 8 stretches for my disc extrusion
I need that playlist
Which ones sir
Mind telling us your workouts, please?
I m a 17 years old skinny guy and i used to go to the gym all the time i started making great progress and today i was diagnosed with spinal disc herniation and i can't walk or move because it hurts so bad and everyone tells me that i will never be able to go back to the gym again but this video gave me some hope lol
I am 24 and have been facing the same issue. Look, I managed to get back to the gym lifting weights but before that I did 4 months physiotherapy and when I got back to the gym, before doing any excersice I do abs and dorsal strengthening every time. Work on your core every day and the pain will fade. I can totally relate to your experience. Until 19 y.o. I weighted 55 kg and 1.85 cm. Now I am 80kg, muscles.
@@konstantinosthomopoulos5437 I'm 23 yr old and that gave me hope! I'm in a same situation. Thank you for telling your story
I hope you're seeing some improvements, I'm 29 and got a disc herniation in my thoracic spine it's been hell
Its true ignore what every one say onve your back goes thats it for life u will always have issues. I have permanent sciatica and back probl3ms and it will effect your quality of life.
I got it since I was 20. Now I am 23. It’s crazy 17 is going through this
I have sciatic pain and I’ve been out of working out and playing sports I don’t know what to do the pain gets worst I’m just frustrated at this point
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Where can we find your coach?
My S1 just won’t heal up. I’m doing foot strengthening and core strengthening right now to help.
What about c5 and c6 bilateral compression?
As I do not want surgery as they have to cut into my throat.
I’ve had crippling sciatic pain for months can you post things that helped overcome yours
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But how you recovered the herniated disc permanently, as my mom is suffering from same but don't have money to find coach and don't know anything, please tell me what should she do to be like you . 🙏
in the same place right now. lost 10 lbs of muscle and counting. every doc says not to run or lift heavy again. every time i try to ease back in i tweak it again. stuck
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Just experienced what felt like herniation today... something "slipped" with acute pain (surprisingly the pain wasn't excrutiating or anything) and involuntary I dropped the deadlift on my 4th rep of 305 pounds. My first time this ever happened, so feeling pretty devastated.
My question is... when you "heal" from your injury, does the tough outer layer (annulus fibrosus) ever regrow to fill up the hole that the inner nucleus ripped through? or does the hole just remain there? if so, how does the nucleus not herniate further when you exercise?
Apparently it can scar over, just takes a long time to heal. Don't do the lift that triggered it or go very light or change form if it doesn't trigger pain or sciatica. For me I'm doing body weight spine extensions, weighted leg presses, curls, and extensions with no pain or sciatica. It's the squats and deadlifts that get me.
I've had sciatica for a while(about 3 months) due to flare up. I have L4/L5 and L5/S1 herniation. I've had a discectomy and laminectomy 4 years ago. I re-herniated shortly after my surgery, most likely because I was 300 lbs. when I got it, which I shouldn't have. I wish my surgeon encouraged me to lose weight and gain strength before the surgery. I used to be athletic at 6' and weighing 170 lbs. before my initial back injury at the end of my senior year in high school. Nowadays, the pain is really starting to catch up within the last couple years. I've been having foot pain as soon as I get up from laying down for a bit but it usually goes away after walking around. Today I woke up with extreme pain that is making me sweat and practically pass out, even after taking medicine(motrin, muscle relaxers, and tremodol). I don't know what I could've done since I can't really do anything lately, not even ride in a car. l've been going on short walks and drinking a ton of water. I'm only 28 and this has completely turned my life upside down since I was 18. Every time l've tried to nove on and progress, this curse of a condition gets in the way.
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What did you do to recover from a herniated disc, I have a herniated disc and everyday it’s hell on wheels for me.
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6 months in on my second herniated L4 L5 disc episode… Im losing hope.. the pain is everyday but I can only notice a slight difference in healing every month. I only see the PT once or every other month as well.
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Drom laat 3 month i am suffering from a posterior disk buldge in my L4, L5 and S1. Becoz of this thiir is a radiating pain in my back side of my right leg . Could you please suggest me what to do.
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I wish I could have afforded a coach before my facia exploded and my entire body collapsed. Sadly doctors never were able to help until it was too late.
That's impressive. I've seen the stuff cross fitters do. You're lucky they'
didn't make it worse. Glad you're better.
Awesome
How old were you in 2013 ?
I want to jump on gear too to see if it’ll heal me as well.. Thanks for the tip man!😃
What steps are you actively taking toward healing at this time?
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I’m in a weird situation. I’m 16 and have had an MRI scan resulting in a slipped disk. I have been offered the surgery route but I have refused it. I am feeling very little sciatic pain. It doesn’t hurt unless I force the pain by stretching my hamstring. I play sports and I’m trying to stretch every day. So far I’ve been stretching twice a day for 4 months and have had no improvement in my sciatic pain. I just don’t know what to do 😔
I was 16 in 2013 when I got /4-/5 and l5-s1 bulging disc and now in 2024 I am still suffering from the injury, Today I went to gym to ask the trainer and he said I should train,I doubt it
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What coach did you find? Need someone like that to break down my movement mechanics
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2 Disc Protrusions and an Annular Fissure at L4-S1 and been in pain since a deadlift snap back in May 2022, thinking I'll never be normal again, and considering surgery heavily...
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Does choosing surgery mean, NO heavy lifting ever again? Does it mean I won't have a possibility achieving a great physique? @@whealth_
I gain 150 pounds and can't stand before my injury I was 130 pounds having fun and doing my best in life. Then my injury occurred tried my best to like keep my weight on their control but because I couldn't move as much as I used to my weight went up.
I'm scared of that, I gained 50 pounds. I'm terrified of losing my future already at such a young age
@justaudreynow yup that was my fear too but I'm glad that I'm now cured
@@ragnorockcookie2868 How long did you have it? I think mine is permanent
@justaudreynow mines was since I was 21 then I turn 25 and my back got so bad I was starting to have blades issues
@@ragnorockcookie2868 4 years??? how did you get rid of it??
I had a disc herniation surgery bro
I want to know what exercises can I do after 4-5 months of surgery
Can I contact you?
Hey! Are you medically cleared for exercise post-op?
I have a cervicular disk herniation. Have u any idea how to help overcome that 🙏
Yes- we've helped many with this. As long as your doctor has said it is safe for you to exercise then I'd suggest looking into our online program.
Don't forget the peptides bro.
Who was your CrossFit coach?
Once disc problem comes we can't do exercise or gym workout?
Can anyone please give suggestions for me?
Now iam suffering from back pain and 2 leg pain, I can't sleep properly at night
Can anyone give me solution for that or any suggestions?
R u sure you want to do these exercises ? Its gonna damage the disc more ?
What do you mean by ground based movements?
Lying on the ground, or seated on the ground. Very basic level, beginner.
How do you know you avoided numerous injuries if they disn’t happen?
Sir, is it possible to return weight lifting exercise after l5 s1 disc bulge? Scatica pain will cure. Which exercise is prefer for scatica cure?
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My tailbone is dislocated. Please suggest me a good treatment 😢
A pelvic floor physical therapist would be a great person to see!
I have the same thing exactly in the same discs and it’s horrible
10mm? I have this now for 5 weeks, getting hit by new reality... numbness and weakness of the leg slowly recovering... wgat prigress have you had over the last 4 months?
I was diagnosed with multiple back injuries through my L1-L5S1. I would love to learn from you how to handle it.
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@mattfoleysghost Do you have recommendations for coaches or guides in Austin? I have four herniated discs - two in my cervical spine that frankly have not affected my life greatly, and one in my lumbar L3:4 that is a recent injury and is affecting my quality of life. I would love to get past my pain and instability and become my former athletic self.
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How brother how it is possible😢
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Yea my groin
Can I get the contact of your coach
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Can you be my coach?
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I have had is 19 years please tell me how you started
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@@whealth_please how can i start need help
Bruh…my knees are effed from playing dodgeball. You can’t come back from that
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Stem cells work miracles these days why straight to surgery?
Found athletic truth group and they seem legit
They didn’t help sadly
Still have severe sciatica
Can’t believe Crossshit coaches can assist with back pain.
Do you still suffer from any pain ?
No
@@whealth_ hopefully i get the same results!
Are you a member of our program?
So that means it can be healed
Did it ever heal
Yes
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Seems like you still might be doing things the bad way. Saw you lightning weights while twisting and that is supposedly not good for herniated disks
I thought it was gonna be serious topic then you said CrossFit 😂. Nope
Your herniated disc unherinated itself? What?
A herniation can heal and be absorbed by the body over time, yes.
Did u did surgery
no
Ur squat looked unstable at the knees
The hip abductors do not have as much power at the bottom of a squat. The adductors have more power at the bottom of the squat. So when squatting deeply (below parallel), your hip adductors will take over and the knees will shift as a result. For those who aren't squatting below parallel you aren't going to see this shift of the knees. There's nothing detrimental about this knee shift when it's occurring in this way.
@@whealth_ I see. I wanna ask you something. Do you think someone who has a discrepancy in leg length will have problems with squats in the long term?
True leg length discrepancy is rare. It's typically a functional issue rather than a structural one. Functional issues can absolutely be corrected. If it is a true structural leg length difference then there are options for lifts in a shoe to correct it.
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