7 Mistakes to AVOID with Bulging Discs (Don't Delay Your Recovery!)
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- Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2022
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In this episode, Farnham's leading over-50's physiotherapist, Will Harlow, reveals the 7 most common mistakes made by people with lumbar disc bulges and herniated discs which limits their recovery and causes them to suffer worse pain than necessary.
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1- Not sitting properly
2- Don’t stop walking
3- Dont stretch hamstrings
4- U Dont Drink enough water
5- Too much bed rest
6- Doing painful exercises
7- Obsessing over MRI results
Thank you!
Thank you
Thank you for your very educational video. Now I know I have to tell my therapist not to stretch my hamstrings.
How much water?
My physio have me the wrong stretches and advice 😩
I wonder why doctors don't spend even a fraction of the time explaining things to patients instead of keeping them in the dark about their condition most future Dr visits would be completely unnecessary instead of them constantly sitting in front of you with their heads down and writing without even looking at you and explaining a few simple things such as this gentleman has thank you for your time it is very much appreciated!
Yes, totally agree we could save people a lot of time, energy and pain if we took longer to educate on these conditions!
Because there are specialized people.
Their only work to teach and train.
I couldn’t agree with you more 💗
Going to your GP about sciatica is a total waste of time, they only give you pain and nerve meds and not try and help fix the root cause of your problem. Physios couldn't do anything either and said come back when you feel a bit better.
Yes I agree. I recently visited a spine doctor and that was the most waisted time. Nothing that helped me or guided me forward
My Irish sister whose a nurse in America said, and I think this is typical no nonsense American: "Sciatica will go away in about 6 weeks no matter what you do". I love it. Great video, thanks.
Who else watching this under 30 🥲
43
Yep 29 and my back is making me feel like a 80 year old
27 here 😂
Me 27 😢
28 :(
If all doctor is being proactively educative like you world will become a better place.
I would not wish this type of pain on my worst enemy. I had two bulging disc in my neck and the pain lasted for six solid weeks. I could not imagine having chronic back pain constantly. I feel so bad for people that have this problem 24 seven for years, it literally rips any kind of joy you have in your life. Nothing matters all you can focus on is the pain and no kind of pain medicine helps
Hello did your bulging discs heal? Are they in the right place now?
This is the content I've desperately needed since my bulging disc diagnosis and pain. I've seen so many doctors lately but they simply do not go into this level of detail and I was making 3 of these 7 mistakes as a result and been putting myself through unnecessary and prolonged pain. I also really appreciated the total lack of filler or fluff and just straight facts.
Hey there, I too have been diagnosed with a Herniated disc, you mind if I ask how long have you had this problem?
How are you now??
Thank you! These tips were super helpful and informative 🫶🏼😍!
Yes! I did this to myself as well by doing the wrong exercises. 😢
How are you now? I am in the same boat looking for any relief.
How does this young man have so much insight into sciatica/low back pain, he nailed everyone of this 66 yo oldman's symptoms and offered very practical, non surgical advice, that I've stumbled upon over much research, but he put it all in one short vid.
…..because he’s a doctor who specializes in the subject…………
I was thinking the same thing. He told me more in a few minutes that I've known in over 25 years of back pain. My biggest cause was a lack of drinking water. Too late to fix me but I can help keep myself walking I hope.
He is a chiropractor which study what heals the body. Medical Drs study what kills the body and prescribe chemicals to alter the body or simply take parts out like gal bladder or appendix or cut stomach in half (bariatric surgery) etc etc... either you (body) survive their treatment or the infection, cancer, or, disease does.
I choose chiropractic or acupuncture over medical Drs. The veterans hospitals have large acupuncture areas because it works similar to chiro. Regular hospitals very them as competition
Doesn't only happen to old men been dealing with this since I was 25
I took the sitting not properly to the next level i completely sitting and put my laptop on a chair on a board so i can nee in front of it. So the whole day i switch positions and do exercises. Second thing i added i lay down 2-3 times per day for half an hour with towels rolls perfectly supporting my neck and lower back so my whole body can relax and decompress. This guy is one of the best out there not just talking catchy stuff and it's a shame that he only has 700k subscibers compared to some with 4m he is so much better.
Very useful, I have been suffering for 2 years- ended up not being able to walk. Ended up in the ER, had C T scan and 2:steroid shots a week a part. This allowed me to start physio. Diagnosed with bulging discs L5 being the major issue. Also stenosis / arthritis & neuropathy. Been a painful nightmare and struggle. Today in a better place, managed with weekly physio to get the pain from my legs up to the lower back. Now working on that, keep moving as much as I can handle and lots of daily exercise to strengthen my core & keep my muscle strength as I lost most of that on my right side. Have purchased a lot of things to help me do that. Treadmill/ Red light therapy/ bands to stretch with / roller for my back and so much more. Proper chair with back support and foot rest for better posture. Been quite the challenge & has limited my day to day. Just want to get back to life pain free. Your video let's me know I'm on the right track as far as what not to do. 🙏Thank you
same thing happened to me. I actually had thoracic spinal fusion to walk again after getting paralyzed 6 years ago. Now my old lumbar herniated disc is painful at l5-s1 and put me in the hospital due to neuropathy and unable to stand due to pain and muscle weakness. i also have 2 bulging discs in the neck pressing on my spinal cord. I am in pain daily and I can't wait until this goes away. I am not doing another surgery. LIving like this horrific so I feel your pain
@@soyicasweet99 OMG that is a lot , I truly feel your pain. Thankfully with a lot of hard work and therapy I'm sure in a better place. Not 100% but working on it. I was in a very dark place from all the pain and inability to function. But I refused to get surgery, so I will continue to put in the work. I pray you find comfort, hang in there and NEVER give up. At my darkest hour I fought to hold onto faith to keep pushing. I still have neuropathy in my right foot, and if I do not exercise I feel the effects. But hey will keep me in shape to if anything😋. Good luck on your journey, sending you strength and prayers.
@@karenknight1554 thank you so much. Today the pain got better and i walked 4000 steps. I hope it continues like this
I've seen like 5 or 6 doctors about my problem, spend thousands of dollars and none of them explained what I had as clear as you. Thank you so much!
And, then they mock RUclips and google search.
Doctors nowadays are terrible. They used to respect their profession and were more intelligent (both IQ and EQ wise) 3-4 decades ago.
I used to do litigation specialising in disc herniation, and used to work with a leading professor in spinal surgery, biomechanics and radiology. This guy is spot on. The MRI scan advice is absolutely correct. The Prof I used to work with used to say that you only MRI to confirm a diagnosis, not to determine a diagnosis. Many of these back osteopaths and Physio’s give wrong advice (discs are shock absorbers, discs can herniate through trauma etc) but this man knows what he is talking about, I would definitely trust him.
You speak so well and to the point. The reassurance you gave at the end can be very healing mentally to lot of people. You can become a therapist with the way you spoke. So calm and understanding. Thank you so much. Lots of gratitude to you from India.
Finally! A therapist who understands bulging discs and provides insightful exercises that actually help the situation. I had an L4-L5 laminectomy and I've followed suggestions from other online therapists who have provided exercises for strengthening the core, but I believe some of those actually create inflammation. Will's exercises are more likely to help healing and prevent further inflammation. Not only that, but Will clearly identifies exercises that could potentially create inflammation. I also appreciate his detailed demonstrations. I wish I would have stumbled upon this site two years ago.
This guy nailed it. Around 13 minutes he says the main point. The only thing that makes mine worse is impact (running and jumping)
Having slipped a lumbar disc several times over the years, I have learned these through experience. Walking is so very helpful. I am usually painfully stiff and far away from being able to utilize my normal gait for the first 20 minutes or so, but eventually, muscles relax, and movement slowly allows the disc to shift closer into position and away from the nerve. Within an hour, I am able to at least walk fully upright and with full gait. Varied terrain seems to also be helpful, such as a trail hike rather than a flat paved sidewalk.
The first time it happened, I was advised to stay in bed. Horrifically painful experience that I of course never repeated.
Ohh, this makes so much sense! I’ve not been able to explain to doctors that my gait feels odd I can’t walk freely, until my legs eventually “unlock” and I can walk naturally again. Your post helped me understand what’s happening
Your videos are truly insightful. I had sciatica pain because of a herniated disc for a long time. I stopped doing hamstring stretches, and after about 2-3 days, my pain decreased significantly. Now I can walk and sit comfortably. I truly appreciate your videos.
By far the best RUclips video on sciatica I've watched, and I've watched a lot. I'm 52, about four weeks into my first ever bout of sciatica and this has shown me the way, crucially what NOT to do (out with the lazyboy recliner immediately). I only watched the video a few mins ago and already feel like a new man after sinking quite deeply into a pit of self pity and misery. Thankyou so much.
Wish you a speedy recovery Sir.
Thanks. I'm now four weeks post surgery and able to walk again for the first time in four months. My sciatica was caused not by a bulging disc, but a herniated L5/S1 disc. No amount of exercise or stretches would fix that problem and surgery to remove the herniation was the only fix. Within an hour of surgery I could walk and all nerve pain immediately disappeared. It took me a week to detox from codeine and a few days before I could drive again. I can now run, hike, sleep etc. Please, get a scan if you have bad sciatica, exercise and stretches will not always be the answer. @@demiladebakare3109
What an excellent video, full of great advice. I've had a bulging disc (L5S1) for years now and I've managed to cope with it for most of the time by using the 7 tips that you've just given, through trial and error and finding what works best for me. Your advice about not continuing with painfull exercises is spot on. For years I spent too much time and money at so called specialists only to come out worse than I went in.I just wish my doctors had been as eloquent and informative as you've been 👍
I responded really well to the epidural shot, it absorbs the buldge. Have to get it every 6 or 7 months. Gives me 95% of my daily mobility back.
Still can't heavy lift like I used to. And might need a brace to do strenuous bending but so far I'm surviving well.
Wow that’s so great
6mo later, how are you? I have one scheduled and I'm unsure if I want to do it
We have to strengthen the muscles to hold the spine. Just cortisone shots alone is not the remedy. They weaken the ligaments. They are GREAT for intolerable pain but they don’t FIX the situation.@@lukejackson3734
William, your information has been absolutely valuable! I have watched countless videos by "osteopaths", " chiropractors" as well as "specialists" making numerous recommendations including exercises and no one gave the absolute proper advice and detailed explanation like you did here! Much gratitude to you. So many gave inappropriate advice like stretching hamstrings or using fear tactics to get you all worried! I respect people who know their craft well and serve the public with integrity and ethics.
Yes🙏💯‼️
Will is a Physiotherapist with a difference!❤
I'm trying to thrive under 35. Thank you for this.
Yep the first tip was me, I have suffered with tingling into my feet for nearly a year. I have disc bulges at L3/4, L5 /S1. All from doing a desk job and bad posture. When I sit straight I m ok but if I begin to slouch forward my feet start to tingle. Sleeping is also difficult, if I lay on my back with a rolled up towel and pillow under my knees, I often wake up with numbness in my feet. If I sleep on my my side my muscles pull and tighten in my hip and then my foot tingles. I am seeing a new physiotherapist and she is extremely helpful. I live in hope that this will go away.
My sister is going through the same...were you able to get any kind of help you help me please
How are you now?
Brilliant advice - so grounded and based on research! Thanks Will, so helpful 👍
Thank you!! Don’t stop you are helping many. It might not be apparent now but people will always suffer from back pain so these videos are gems. Thank you
Thank you for this!!! Exactly what I needed. Great delivery too
One of the best videos I’ve been counting on RUclips for back pain. Thank you.
This guy is SPOT ON! so much misdirection out there. Thankyou for making this video. Definitely subscribed.
After a severe ankle and leg injury at 17 , I started having back problems and terrible muscle spasms. In my back. After numerous trips to see different doctors with really no long term relief . I started doing hanging leg raises, and inversion hanging, holding my abs in as much as I could, yoga and Pilates exercises. And being very conscious about what kind of chair I sat in. Absolutely no bag chairs.
Keeping my weight down. Stop running. Do a lot of walking. If it started hurting I would try to stop doing what I was doing or do it a different way. I got very good at knowing what irritated my back and avoided that . Now at 70 I have very little back issues. Build up your core strength is critical to relieve problems. I'm still able to do a few chinups with my feet out in front of me. I've always exercised but try to avoid spine compressing exercises if possible. Mostly body weight exercises. Avoid back surgery at all cost. Some doctors are to eager to start cutting on you because of the $$$$$.
Got my mri results of my 73 year old retired nurse spine. Fortunately I got the result in the PT waiting room. I asked the PT to pull up my report and he was able help me see sense. Don’t obsess over MRI report is very good advice. As he pointed out I am doing the exercises, learning what not to do and am doing 100% better than when I started one month ago.
Best comprehensive video I have seen for this topic. The last point is very important & beought down my anxiety. Thanks to the Dr.
The most true useful and honest advice, I've learnt the same from my bulging disc experience, but I have never heard from other practitioners or doctors. Thanks so much!
I have seen so many videos and have used osteopaths and pain clinics. Exercises and accupuncture. But this guy is the only one that completely understands the problem and explains it so well.
Thanks so much for educating us.
Incredibly helpful! THANK YOU!
I’m so glad I found these videos. I’ve been not able to work as I’m a dental hygienist. The pain got so excruciating. So I then started doing reception and my bulging disk isn’t any better. I assumed there was no way to fix this problem. Wow. Thanks
Best advice video ive seen this far. Thank you for being honest and detailed.
Thank you so much! Your videos are helping me tremendously navigate through my injuries! Your advice is absolutely making a difference!
Thanks for the information! Well done.
Brilliant. Just the information I needed. Thanks!
Wow you hit it on the head for the walking part. The last few days i barely walked because of the pain. Today i went for a 2 hour walk in the pain and i feel great. Im not saying im fixed but im way better then when i was not walking.
Yep I recently did my back in and couldn’t sit for more than 5 minutes and was basically confined to living on the floor (I find it does it good). I found going for light walks up and down my driveway was doing it good, even though it hurt like hell and felt a bit wrong.
How are you now hope you're doing well ❤️🩹
@@asdfssdfghgdfy5940 how are you now hope you're doing well ❤️🩹
What a great presentation! Thank you!!! You explain things very well and clearly.
Your explanation of the c curve is brilliant .... got it
This is the most useful and encouraging teaching on bulging discs that I ever heard. Thank you, Mr Will Harlow
So pleased you found it valuable!
Thank for this! I find that keeping moving reduces the pain, agree with all the sitting advice: I have experienced this. Hydration is so important! Thank you for your exercise advice. I feel worse after a massage!
You have been extremely useful. Especially the MRI result information. Very grateful
Hey Dr Harlow,
Thanks for this advice. I'm only 29, but am an ex-powerlifter. I know I've had some deterioration on my discs over the years. & as of late, it's become more common for me to bulge or even potentially herniate the discs in my lower back. & it's never when I lift weights. It's always when I do something STUPID. 29 should still be considered a young man, in my head, but I need to come to grips with the fact that I'm just not. I hurt my back like this almost twice a year now, & it's ungodly annoying. Hopefully this helps me get through it a bit faster
Thank you so much! I needed all this. Precious!
Thank you, as someone in severe pain I now have clarity about the do and don't for healing.
So useful. Thank you! My Dr noticed nothing on CT scan so sent me away until pain returned. I’ve had to diagnose myself with research and opinions from friends and woke detailed content like this. Feels like I have some control and power over my pain!❤
Wow, this is just about the most accurate & helpful video on what not to do that I've found. Thanks!!!
Got diagnosed today with bullying disc thank goodness I found this video. I appreciate 🙏
Bullying disc? Pun intended? I like it!
Thank you so much, I really love the video and I hope I will find help doing the needful.
What a tremendous video, I am so pleased to have found it. So many of what you said I can relate to. I have a MRI scheduled for next week, be interesting to see the output from that. Thanks for uploading.
Thanks for your detailed explanation.
This video came up at the time I was feeling super depressed seeing my mri.. I have a disc bulge at l5 s1 and my doc straight away recommended surgery. I was too shocked. Although I had some pain in my leg with no back pain, I never knew he would straight away recommend surgery. I cried my eyes out and the mri reports made it even worse. 2 weeks have gone and my pain has come to 3 from 10 with just walk and not bending.. hoping to recover quickly now. Amen. Thank you for this video, we need more people like you on planet Earth. 😇
I'm so sorry to hear about what you've been experiencing, but it's brilliant to hear that your pain has decreased so drastically - it sounds like you've been doing what you can to support your healing. I hope my videos can offer further support during this time!
@@HT-Physio absolutely! Thank you so much. 🤞
I am from the central part of India and I am 43 years of age. I am into academics and I am an avid reader so my day involves lot of sitting. I am having L5SI bulged disc which has been diagnosed recently. Thanks for posting this wonderful information. I found the information very useful and pragmatic. Your suggestions are very effective and reassured my determination to keep doing my body active and engaged in strategic workout to improve my lower back situation. I got immense benefit by dead hang exercise. Again thank you for your video.
Thank you brother God bless you and give you light
Thank you for giving me a hope!
Your explanation is very helpful!
Blessings to you and everyone!!🙏🙏🙏❤️
I am so glad I have come across this video after suffering from a herniated disc and sciatica for 6 months. After visiting private hospitals, multiple therapists and physios , no one has given me this sort of information. I can't wait to be out of pain, so thankyou
I'm sorry to hear you have been suffering - I hope my advice proves beneficial. I wish you all the best in your recovery :)
Thank you, fantastic advice. I’m 62 fit male. I had lumbar radiculopathy L5 for few days with lots of pain in my leg.Yesterday I had CT scan with injection. I’m still in a pain but improving. Funny, all 7 points you mentioned are pretty much my case. Drinking water is a big one.
WATER 🤔,Is anyone else realizing they're is SOOOO MUCH CHEMICAL IN THE WATERS THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY DRYING YOU UP???🤔 I DONT CARE FOR PLAIN WATER,I PREFER TO FLAVOR IT WITH FRUITS OR 1/4 JUICES...BUT BECAUSE I NORMALLY DON'T DRINK WATER AND LOVE COFFEE(DEHYDRATOR), I USE TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE NEXT DAY IN MY SKIN, IMMEDIATELY THAT I ACTUALLY DRANK WATER🙄💦💡...EVER SINCE "COVID-19",ARRIVED I NOTICED STRANGE THINGS W/ ALOT OF THE WATER,THE TASTE,THE BOTTLES...SO I ACTUALLY STARTED JUICING MORE VEGGIES INSTEAD AND PUTTING MY OWN CONCOCTIONS TOGETHER...BUT IF THEIR DRYING YOU OUT,WELL JUST BE AWARE😘🙏
Thanks for making this video, it helps people in pain and gives them an idea what to do and what not to!
Very useful! Thank You for posting this !!!
Thank you so much Doc for sharing such a life saving knowledge. I had sciatica and your video helped me a lot to heal faster. the way you explained everything in depth is commendable. Thank you🙏🏻
Thank you for posting this. Great video. I hope you one about neck as well as back.
This was very helpful and reassuring. I like that you mention not to fret too much over the mri results as they can be scary to read though it’s neccesary from a patients point of view to be reassured of correct diagnosis and treatment.
Thank you so much. Very informative.
Informative! Thank you!
Thanks. Very informative.
This is GREAT information.
Thank You So Much!
By far the most helpful video I've watched.
Thank you again. This explains why the hamstring exercises my physio made me do was making it worse when i had a bulging disc problem. I feel like Ive been getting so many different input from different professionals and yours has made the most sense. Thank you.
Lol same thing happened to me I was in pt for a couple weeks and the pt actually made my pain worse😂
Very helpful advice.Thank you.
What fantastic advice, I am taking up all the advice given,especially about the MRI scan,and need to walk around more,thank you so much.
Thank you for your advices and nice efforts.
Excellent advise! Thanks!!
I wish I saw this weeks ago! I’ve been stretching hamstrings, sitting on soft seats…clearly doing it all wrong. Worst bout of sciatica I ever had! I now I have hope this might end… thank you!
A really wise presentation! Thank you!
Thanks a lot for such a valuable information, much appreciated!
Everything this guy is saying is so spot on the hamstring stretches are absolutely the WORST thing you can do WHEN you’re in one of those spasms if you’re feeling great then they’re ok but in the middle of pain or spasm DO NOT STRETCH YOUR HAMSTRINGS
Thank you for the advice
Thank you. Ive been trying to hard with excersies that were damaging
Absolutely fantastic and very well executed. Very helpful. Thanks you
So pleased they were helpful!
Very good info! Many thanks.
Thank you Brother!!! Really appreciate your work...
Thank you for educating us so well.I really appreciate your great work
This video has informed and helped me more than any other. Thank you!
Absolutely the best information! He sums up in seven mistakes what I've finally learned after years of trial and error with therapists and surgeons.
Thanks for the kind words!
@@HT-Physio No problem. I've had L4-L5 laminectomy, so I'm constantly searching to find what exercises I can and cannot use for strengthening core and back yet avoid irritation of the nerves. I wish I would have known this information years ago before disc problems developed.
Excellent - thank you !
Thank you, really great and useful advice!
Thank you so much, so well explained.
You're very welcome!
Excellent explanation…. The best I’ve seen
Thanks for the very useful information. You give me hope!
Super helpful, thanks man.
Thank you very much,so informative!
Thank you very much for the kind comment!
Well spoken. Thank you
Great advice and information. Thanks for info before my upcoming mri. Now i know what to expect. Thank you!
This is great info, thank you very much.
Thank you so much for your great video.🌻
thank you.Very good advice.
so so educational !!! Thank you so much