This is a big topic for sure and something I'm currently struggling with especially when you're not even sure why you've regressed or what caused a setback. The other thing I've found the most difficult is when the pain changes and just when one thing was feeling better something else feels worse or another area. It feels like fixing one hole in a leaking boat and another appears 😅
Hi Mike, oh yes the moving pain and tingles scenario! It really likes to mess with your head on that one and as you say one day you have an increase in pain for no apparent reason which leaves you shaking your head. It is all part of the process unfortunately. It is very rare to have a completely linear path to being fully recovered as we use our lower backs in so much of what we do it is virtually unavoidable not to pick the scab to some degree which of course leads to a longer recovery time than say a broken arm. Just got to keep focused on the end goal! :)
I had a disc protrusion l4l5s1 7 years ago, it didn't go away until the end, it always came back after a long drive or hard work but briefly, now a month ago I was working under the sink bent over and everything came back to me like the first day, the worst thing is that I can't drive the car again
Many mental challenges. First off the pain itself just makes me want to hide in a fetal position all day (some days). The very slow progress; it feels like I'm losing so much of my time and missing out on a lot, even small things like being able to bake something or go for a walk without pain a wobbling around. Family watching helplessly and frustrated not being able to do much for me. Not finding a comfortable position throughout the day. Sitting on the couch is out of question, sitting on a chair is intolerable for more than a few minutes, standing hurts, walking hurts, lying down is the only option so there I am wasting another day of my life on my back and can't wait for bedtime and for the day to end. But then sleeping is also painful. Being useless, watching everybody else do the chores I'm supposed to do. And then wondering if the pain might just stay forever because I can't visualize the future without pain. It can be a very dark and hopeless place. Went "swimming" today - can't call it swimming really, tried a few backstrokes and had to stop because it kept pulling on my nerve as soon as I reached over my head, then tried decompression which also hurt like hell, and just ended up watching the 80 year old ladies doing laps. So today is not a good day, much more pain than yesterday, especially after being in the water. And time is ticking, going into the third month and who knows how many months of this I'll have to endure while others are enjoying their lives.
Oh yes i was just talking to someone about this yesterday where some days the pain will consume your thinking and often will become worse for no reason. This is all part of the healing process unfortunately and it is very rarely a linear start to finish path. When i went to the pool i used to just walk up and down slowly as that i could do pain free or even just lying on the water as it was a moment to have no pain and give me some relief. As much as walking hurts doing it as much as you can, albeit in short intervals, is highly recommended. For healing to take place we need movement to encourage blood flow to those damaged tissues and for the removal of the inflammatory materials. Has the pain improved since pool day?
Not knowing when and if one will really get better / be back to the old self is really challenging. Especially as I never experienced any back pain in my life (luckily) and injured because of bad ego lifting technique. What caused your re-injury and could you have prevented it in your opinion?
Oh yes pain after ego lifting is a humbling reality that we are indeed not invincible ;) My reinjury started Nov 2023 after doing squats in a smith machine for the previous month - not my choice of exercise but i was following a programme given to me as i was planning to compete last year. Anyway, looking back at the exercise angle of this particular machine and my squat meant that when coming out of the bottom there was excessive extension stress being placed on my lumbar vertebrae - almost like the discs were getting pinched. Now the early stages of the sciatica were just a few little tingles and i brushed it off as just a small grumbling and didn't take it seriously...as i should have of course....fast forward to march of 2024 i was trap bar deadlifting with a bar that was 10kgs heavier than the bar i was used to. I got my weights wrong, pulled it and my back rounded, got immediate sciatica pain down the leg and knew immediatley what i had done. Instant regret! So, could i have prevented it? Most defintely, typically i look at every exercise i prescribe with a risk/reward attitude approach and a biomechanical perspective. In this case i was following a programme given to me and wanted to shut my brain off, that was mistake number one. I should have just continued squatting normally with a BB. Second mistake was not laying off the spinal compression work as soon as the sciatica started. That was down to the ego lifting and athletic invicibility complex, again using self reflexion and critical thinking would have most likely prevented this. Again, at the end of the day, i am still learning :) hope that makes sense but feel free to ask any questions you may have.
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This type of pain will drive anyone crazy, good advice my man!
Indeed man, some days are going to be better than others and that is just par for the course. Got to keep focused on the end goal! ;)
This is a big topic for sure and something I'm currently struggling with especially when you're not even sure why you've regressed or what caused a setback. The other thing I've found the most difficult is when the pain changes and just when one thing was feeling better something else feels worse or another area. It feels like fixing one hole in a leaking boat and another appears 😅
Hi Mike, oh yes the moving pain and tingles scenario! It really likes to mess with your head on that one and as you say one day you have an increase in pain for no apparent reason which leaves you shaking your head. It is all part of the process unfortunately. It is very rare to have a completely linear path to being fully recovered as we use our lower backs in so much of what we do it is virtually unavoidable not to pick the scab to some degree which of course leads to a longer recovery time than say a broken arm. Just got to keep focused on the end goal! :)
I had a disc protrusion l4l5s1 7 years ago, it didn't go away until the end, it always came back after a long drive or hard work but briefly, now a month ago I was working under the sink bent over and everything came back to me like the first day, the worst thing is that I can't drive the car again
It is taking way longer then i thought it would (7th month recurring after several years).. still dealing with it. All in good time.. in sha Allah
Time heals a lot of injuries, you just need to make sure you are following a consistent rehab plan as that will get you to the end :)
Are you currently suffering from a herniated disc? What's been the biggest mental challenge in your recovery? Let me know in the comments!
Many mental challenges. First off the pain itself just makes me want to hide in a fetal position all day (some days). The very slow progress; it feels like I'm losing so much of my time and missing out on a lot, even small things like being able to bake something or go for a walk without pain a wobbling around. Family watching helplessly and frustrated not being able to do much for me. Not finding a comfortable position throughout the day. Sitting on the couch is out of question, sitting on a chair is intolerable for more than a few minutes, standing hurts, walking hurts, lying down is the only option so there I am wasting another day of my life on my back and can't wait for bedtime and for the day to end. But then sleeping is also painful. Being useless, watching everybody else do the chores I'm supposed to do. And then wondering if the pain might just stay forever because I can't visualize the future without pain. It can be a very dark and hopeless place. Went "swimming" today - can't call it swimming really, tried a few backstrokes and had to stop because it kept pulling on my nerve as soon as I reached over my head, then tried decompression which also hurt like hell, and just ended up watching the 80 year old ladies doing laps. So today is not a good day, much more pain than yesterday, especially after being in the water. And time is ticking, going into the third month and who knows how many months of this I'll have to endure while others are enjoying their lives.
Oh yes i was just talking to someone about this yesterday where some days the pain will consume your thinking and often will become worse for no reason. This is all part of the healing process unfortunately and it is very rarely a linear start to finish path. When i went to the pool i used to just walk up and down slowly as that i could do pain free or even just lying on the water as it was a moment to have no pain and give me some relief. As much as walking hurts doing it as much as you can, albeit in short intervals, is highly recommended. For healing to take place we need movement to encourage blood flow to those damaged tissues and for the removal of the inflammatory materials. Has the pain improved since pool day?
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Exactly :)
Not knowing when and if one will really get better / be back to the old self is really challenging. Especially as I never experienced any back pain in my life (luckily) and injured because of bad ego lifting technique.
What caused your re-injury and could you have prevented it in your opinion?
Oh yes pain after ego lifting is a humbling reality that we are indeed not invincible ;) My reinjury started Nov 2023 after doing squats in a smith machine for the previous month - not my choice of exercise but i was following a programme given to me as i was planning to compete last year. Anyway, looking back at the exercise angle of this particular machine and my squat meant that when coming out of the bottom there was excessive extension stress being placed on my lumbar vertebrae - almost like the discs were getting pinched. Now the early stages of the sciatica were just a few little tingles and i brushed it off as just a small grumbling and didn't take it seriously...as i should have of course....fast forward to march of 2024 i was trap bar deadlifting with a bar that was 10kgs heavier than the bar i was used to. I got my weights wrong, pulled it and my back rounded, got immediate sciatica pain down the leg and knew immediatley what i had done. Instant regret! So, could i have prevented it? Most defintely, typically i look at every exercise i prescribe with a risk/reward attitude approach and a biomechanical perspective. In this case i was following a programme given to me and wanted to shut my brain off, that was mistake number one. I should have just continued squatting normally with a BB. Second mistake was not laying off the spinal compression work as soon as the sciatica started. That was down to the ego lifting and athletic invicibility complex, again using self reflexion and critical thinking would have most likely prevented this. Again, at the end of the day, i am still learning :) hope that makes sense but feel free to ask any questions you may have.