I have a few quick recommendations: If you’re experiencing a lot of pain, constant from the moment you wake up until you fall asleep, you’re in a state of inflammation and exercise will increase it. You can find pain relief during night by sleeping in a sitting position but laying on your back. So basically you put something under your lower limbs to achieve a 90 degree angle in your hips and again in your knees. Just as if you were sitting. Make use of a TENS in this fase, it will numb the pain and increases blood flow. Apply it and open the area where the hernia is located. Probable your GP can explain you. A herniated disk will go trough 3 phases, the inflammatory phase which is very painful. Your auto immune system will be set in motion to recycle the herniated material. Next you have the tissue repair phase, the ruptured annulus fibrosus is being repaired and in this phase you can start up the Mckenzie procedure. After you went through this procedure you will end up in the tissue remodeling phase in which you need to start the correct exercises to remodel the new scar tissue so it becomes flexible. In all cases it’s of critical importance to be guided by a good GP. I ‘am not a health care provider, just an other victim who read the Mechanical Diagnostic & Therapy books of Robin Mckenzie. If your pain increases, go one step back. Assure you posture is correct at all time during the day, mind your lordosis! Remember, you’re not alone and self education is the key to succes. You need to understand your condition in order to deal with it in your everyday live. Good luck, I’m also still recovering. Oh, and if you run into a doctor that tells you a condition is for the rest of your live, you best seek help elsewhere. Very few conditions are for live, the body has an enormous capacity to heal itself. It only needs the right circumstances. One last tip, in the inflammation state, make tea from ginger, fresh curcuma root and black pepper. Flood yourself with it, it has remarkable benefits.
I feel like I’m in the inflammatory state since my pain started months ago, sometimes exercises help, sometimes they don’t. It’s bulging discs in my neck, please help what to do
Physiotherapist here. Great work Inspiring and excellent way of sharing your experience with others! Really Helps to show there is a light at the end of the tunnel. My bug bare is consultants telling their patients what they can’t do and how they have to change their life. Utter bullocks. People CAN live a full life and if not even more then what they did pre bulge with a diagnosis of a lumbar disc bulge or herniation. Most of us carry bulges without even realising. There is not taking away the horrendous pain you can have when one is acutely flared but be reassured MOST do settle and you can get back to your life! 🙏❤
This is almost exactly my story - right up to the cortisone shot, which I have scheduled for tomorrow. 3 months of pain and PT and I'm hopeful I can make a full recovery. This is very encouraging!!
@@SandeepJL im so soooo happy for you! I’m 3 and a half months in 2 discs herniation which I aggravate 2 weeks ago. Back in acute phase. I don’t give up!
I am so happy for you emma. I do karate. I had a disc herniation since 6 weeks. I recovered with swimming and MkCENZI stretches. Am pain free now but afraid of coming back to training and making the situation happen again or get worse. I am so sad about to kill myself because i am so eager to come back to karate. Btw i did not even needed steroids to relieve pain just mkcenzi exercises were enough and swimming is soo relaxing. Xan i go to combat training like i used to before 6 weeks?! And when?! Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing your success story. As an over50-year old Ballerina, I pushed vigorously in the Forward Fold position of Yoga in order to stretch my hamstrings, touch the floor with my palms, and forward split as low as I could. My Yin Yoga Teacher, Ballet Teacher, and Primary Care Physician never told me the possible disc harm I was self-imposing. So, I kept pushing through the pain yo get my results and now I’m out of Ballet and in Physical Therapy to deal with a 1mm bulging disc between L4 and L5. I am depressed and feel hopeless, until I came across this vi
Girl I hear you. I'm a ballroom dancer with an L-L5 herniation. I kept trying to push through it. My coach certainly wasn't going to tell me to stop. I had to "check my ego" as Emma says and stop all dancing. :( Now it's time to find a good rehab doctor. The PTs I've been going to were worthless. I'm sad to have stopped dancing but hopeful that I will eventually recover. I know you will too! We just have to leave dance alone for the moment. Many blessings for healing to you!
I was in tons of pain for 3-4 weeks so much so i couldn't walk i couldn't move.. Painkillers didn't work... I took steroids and that helped 50% ... Went to 3 different physiotherapist... 2/3 said I'll need surgery down the road... Got MRI and my disc had spilled out and was pressing entire spinal cord...I'm a man and i never show emotions specifically pain but this pain was fkn unbearable... I said yes to surgery to get rid of the pain... Underwent endoscopic surgery to treat it and everything was painful from needles to surgery to then walking and sitting and mental pain of being a burden on your family... I was told to get bed rest for 6 weeks.... And full recovery has been said to be 6 months... Now its been 10 days after surgery i don't have too much pain but i am relearning to walk again... My left leg is half numb and i don't feel it... I hate my life... The point of my story is guys if you feel pain please go check it up with a doctor... Specially men.. We have to be loving to ourselves guys... Please don't do what i did.
THank you so much for sharing your Success Story. I have been suffering for almost 6 months now and I needed positive stories to keep me consistent and hopeful about a good future.
@@bridgetjones5695 Hey, thank you for commenting. Hope we all fight this with our survival instinct. As per the doctor's advice and MRI findings my stenosis condition won't improve but yes with a good exercise regime and a proper sitting posture with stretching intervals I am managing the condition. Not so painful as it used to be but too much physical work or even a little heavy lifting brings back the pain.
This is really inspiring!It’s been 6 months since I’ve lifted in the gym.I herniated my L4-L5 disc and I’m improving everyday and your story inspired me a lot more!Currently doing McGill’s Big 3,the McKenzie stretch and glute bridge so that I don’t leave any stones unturned and come back stronger.Lots of love from India🇮🇳♥️
Bro one doubt. I have the same problem. Doctor told me to lie down always. And I'm doing IFT and laser therapy in physiotherapy. Will it get better by just doing this?
Thank you for sharing. I’m going thru almost the exact thing. People don’t believe me when I tell them the pain is so bad it makes you feel like taking your own life some days.
Thanks for sharing! Just one note on the cobra pose though: I learned from reading Dr. Stuart McGill's books that the cobra pose only helps people with more than 70% of disc height remaining, if you have significant disc height loss, the cobra pose can make it worse.
Thank you, I needed this. I recently injured my spine squatting heavy with poor form. 4 weeks later and I am still in discomfort every day. I am getting serious about my road to recovery now and my ultimate goal is to return to squatting and deadlifting pain free -- even if Im doing less weight than before. I'm really happy for you that you got over this issue. You are truly an inspiration. Best of luck in your journey and god bless.
Inspirational ! I’m 3 months into my recovery journey. Herniated my L5/S1, also got an epidural shot and started my therapy 2 weeks ago and I can hienetly say I’m about 70% back to recovery. I can resume my normal life activities, which is a big blessing for me and my toddler boy. So far, working on core workouts, like planks, prone press push ups, dips, and sciatic stretches for the nerve pain I used to have. Hopefully I can have a full recovery and continue my fitness journey.
@@malathi4581 look up the video "The WORST Stretches For Low Back Pain (And What To Do Instead) Ft. Dr. Stuart McGill" by Jeremy Ethier. I have the same disc issue and I"ve been doing these exercises everyday... it seems to be helping
It’s great to hear you are pain free after such a long journey. I currently have a herniated L5 pinching my nerve, running down my right side. Initially hurt my back last November but worked through it, good days/ bad days. I’d been training for an Ironman race taking place this Sunday! Had been going to physical therapy and getting acupuncture twice a week and things were going well training wise, swim was great, my bike was coming along, that’s where I had most of my pain, my right hamstring & glute really tightened up but we’re getting better after doing the prescribed stretches. I’d done most of my run training on the treadmill up until about seven weeks ago. Then after a couple of long road runs everything seemed ok. I literally sat into my car one morning and the pain in my hamstring/ glute was excruciating. I could barely walk. I’m currently only really pain free lying down, I have been doing the Mackenzie method and sill going to physio. I had an MRI and I had both an epidural and a steroid shot into my spine. It gave some relief but I still cannot walk more than 30/40 feet without having to lie down and stretch. Going for surgery next Thursday 18th. Hopefully it will take the pressure off the nerve and be pain free 🤞. It was great to hear your story and I hope you stay pain free.
Hi Allan, did you have the surgery? How are you feeling? My son is having exactly same symptoms than you and is going into surgery in 2 weeks, he is nervous about it… I just want to hear about your experience. I hope you are well and pain free.
@@clarettrejo Hi Claret, Yes, I had my surgery on August 18th. The surgery went well thankfully. As soon as I woke up afterwards I could feel immediate relief from the siatic pain in my glute and leg. I was walking around the room two hours later and the physio had me walking around the following morning, up and down the stairs! I was obviously sore where I had the incision but I could walk and sit which was something I could not do for the previous two months. I was walking very slowly and I did have some pain on the outer side of my calf for a couple of weeks afterwards, somewhere I did not have pain previously but that passed after a few weeks. I started walking about 1k a day a week or so post op. I found it difficult to go much further and was tired after these short walks and if I walked too far i would be wiped the following day. It improved in the following weeks though. I went form cycling & running for hours a week to barely being able to walk 1k without being tired but it does improve slowly. I am just over three months post op now and am feeling good. I am still a little sore in my lower back and I f I over do things my leg gets a a dull ache but nothing like it was. I’m back swimming up to 8/10k a week in the last month. It’s non load bearing which is great. I’ve done a few very easy cycles and I was ok. The biggest thing i would say is to take things as easy as possible in the weeks after surgery, the last thing your son wants is to re herniate his disc. I cannot stress this enough. Please tell him for the first 4/6 weeks try not to bend at the waist and to log roll when getting up from lying down. I found it extremely difficult to not be active but he will be quite stiff and sore in the following weeks. The surgery is quite straightforward and if he is careful with his recovery he will be fine. I left it ten weeks before I returned to work, if he has a physically demanding job I was advised to a minimum of twelve weeks. It sounds like a long time but if he re herniates it will be starting from the beginning again. Again, take things as easy & as slowly as possible in the weeks after surgery. It has definitely helped me and I’m back working, walking, sitting and swimming. I hope his surgery goes well and I wish him all the very best with it. There will be good & bad days but there is light at the end of the tunnel and things will get back to normal in time. Kind regards, Alan.
L4l5 and l5s1 2 disc bulge over strech spinal ligamental and hurt to facet joints grater on the left mine were not jut disc bulge they were disc protusions worst then just a disc bulge and i was of pain in 12 weeks,guys keep moving u stay in bed ur f...ed walk if u dont get pain while walking walk! U gota keep the blood flow to heal faster what i did was i did alot of core muscle training Superman back extention Bridges Planks Cat cow Push ups Every morning on bed i would do bridges to active my lower back muscles then start the day with a hot shower foucus the hot water on my lower back, heat on the lower back will help with blood flow around that area. Im doing back muscle guys u need to make back muscle to support ur spine make a better core u need mack muscle and abs, dont bend foward im a machanic and still get the job done if i have to work on a lower area i squat or get on my knees,if pick up somthing from the floor i bend my knees and squat a little everything helps,i got injured on feb 26 of this year and im pain free as of now am i 100% heald i dont think so am i going to stop working out or paying attention to my back i dont think so ima keep up helping my back why cause i need my back dor the rest of my life! Guys im pain free i dont take pain pills and i have no surgery and i didnt even get the shot for my spine when dr offer it💪🏾 ima tell u guys somthing body makes u feel pain for a reason so u wont get hurt more and stop doing bad stuff that hurts it so what do u think its going to happen if u dont feel pain cause u have shot of anestesia in ur spine ur going to make it worsti see it this way those shots are like a band aid ur not fixing the problem ur covering it. A disc problem heals in 6 week to 6 month if u have 2 disc problems or more it can take a year so dont rush to surgery stay strong guys i know how u feel i couldnt walk for days at some point,i was even crawling from my bed to the restrooms was on bed for days i had to research and took maner to heal my selft faster cause drs dont care about u my dr didnt even bother to read my mri and didnt explain it to me,i had to look for some one to help me under stand my mri, and that person even helped me with work outs and stuff his name is remi sovran look him up in youtube he has bad disc to and he heald his back and now even dead lifts near 400lbs. There is hope guys,dont rush for shots and surgery!!! U mest up ur back little by little now u gota fix it and let it heal little by little. Im hear if u guys need some words i know how u guys feel i was on depression for 2month plus the week i got my i jury my grand pa passed away a man who was like my father sence my dad left me when i was 5 years old and my grandpa took care of me so trust me i know how u guys feel thinking am i going to be normal, am i going to have xxx, am i going to walk, am i going to be able to work, i understand u guys give ur selft a break and if u cant walk right now and ur in bed use that time to think everything on how u plan to heal on what food are u going to eat like a diet think everything to not hurt ur body and take care of ur selft meditate and also what helped me alot was to pray God hears guys even my pt trainer told me God hears! God bless u all and ur bodys 😇🙏
@NehaPandey-py8mc no never till u help it it doesn't heal u make it heal, u got to get ur muscles stronger, practice range of motion and stretch, bed sorry but u are not gona see a difference stop that and move I'm going for 3 years 0 pain no sciatica pain no nerve pain also u gota learn to decompress.
@@NehaPandey-py8mc best thing that's helped me gain back muscle faster was a roman chair it focuses on lower back muscle work out it only take 6 months to get new strong muscles ur back will thank u and Lear how to carry heavy stuff bend ur knees and let ur legs do the job don't break ur back
@NehaPandey-py8mc u will heal but u gota put work to if if not ur back will be week and provoke muscle spasms on ur back and ul have pain on what ever task u do
Thank you so much for uploading this :) truly gave me hope, I’m going to commit and be consistent and get out of this! Congrats on your recovery, it must be so gratifying to see results after a long time.
It’s been about 4 years since my back surgery for my herniated disc and seeing this honestly gives me some hope🙏🏼 since my surgery I’ve had some set backs with other injuries and a hernia surgery that didn’t go well and prevented me from doing PT for over a year. But now I’ve been in pt again for the past year and I’m finally seeing some progress. I’m actually squatting a 20 lb dumbbell for 20 reps. Not much but for the longest time I couldn’t even carry a case of water from my car to my apartment. My sciatica has also gotten a lot better then where it was before but it’s still a work in progress trying to manage it. Idk if that’ll ever fully go away but I’m just happy my lower back is finally feeling somewhat okay again and now after seeing this I really think I can get to a point where I can squat my body weight one day. Still working up to try and jog. Kind of scared since it’s been 4 years since I’ve jogged or ran but I gotta take the leap of faith eventually🙏🏼
Best of healing to you bro. How many mm’s was your disk bulge ? I have a 16 mm extrusion compressing my spinal thecal sac but I have no pain… thank God.
I HAVE SCIATICA FOR NOW 3 MONTHS NOW LEFT BUTT AND LEG, THE LAST 3 WEEKS I CANT STAND OR WALK , I CRAWL ON THE FLOOR , NO INSURANCE IM SCREWED, I STRETCH ICE AND HEAT, NO PILLS TRYING TO CURE IT NATURALLY. I WAS HEALTHY AND THIS CAME OUT OF NOWWHERE !
I feel you man How old are you I’m the same and I’m young Want to to have fun play run ski trek and I feel like it’s all gone How are you now can you update?
@@ידידיהצבע-מ4צ I started walking on 7/6/21 for the first time due to the sciatica . part of april, all of may, june of 2021 i was only able to crawl on the floor , i was in so much pain ! it took me another 2 months to get my strength and energy back once i was able to stand and walk , i was so weak with no energy . im 57, a former athlete college football, boxing, biking, hiking, swimming. currently i ice, wet heat, stretch, walk , light dumbells, push ups . i thought i was permently ruined the pain was so bad and i wasnt healing . thank god i conquered it for now !🐅
This is exactly how my experience was. No shot just needed rest first, then physical therapy. I did it backwards and stayed in pain through all the physical therapy. When I got rest I got better. The body is amazing and can do a lot but still needs rest.
Thank you for giving people with back pain hope. Thanks for telling us to be positive and proactive. And for telling us to do the work! ❤️ thank you thank you for giving us hope. It can be such a depressing experience.
I have to comment, do NOT blindly listen to your doctor! If you follow doing what your doctor suggest, and it makes your pain worse, STOP doing it. If your doctor doesn't listen to your feedback that the suggestions didn't help or even made your condition worse, change the doctor! I had severe back pain, ao strong I couldn't even lift a tea cup from the kitchen counter, and my orthopaedist only gave me an anti-pain injection and Ibuprofen and told me to just go to work as normal, even after MRI diagnosis of acute herniated disc. Of course, his suggestions made it worse as any movement triggered the acute inflammation. Then I went to my GP who gave me a sick leave which I used to stay at home, most of the time laying on the floor on a yoga mat with elevated legs, doing back traction, bought myself a back support belt, and slept on the yoga mat with elevated legs, and being super careful and conscious with every single movement throughout the day. After two weeks, it got significantly better. After three, I could actually start rehab exercises, starting with mild mobilisation (i.e. cat-camel, pelvic tilt, cobra), and then a bit later isometric core stabilisation exercises (i.e. glute bridge, side plank, bird-dog). Next step isometric exercises in movement (i.e. farmer walk/suitcase carry) before eventually moving on to dynamic exercises. Listen to your body, if an exercise/movement makes the pain worse, dial back and rather err on the side of caution. Of course you should move your body to rebuild, but as said in the video, check your ego and only do movements/exercises that your injured parts are able to sustain and do your body good. When the body starts to heal it also will adapt to your movements and you can slowly add in intensity to get back to your old self and maybe even stronger.
Your herniated disc recovery is a testament to resilience. Thanks for sharing your journey. It's inspiring to see what can be achieved with hard work and checking your ego!
My doctor, nor the back specialist that I went to explained what a herniated disc was. They basically told me my only options was to do the shot and maybe physical therapy would help. Never explained to me the healing process or if the pain would go away. Such a shame that the only way to get good information is by researching yourself online. Thank you for providing your testimony and explaining this process better than my "doctors".
You know the saying, if you wanna something done well, do it yourself. Unfortunately sometimes people don't take any responsibility for us, even when they are supposed to (like a doctor) Good luck on your journey to recovery~!
Similar experience for me. I started having hip pain on one side after doing heavy squats and later deadlifts (I'm a weightlifter) about 4 years ago. I tried to work through it for years, but the pain started to become more constant about a year ago so I finally went to a dr. He thought it was bursitis of the hip at first. A cort shot did nothing. Xrays showed some small hip labrum tears so I tried PT for 6 weeks which also did little. He then order an MRI of the hip in which confirmed the tears, but he didn't think they were bad enough to be causing the pain and the pain was in the outer hip, not towards the inside which I typical for a hip issue so then he said it must be a lower back issue so I had an MRI of the back and sure enough, it showed numerous bulging disks pretty much bet all the vert. But he said none of them were very bad except the lower one in which it appears the bulge is pushing against the main nerve on the right side which most likely is making it feel like the pain is coming from the upper leg and hip. But since I still have good strength and no real issues with movement he said there is no cure, but could try a cort shot in the spine for pain relief. That was over a month ago and still haven't heard from the hospital about setting the procedure up. I think I may skip it anyway as it will take years to pay off these bills already that didn't even help. I recently started trying some more supplements and experimental peptide that are supposed to speed up healing. I'm crossing my fingers. I also modified my lifting and guess the days of deadlifts and heavy back squats are over. Guess I'll just go light with lower body and try to maintain and concentrate on upper body. I also started doing some hip and core exercises.
Thanks for this really thoughtful video. Currently 8 weeks into rehab. It’s slow and monotonous. Videos like this are greatly appreciated when going through the setbacks, fluctuating symptoms and grind of early stage rehab. Also a really good point at the end about chronic pain and the mental component that is often part of the problem.
You just helped me soooo much! Day 43 of herniated and bulging C5-7. Ego checked and unable to exercise at all at the moment (dreaming of the day i get back to it). But you’ve given me hope. Thank you!!!
Thanks for sharing! I got diagnosed with L5 slip disc. After 2 months of rest and physical therapy, i feel a LOT better. Aim is to take it slow and get back to normal in 2-3 months. Hopefully I'll be able to do an mount everest base camp next year :) Also - I didn't know patients would be able to lift again. Kudos to you!
@@pranshujain25hi , I’m having the same issue my age is 25. My lower back and right calf muscles area is paining a lot . Have you started to lift weights again ? Kindly reply please . It would be very helpful
it is indeed very important to give this feedback of recovery. There is not enough feedbacks of these discs issues months after conservative therapies. Even about what the pain exactly looks like. Tingling is too vague for example... I am suffering from a lot of discs diseases 3 on the cervical spine, 3 in the thoracic spine and 1 in the lumbar spine. I can tell you it is the hell on earth everyday. I am continuing physiotherapy, some cox method chiropractor and yoga body 21 day challenge (hips and back). I am still crossing my fingers to be able to live again. Your video gave me hope ! Thank you
I’m glad I finally have someone breaking it down. At 15 I was doing football, wrestling, Olympic lifting, working on a farm. I did 4-6 hours of exercise a day bench was 275 squat was 565 and deadlift was 710 all while maintaining a 6 min mile. Then I had kids young stopped working out starting working regular jobs and now at 30 I have an outbreak of a neurological disorder that lead to weakness and inevitably doing what I always do bulging disc and an annular tare. Now a days just carrying laundry to my laundry room makes my back sore but I’m noticing days that I stay lightly active and do some walking I’m not as sore. Something about the activity that helps but thanks to your advice I’m gonna work on getting back to pts and finishing this.
I’m only 20 years young scared and hopeless at times. Especially during the worst times when the pain was unbearable, where oddly enough I truly felt like dying would have been the better choice😅 I am now being treated and getting seen and doing therapy for it. Slowly but surely getting better. I still have pain but definitely am trying to stay strong. I love to know others have had same experiences and seeing them with no pain and feeling back to normal, it truly gives me more hope it’s been a life changing experience🙏
@@btc017 Hello Tai! I am now feeling much better after my epidural shot and weeks of physical therapy. Truly grateful to have stuck through the pain and get treated. I now feel “normal” once again 🙏 thank you Tai I appreciate you
…this video. Thank you SO much for providing your insights into your journey. I look forward to being healed completely and entering the Ballet once again.
Hi Emma . Thanks for sharing your story. You story has motivated me to never give up and try harder to recover from my back injury. I just re injured my back again doing incorrect stretches I got from from my physical therapist . 2 months ago I injured my knee at the gym . I am very active and landed on my knee wrong. I was sent by my doctor to start physical therapy. I was given a regiment stretches to do from my PT. For two weeks i did them without fail , and somehow bulged out another disk . My doctor is thinking L3 causing my upper legs to pinch in and burn. I been like this for 2 months. I been seeing my chiropractor and he feels it’s another disk injury. I will start PT again on Tuesday at Kaiser. If that doesn’t work . My doctor will send me to physical medicine to see a doctor for a steroid shot . I rather heal it natural like you did . You give me hope . You are amazing Emma for Sharing your courageous story with all of us of your journey recovering from your back injury. Thanks again . Be safe and be well 🙂
2 days ago, I got my 3rd epidural in 3 months. First 2 shots did very little, but this one feels really good. I think I overdid PT today, but it still feels better than anything I felt in the last 7 months. Thanks for sharing your story. ❤
This just popped up on my feed because I’ve experienced the same thing, herniated L4-L5, bulging L3-L4, for several years now but the worst one Christmas weekend 2022. I had to cancel all my vacations. I realized the issue stems from years back and never truly doing anything about it besides regular chiropractic adjustments. Getting the MRI and PT was the answer and modifying my exercises and even daily movements made a difference. Oh, and the 2 biggest things I stopped: Deadlifting and Squats. Those were the workouts that consistently cause flare ups and more pain. Now I’ve incorporated the PT exercises in my daily exercises and it’s been extremely helpful. No injections for me.
Thank you for this video. I too had problems with my ego. 14 months into recovery. Still have numb right foot. Every week or so a little better. Weighted hip thrusts seem to help the most. Discovered belts squats. LOL.
The Mackenzie extension (cobra pose) works only if your herniated/bulging disc has at least 70% of it's original height. It is not a panacea for back pain.
I just did my surgery today I been in pain fir almost 1 year and finally I just did my surgery. I hope I it fell better and never come back tha pain! I fell you Ema
This gave me some hope. It’s been over 3 months since I even set foot in the gym but yes checking my ego was a bit of a challenge. After watching this, I’m glad I did it early on. The doctor has told me I’ll never be working out again but I am not going to give up so easily. Have been doing the exercises at home and will get into physical therapy this week. Hoping for the best. Thank you for sharing your journey.
@@sakshidhawan1519 mine is same, doing physio therepy since 1.5 months (got injured 3 months back 🥺 when doing squats) Lil bit improved but it will take nearly 6 months I guess so
I'm a young female with 2 ruptured discs in my early stages of recovery looking for any encouragement and inspiration. I'm trying to find as many no invasive methods as I can. I can't imagine not being able to do my gum routines ever again. I love working out and stay in shape. Thank you so much for the video and support!
How are you doing? I hope you've made a good recovery 🙏 as someone who used to lift heavy and getting a herniated disc, I could certainly use some hope and inspiration
@@smith2186 I'm doing alright at the moment. So i understand everyone's personal experience is different dealing with these types of injuries. Little background here. I am a 30 year old male who was is great physical shape. I Injured by back my compromising my form squatting 270lbs. I injured L5S1 disc (protrusion) the first couple months i was in agony, i had to lay down every 30 mins to relieve the pain. I even started developing sciatic nerve pain. 4 months later i have no sciatic nerve pain but still have lower back pain but i would rate it 3 out of 10 where as before it was 8 out of 10. I'm still very mindful of my posture, not bending, not twisting.Still haven't returned to thy gym, but hoping to soon. It's certainly gotten a lot better and hoping it continues to get better. Best of luck friend! As I've heard from others, it is a journey of time and patience.
Try traction or decompression, crutches 2 get around, if pain decreases by stretching , continue, hv recovered twice herniated disc, first time 10 years of it,
Thank you, useful information. I am waiting for the MRI scan at present and Naproxen (anti-inflammatory) is keeping the pain at bay without the need for strong painkillers (Zapain), I was on before. It is good to hear your experiences in a positive way, I don't feel so alone with it now, thank you again.
My injury occurred almost 8 weeks ago. I'm finally able to call and schedule an MRI tomorrow. But I'm not going to lie, I'm super demotivated by hearing how long it took you... I'm definitely going to do everything I can to get better. And I know it's only been 2 months for me, but I don't know how people can last that long with this kind of pain.
Don't lose hope , whatever your MRI report is! You can get there by having proper treatment and care.. please make sure you are having physiotherapy treatment from very experienced therapist, also leave all the things that aggreviate the pain.. listen to your body! Suffering with L4_L5 and L5_S1 disc herniation for 1.5 years, hardly I can remember when I had passed a pain free day. Just saw this video couple days ago and started physiotherapy.Really feeling the change. I had chiropractic treatment , tons of pain killers, steroid, epidural, robotic tractions! What truly helped is chiropractic treatment and physio therapy.i hope you recover soon.. best wishes for your recovery!
@@AfghanistanToday-rw6wy 16 weeks in now. I’ve been without walking aids (cane/crutches) for a couple weeks now. Physical therapy twice a week (one pool one land) is helping tremendously. Still herniated, but I’ve made sooo much improvement in the last month. Finally seeing some hope
Great experienced advice. As someone with the same issue it's a good idea to keep away from tennis & squash ... these racquet games flare up the pain almost immediately. And ONLY have surgery as an ABSOLUTE last resort. Try everything before going under the knife. I've seen many experts and they all say surgery is 50/50.
Thanks a lot Emma, for sharing this positive experience. I have been carrying myself a L4 L5 bulged disk for the past 7 months, but seems it's now on its way to recovery. Now, I need to get back to my routine (or a new one) because, I have lost a lot of flexibility over these past 7 months.
@@aldalizamarquez8568 I didn't, but had to be patient and careful (did a lot of mistakes at the beginning because I under estimated my condition, whoch made it way worse). Just my 2 cents, things started going better when I stopped doing too much exercise to try to fix it. Less is more! ;) If you are looking for good advice on this topic, I would recommend Will Harlow's channel, he has some good videos about bulged discs.
You deserved a million like. I been there and it’s killing me a live it’s unbearable cuz I am a chef and has to stand for 10 hours a day! I finally has a surgery today I feel so much better.
Never been so disillusioned by the medical profession until I got Sciatica 10 months ago. Wasted over $12,000 listening to various Drs, prescriptions, and failed Physiotherapy. Finally got help from a Chiropractor thanks to icing, traction, electrostimulation, and targeted exercises. He did very few and very light adjustments only. Went from levels 7-9 pain 24/7 to no pain in 4 weeks.
Thanks for your words. A month and a half ago I was in a car accident and the MRI results show that i have a herniated disc (C5-6 ) on my neck and 3 more neck discs bulging . I had been feeling frustrated because I can’t workout and is (was) the only ME TIME. The pain is not so bad ,but I don’t want to get worse. That’s why I stop working out for good but I was thinking that it must be a way to workout without getting worse. That’s how I found you … looking for a routine that even with this neck injury I might be able to do 😢😊
Unfortunately but fortunately this is what I needed to hear. Going on a year of no progress with my herniated disk. Going to PT but not doing it as diligently as I need to. Need to just suck it up and stop with the weights for now. Appreciate you sharing your story.
Thankyou so much, you dont know how much it will help. Me in my healing process, i have a disc bulge, i recently started to go physiotherapy and also when i started to feel better i went back to the gym and lift with same intensity and in 2 days my pain just got worse and so after that i got my MRI done i have got l4-l5 disc bulge, so now i will dedicate myself to physiotherapy sessions , i will take atleast 2 months break from the gym untill i dont feel the pain anymore and start from scratch as a beginner, i was thinking that i wouldn't be able to deadlift and squat with weight but listening to you motivated me back and i am going to conquer this injury like you did
Yes bro i have healed and learned a lot about my body and back muscles , after injury my lower body went extremely tight like hamstrings hip mobility, first and foremost is the doctor selection you should be able to find a doctor who listens to you and you only and gives you time separately, that was the key, my doctor gave me separate time and listened to my issues properly. 2. Movement is key if you have pain you gotta walk or move . You should never be at rest because of pain and 3. Time sorts everything out exercise and everything is good but actual healing happens with time and 4. No movement is bad for you , you can bend do all sorts of things just dont lift heavy ,
I am able to do 90% of exercises in gym and the other 10% is squats or deadlifts which i do with lighter weight and try to correct my form as much as possible, also you can adapt to different alternatives is what i learned , you dont necessarily need to stick to squats and deadlifts there are better alternatives which are safe and probability of getting injured back is less so do hack squats , or smith machine squats and i am pretty much satisfied, it also changed my mentality of what my goal was , i was pretty much just focussed on lifting as heavy as possible without knowing what i was getting into and what my goal was i realised that i cant keep increasing the weight every month or week one day i will have to stop because some body can take only so much of weight
@@piyushkathuria5265 Excellent !!! Thank you for your answer and glad you recovered and learned. I'm just a few weeks of every thing... so need time as you say. Amazing to read you as it is exactly my case🙏🥰 just 1 more doubt, when exaclty did you return to the gym slightly to work out in upper body? And obviously lower body I guess took you months? What kind of "gym" exercises you did this recovery time or maybe bodyweight? Or was it only the physiotherapy and walking that helped you?
@@CarlosDiazAustralia the thing is first i had a bad physio then i switched doctors so 2 months under bad physio and 1month of good physio , the good physio told me that i should continue as soon as possible just be patient and lift light if you experience any pain its not necessarily because of lifting , i would say u can easily do biceps triceps shoulders and any body weight exercise like squats pushups and lat pull down was never an issue
Wow. Thank you for sharing this. You are so right. You have to check your ego. I've had a bulging disk for a year and 4 months. I am finally getting better because I have been listening to what they are saying. Amazing video!
I am so glad to listen to this. I am 26. Got it at 24. Only thing bothering me is that the disc wont ever get back in. Just keep doing pain management therapy. Agree. I dont want the pain. But i want my life back where i never had a second thought before lifting weights. Had i not gotten this injury, i wouldn't have to do exercises everyday 😭😭😭😭
Emma, I had the same experience.. I had a herniated disc in 2019 and it happened all of a sudden one early morning.. Couldn't manage to creep to the bath hold myself to brush... I rushed to a hospital and they put me on tractiom weights for couple of days and finally a renowned spine surgeon in munbai who had got his surgery in auckland,melbourne and Sydney. Finally a Microdisectomy was done Munimum invasive surgery... was on physio exercises for six months... by the end of 2019 I was back to normal... Today I do my stretch excercises and am perfect... No (BLT) bend lift twist... I am tall and that tends to put a hunch... but by Gods grace I have learnt to carry myself... Good thoughts shared
@@Kettlebell-Emma Absolutely...I feel as if it was all a dream and i woke upnow....by Gods grace and the Surgeons Knowledge and profound experience....What a confident Doctor...I still recollect what he said just days before the surgery..He said " Hari you will be rock solid once this surgery is done provided you follow my sop for 6 months .physiotheraphy excercises and basic walking /sitting postures to maintain...Now I am fine n fit......one thing to add his basic advice was don't do any activity like sitting /standing for 2 hrs or prolonged...keep walking and stretching in between....He has brought back life and hope into me....I must admit....These techniques are bored deep in my consciousness now..!!!!
Thank you so much for this information its been a month since and I am so glad i got to see this video ❤I was so depressed and now i literally see a ray of light😇 😊😊
Thank you so much dear for this sharing. I feel the heartbreak too, when they doctor said you cannot do this and that. All the things that he said was my favourite activities such as treadmill, badminton and zumba. 😭😭 It hurt me so much, when i read that slip disc do not have cure and the doctor also said you can only recover up to 90% or less depending on the individual. It hurt so much hearing that. The worst is this put so impact on my work. Im working in so much pain. Im crying everytime the pain come. I have meet doctor for recovery and also did MRI. And im diagnose with L5-S1. 😭😭 He said i need to do yoga and planks everyday, take vitamin b12, physiotherapy 3x/week and also nerve medicine. We will meet again in 3 months. Hope it works, pray for me ya! Watching your video, give me motivation to not give up and it is not impossible to cure. Thank you, again!
@lafleur9576 i did epidural & rf in 2021. It went well and i feel so so much better after that. But, unfortunately i fall on my both knees in aug 2023. Now i already got L4-L5-S1 and huge annular tear. I just undergo epidural and pld3 last 26 sept. Still recovery. But it is very painful. For me is more painful than the rf that i did 3 years back. Now, i cannot stand/sit/walk very long. It is very painful for me. Very painful.
Thanks for your story. Gives me hope. I just (a month ago) suffered a herniated disk (L-3, I think.) My back doc said no more squats/deadlifts. It killed me. And I was hitting PRs.
Thanks for your honest story. It gives me hope! I’m going 6 months with excruciating sciatica pain from herniated L4 and L5 confirmed by MRI. Can you do a video about your experience getting the shot? I hear some concerns for them but at the same time many people have gotten a shot. Thanks!
In regards to the shot if you are talking about the cortisone shot I have had one. Not a Dr or anything so this is just a personal reflection. I'd say pain scale from 1 being ok to ten being the worst it's at a 7. It's not pleasant but if you can't do physical therapy from pain they are good to relieve pain to start physical therapy. Grade two l5s1 herniated disc. I am scheduling an appointment for a fusion on mine. Be mindful that the shot is kind of like a pill bottle. They can become a revolving door and it's a false sense of safety if it takes the pain away. Still be careful if you're pain stops.
Thanks for your positive video , made me feel better. Going through what you went through for 8 months or more , did not take injection though and am 55 years lld
I loved this video. I have c6 c7 protrusion and it is so awful. I got better in 3 month and i went through everything you said... still in pain, not able to do my daily routine. But got hope to feel better and live a pain-free life...
Very lovely video, thank you, I’m going to my 9 weeks now, my problem is that I don’t like to take meds(pills) since I listened to your video, I’m constantly taking my anti-inflammatory pills, muscles relaxers, doing my stretches(inverted table) next week I will have a Steroid injection, really taking care of myself, thank you so much for your encouragement ❤️
Hi, I loved listening to your story and have been going through the videos of wonderful and inspirational souls like you who have gone through the journey that I will probably. Thanks a lot for being of so much hope, cannot thank you enough. I’m in a similar situation where an MRI has detected a herniated L5/S1 disc broad based posterior herniation) and a bulging L4/L5. I’ve started with Mckenzie exercises and am feeling that there is some improvement - in about three days. I have two specific questions which have been bugging me and haven’t gotten helpful answers yet. helpful to have comments from this community (apologies for the long reads): 1. I was doing snatches about 4 weeks ago and felt my back tweak. Post the tweak, I continued with the session while avoiding snatches. I definitely had screwed up posture the two days before this snatch session. Once I came back home, I was walking around like a crane (if you know what I mean). A couple of days of rest and I was feeling ok - I went out and climbed up a few stairs and felt great. Gradually, I started climbing stairs - Added a 25 kg pack to increase intensity of my exercises - managed about 100 floors in two weeks following the tweak. I also road bicycled a couple of times. I was feeling great during and after the exercise (but would assume poor posture later). About 3 weeks since the incidence, there was some remnant pain - I decided to get an MRI and bam! The question is: does this mean my posture is the bigger factor (which I know was poor) than the exercises and I can potentially improve quickly? Also, there has been no tweak in my back since that initial tweak - so has exercise helped me (or at least not worsened me) since the tweak? I did manage to get fitter in the 3 week period before the MRI - so find it strange to believe that the body did not send me a signal. 2. Sometimes I think there is something on the back of my thigh or calf - but that hasn’t been discomforting (but just present sometimes - but I wonder if that’s just the muscle ‘existing’). I am not entirely sure if I am making it up or really having remotely sciatic pain. Is this relatable? Overall, I feel lucky to have discovered this before a debilitating injury, and more importantly, to find a community who have gone through a similar journey and keeping each other strong. I personally will now be taking charge and responsibility for following the process to get out of this and come out wiser and stronger.
I was pain free for 2.5 years working out at physio gym….then it just happened again😢 so had to start again…never really goes away once herniated, will always come and go…you just every few years you’ll go backwards and will tear or herniate again. You just have to continue working on strength……carefully, and work through it. Time and a cortosone shot to move again. Then strengthen
There is so much from the Daoist perspective which needs to be incorporated, that the licensed doctors are unaware of mostly…purging breath is key, complete exhales out of open mouth, then in thru nose, helps release deep stagnations and pain.
Went to a myo therapist had pain in forearm couldn’t lift with the arm. She immediately went to my shoulder. I said it’s my arm she said it’s the nerve up in the shoulder area which there was no pain in the shoulder. Walked out happy omg.
Thank you so much for this inspirational story. I was so depressed due to my lower back pain of L4-L5 from past 5 months. Now I see your vedio, it gives me motivation to fight with pain. I started exercises seeing this hoping to recover soon. 👍🏻
@Akshat M Hello, I am doing good now. Finall getting recovered touchwood. I can walk, sit, climb stairs. I am so sorry if one is facing back pain issue. Overall need to take continuous physiotherapy & exercises like cobra pose, Bridge pose, Plank, camel exercise etc.. These exercises are part of my daily routine & will be continued with my life time. Have faith in yourself & do some yoga poses you will definately get rid of this pain permanently.
Same story, PT, Airrosti, x-rays, finally after 3 months I got an MRI. I just have the consistent tingling in my leg not so much pain. Trying to decide if a shot would be helpful.
I’ve gone through all this. I will preface this that my wife is a doctor. I’m pain free 5 months after. I workout often to an immediately shut all exercise down and meet with pain management and PT. It was awful pain day and night for a long time. PT helped a much but I also needed steroids as well. My advise to anyone shut everything down. Go see a doctor. If you want to exercise ask and show the doctor what moves you are doing and yes…it will feel like your lifting just 10% of what you can do. The point is your progressing. Follow what the doctors say. You will get better.
I have a few quick recommendations:
If you’re experiencing a lot of pain, constant from the moment you wake up until you fall asleep, you’re in a state of inflammation and exercise will increase it.
You can find pain relief during night by sleeping in a sitting position but laying on your back. So basically you put something under your lower limbs to achieve a 90 degree angle in your hips and again in your knees. Just as if you were sitting.
Make use of a TENS in this fase, it will numb the pain and increases blood flow. Apply it and open the area where the hernia is located. Probable your GP can explain you.
A herniated disk will go trough 3 phases, the inflammatory phase which is very painful. Your auto immune system will be set in motion to recycle the herniated material. Next you have the tissue repair phase, the ruptured annulus fibrosus is being repaired and in this phase you can start up the Mckenzie procedure. After you went through this procedure you will end up in the tissue remodeling phase in which you need to start the correct exercises to remodel the new scar tissue so it becomes flexible. In all cases it’s of critical importance to be guided by a good GP. I ‘am not a health care provider, just an other victim who read the Mechanical Diagnostic & Therapy books of Robin Mckenzie. If your pain increases, go one step back. Assure you posture is correct at all time during the day, mind your lordosis! Remember, you’re not alone and self education is the key to succes. You need to understand your condition in order to deal with it in your everyday live. Good luck, I’m also still recovering. Oh, and if you run into a doctor that tells you a condition is for the rest of your live, you best seek help elsewhere. Very few conditions are for live, the body has an enormous capacity to heal itself. It only needs the right circumstances. One last tip, in the inflammation state, make tea from ginger, fresh curcuma root and black pepper. Flood yourself with it, it has remarkable benefits.
ThAnk you for this❤
God Bless You❤🙏
I feel like I’m in the inflammatory state since my pain started months ago, sometimes exercises help, sometimes they don’t. It’s bulging discs in my neck, please help what to do
I repaired my extreme stenosis (with loss of feeling in ALL limbs) and 5 herniations with IF and keto in 1.5 yrs. it REALLY HELPS.
turmeric and black pepper are GREAT and I also give them to my arthritic dogs
Physiotherapist here. Great work Inspiring and excellent way of sharing your experience with others! Really
Helps to show there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
My bug bare is consultants telling their patients what they can’t do and how they have to change their life. Utter bullocks. People CAN live a full life and if not even more then what they did pre bulge with a diagnosis of a lumbar disc bulge or herniation. Most of us carry bulges without even realising. There is not taking away the horrendous pain you can have when one is acutely flared but be reassured MOST do settle and you can get back to your life! 🙏❤
This is almost exactly my story - right up to the cortisone shot, which I have scheduled for tomorrow. 3 months of pain and PT and I'm hopeful I can make a full recovery. This is very encouraging!!
the onyl thing that helped me with my non-operable spinal issues is keto.
How are doing now?
You are giving me some hope. I see the world falling apart infront of me.
I'm so sorry, I hope things get better soon.
How are you now?
@@armandogonzalez0814 I am perfectly alright now. Back to normal life. But still continuing the exercises.
@@SandeepJL im so soooo happy for you! I’m 3 and a half months in 2 discs herniation which I aggravate 2 weeks ago. Back in acute phase. I don’t give up!
I am so happy for you emma. I do karate. I had a disc herniation since 6 weeks. I recovered with swimming and MkCENZI stretches. Am pain free now but afraid of coming back to training and making the situation happen again or get worse. I am so sad about to kill myself because i am so eager to come back to karate. Btw i did not even needed steroids to relieve pain just mkcenzi exercises were enough and swimming is soo relaxing. Xan i go to combat training like i used to before 6 weeks?! And when?!
Thank you
Omg! Thank you! I felt like you were speaking directly to me. I’m praying I can heal over time.
Thank you so much for sharing your success story. As an over50-year old Ballerina, I pushed vigorously in the Forward Fold position of Yoga in order to stretch my hamstrings, touch the floor with my palms, and forward split as low as I could. My Yin Yoga Teacher, Ballet Teacher, and Primary Care Physician never told me the possible disc harm I was self-imposing. So, I kept pushing through the pain yo get my results and now I’m out of Ballet and in Physical Therapy to deal with a 1mm bulging disc between L4 and L5. I am depressed and feel hopeless, until I came across this vi
Girl I hear you. I'm a ballroom dancer with an L-L5 herniation. I kept trying to push through it. My coach certainly wasn't going to tell me to stop. I had to "check my ego" as Emma says and stop all dancing. :( Now it's time to find a good rehab doctor. The PTs I've been going to were worthless. I'm sad to have stopped dancing but hopeful that I will eventually recover. I know you will too! We just have to leave dance alone for the moment. Many blessings for healing to you!
I was in tons of pain for 3-4 weeks so much so i couldn't walk i couldn't move.. Painkillers didn't work... I took steroids and that helped 50% ... Went to 3 different physiotherapist... 2/3 said I'll need surgery down the road... Got MRI and my disc had spilled out and was pressing entire spinal cord...I'm a man and i never show emotions specifically pain but this pain was fkn unbearable... I said yes to surgery to get rid of the pain... Underwent endoscopic surgery to treat it and everything was painful from needles to surgery to then walking and sitting and mental pain of being a burden on your family... I was told to get bed rest for 6 weeks.... And full recovery has been said to be 6 months... Now its been 10 days after surgery i don't have too much pain but i am relearning to walk again... My left leg is half numb and i don't feel it... I hate my life...
The point of my story is guys if you feel pain please go check it up with a doctor... Specially men.. We have to be loving to ourselves guys... Please don't do what i did.
Praying for full recovery for you
I hope the pain goes away.
How are u now
THank you so much for sharing your Success Story. I have been suffering for almost 6 months now and I needed positive stories to keep me consistent and hopeful about a good future.
How do you feel now ? Mine marks 2 months now 😔better than how it was but still struggling ..
@@bridgetjones5695 Hey, thank you for commenting. Hope we all fight this with our survival instinct. As per the doctor's advice and MRI findings my stenosis condition won't improve but yes with a good exercise regime and a proper sitting posture with stretching intervals I am managing the condition. Not so painful as it used to be but too much physical work or even a little heavy lifting brings back the pain.
This is really inspiring!It’s been 6 months since I’ve lifted in the gym.I herniated my L4-L5 disc and I’m improving everyday and your story inspired me a lot more!Currently doing McGill’s Big 3,the McKenzie stretch and glute bridge so that I don’t leave any stones unturned and come back stronger.Lots of love from India🇮🇳♥️
How are you now
@@111himanshurana9 a bit better.improving slowly.What’s your injury
@@earthpisces2009 disc bulge l5 s1
Bro one doubt. I have the same problem. Doctor told me to lie down always. And I'm doing IFT and laser therapy in physiotherapy. Will it get better by just doing this?
@@111himanshurana9 how are you doing now?
Thank you for sharing. I’m going thru almost the exact thing. People don’t believe me when I tell them the pain is so bad it makes you feel like taking your own life some days.
Thanks for sharing! Just one note on the cobra pose though: I learned from reading Dr. Stuart McGill's books that the cobra pose only helps people with more than 70% of disc height remaining, if you have significant disc height loss, the cobra pose can make it worse.
Ahh. Thanks for this info.
Confirmed, L5 S1 central protrusion here and I cannot do cobra or press ups. Both cause pain.
Thank you, I needed this. I recently injured my spine squatting heavy with poor form. 4 weeks later and I am still in discomfort every day. I am getting serious about my road to recovery now and my ultimate goal is to return to squatting and deadlifting pain free -- even if Im doing less weight than before.
I'm really happy for you that you got over this issue. You are truly an inspiration. Best of luck in your journey and god bless.
hi bro how long it took for you to heal completely? Please reply
Inspirational ! I’m 3 months into my recovery journey. Herniated my L5/S1, also got an epidural shot and started my therapy 2 weeks ago and I can hienetly say I’m about 70% back to recovery. I can resume my normal life activities, which is a big blessing for me and my toddler boy. So far, working on core workouts, like planks, prone press push ups, dips, and sciatic stretches for the nerve pain I used to have. Hopefully I can have a full recovery and continue my fitness journey.
Hey, what kind of excercises you do? And how you doing now? Have same problem, please answer.
I have the same problem, please share some tip of your exercise
Help me m facing same problem
@johnny hernandez please help me with what type of workouts u performed.
Am suffering alot bcz of this
@@malathi4581 look up the video "The WORST Stretches For Low Back Pain (And What To Do Instead) Ft. Dr. Stuart McGill" by Jeremy Ethier. I have the same disc issue and I"ve been doing these exercises everyday... it seems to be helping
It’s great to hear you are pain free after such a long journey.
I currently have a herniated L5 pinching my nerve, running down my right side.
Initially hurt my back last November but worked through it, good days/ bad days.
I’d been training for an Ironman race taking place this Sunday!
Had been going to physical therapy and getting acupuncture twice a week and things were going well training wise, swim was great, my bike was coming along, that’s where I had most of my pain, my right hamstring & glute really tightened up but we’re getting better after doing the prescribed stretches.
I’d done most of my run training on the treadmill up until about seven weeks ago.
Then after a couple of long road runs everything seemed ok.
I literally sat into my car one morning and the pain in my hamstring/ glute was excruciating. I could barely walk.
I’m currently only really pain free lying down, I have been doing the Mackenzie method and sill going to physio.
I had an MRI and I had both an epidural and a steroid shot into my spine. It gave some relief but I still cannot walk more than 30/40 feet without having to lie down and stretch.
Going for surgery next Thursday 18th.
Hopefully it will take the pressure off the nerve and be pain free 🤞.
It was great to hear your story and I hope you stay pain free.
Hi Allan, did you have the surgery? How are you feeling?
My son is having exactly same symptoms than you and is going into surgery in 2 weeks, he is nervous about it…
I just want to hear about your experience.
I hope you are well and pain free.
@@clarettrejo
Hi Claret,
Yes, I had my surgery on August 18th.
The surgery went well thankfully. As soon as I woke up afterwards I could feel immediate relief from the siatic pain in my glute and leg.
I was walking around the room two hours later and the physio had me walking around the following morning, up and down the stairs!
I was obviously sore where I had the incision but I could walk and sit which was something I could not do for the previous two months.
I was walking very slowly and I did have some pain on the outer side of my calf for a couple of weeks afterwards, somewhere I did not have pain previously but that passed after a few weeks. I started walking about 1k a day a week or so post op. I found it difficult to go much further and was tired after these short walks and if I walked too far i would be wiped the following day. It improved in the following weeks though. I went form cycling & running for hours a week to barely being able to walk 1k without being tired but it does improve slowly.
I am just over three months post op now and am feeling good. I am still a little sore in my lower back and I f I over do things my leg gets a a dull ache but nothing like it was.
I’m back swimming up to 8/10k a week in the last month. It’s non load bearing which is great. I’ve done a few very easy cycles and I was ok.
The biggest thing i would say is to take things as easy as possible in the weeks after surgery, the last thing your son wants is to re herniate his disc. I cannot stress this enough. Please tell him for the first 4/6 weeks try not to bend at the waist and to log roll when getting up from lying down.
I found it extremely difficult to not be active but he will be quite stiff and sore in the following weeks.
The surgery is quite straightforward and if he is careful with his recovery he will be fine.
I left it ten weeks before I returned to work, if he has a physically demanding job I was advised to a minimum of twelve weeks.
It sounds like a long time but if he re herniates it will be starting from the beginning again.
Again, take things as easy & as slowly as possible in the weeks after surgery.
It has definitely helped me and I’m back working, walking, sitting and swimming.
I hope his surgery goes well and I wish him all the very best with it.
There will be good & bad days but there is light at the end of the tunnel and things will get back to normal in time.
Kind regards,
Alan.
Hey Alan, how are you now?@@alangavin254WestportTriathlon.
L4l5 and l5s1 2 disc bulge over strech spinal ligamental and hurt to facet joints grater on the left mine were not jut disc bulge they were disc protusions worst then just a disc bulge and i was of pain in 12 weeks,guys keep moving u stay in bed ur f...ed walk if u dont get pain while walking walk! U gota keep the blood flow to heal faster what i did was i did alot of core muscle training
Superman back extention
Bridges
Planks
Cat cow
Push ups
Every morning on bed i would do bridges to active my lower back muscles then start the day with a hot shower foucus the hot water on my lower back, heat on the lower back will help with blood flow around that area.
Im doing back muscle guys u need to make back muscle to support ur spine make a better core u need mack muscle and abs, dont bend foward im a machanic and still get the job done if i have to work on a lower area i squat or get on my knees,if pick up somthing from the floor i bend my knees and squat a little everything helps,i got injured on feb 26 of this year and im pain free as of now am i 100% heald i dont think so am i going to stop working out or paying attention to my back i dont think so ima keep up helping my back why cause i need my back dor the rest of my life! Guys im pain free i dont take pain pills and i have no surgery and i didnt even get the shot for my spine when dr offer it💪🏾 ima tell u guys somthing body makes u feel pain for a reason so u wont get hurt more and stop doing bad stuff that hurts it so what do u think its going to happen if u dont feel pain cause u have shot of anestesia in ur spine ur going to make it worsti see it this way those shots are like a band aid ur not fixing the problem ur covering it. A disc problem heals in 6 week to 6 month if u have 2 disc problems or more it can take a year so dont rush to surgery stay strong guys i know how u feel i couldnt walk for days at some point,i was even crawling from my bed to the restrooms was on bed for days i had to research and took maner to heal my selft faster cause drs dont care about u my dr didnt even bother to read my mri and didnt explain it to me,i had to look for some one to help me under stand my mri, and that person even helped me with work outs and stuff his name is remi sovran look him up in youtube he has bad disc to and he heald his back and now even dead lifts near 400lbs. There is hope guys,dont rush for shots and surgery!!! U mest up ur back little by little now u gota fix it and let it heal little by little. Im hear if u guys need some words i know how u guys feel i was on depression for 2month plus the week i got my i jury my grand pa passed away a man who was like my father sence my dad left me when i was 5 years old and my grandpa took care of me so trust me i know how u guys feel thinking am i going to be normal, am i going to have xxx, am i going to walk, am i going to be able to work, i understand u guys give ur selft a break and if u cant walk right now and ur in bed use that time to think everything on how u plan to heal on what food are u going to eat like a diet think everything to not hurt ur body and take care of ur selft meditate and also what helped me alot was to pray God hears guys even my pt trainer told me God hears! God bless u all and ur bodys 😇🙏
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I have 3 disc bulges since 1 year. But I also have took bed rest fir most of the times I get pain. Will it heal?
@NehaPandey-py8mc no never till u help it it doesn't heal u make it heal, u got to get ur muscles stronger, practice range of motion and stretch, bed sorry but u are not gona see a difference stop that and move I'm going for 3 years 0 pain no sciatica pain no nerve pain also u gota learn to decompress.
@@NehaPandey-py8mc best thing that's helped me gain back muscle faster was a roman chair it focuses on lower back muscle work out it only take 6 months to get new strong muscles ur back will thank u and Lear how to carry heavy stuff bend ur knees and let ur legs do the job don't break ur back
@NehaPandey-py8mc u will heal but u gota put work to if if not ur back will be week and provoke muscle spasms on ur back and ul have pain on what ever task u do
Thank you so much for uploading this :) truly gave me hope, I’m going to commit and be consistent and get out of this! Congrats on your recovery, it must be so gratifying to see results after a long time.
how do u feel now
It’s been about 4 years since my back surgery for my herniated disc and seeing this honestly gives me some hope🙏🏼 since my surgery I’ve had some set backs with other injuries and a hernia surgery that didn’t go well and prevented me from doing PT for over a year. But now I’ve been in pt again for the past year and I’m finally seeing some progress. I’m actually squatting a 20 lb dumbbell for 20 reps. Not much but for the longest time I couldn’t even carry a case of water from my car to my apartment. My sciatica has also gotten a lot better then where it was before but it’s still a work in progress trying to manage it. Idk if that’ll ever fully go away but I’m just happy my lower back is finally feeling somewhat okay again and now after seeing this I really think I can get to a point where I can squat my body weight one day. Still working up to try and jog. Kind of scared since it’s been 4 years since I’ve jogged or ran but I gotta take the leap of faith eventually🙏🏼
Mannn I really hope you’re doing better now bro.
Best of healing to you bro. How many mm’s was your disk bulge ? I have a 16 mm extrusion compressing my spinal thecal sac but I have no pain… thank God.
@@MichaelJerksonhow are you now hope you're doing well ❤️🩹
@@Startstar-u7b doing great thanks
I HAVE SCIATICA FOR NOW 3 MONTHS NOW LEFT BUTT AND LEG, THE LAST 3 WEEKS I CANT STAND OR WALK , I CRAWL ON THE FLOOR , NO INSURANCE IM SCREWED, I STRETCH ICE AND HEAT, NO PILLS TRYING TO CURE IT NATURALLY. I WAS HEALTHY AND THIS CAME OUT OF NOWWHERE !
I'm sorry to hear that. Look into the Mckenzie Stretches. They are helpful for bringing the pain down
You prob in a pelvic tilt do the the McKenzie stretch your flute and ham correct your posture and you’ll be good
I feel you man
How old are you I’m the same and I’m young
Want to to have fun play run ski trek and I feel like it’s all gone
How are you now can you update?
@@ידידיהצבע-מ4צ I started walking on 7/6/21 for the first time due to the sciatica . part of april, all of may, june of 2021 i was only able to crawl on the floor , i was in so much pain ! it took me another 2 months to get my strength and energy back once i was able to stand and walk , i was so weak with no energy . im 57, a former athlete college football, boxing, biking, hiking, swimming. currently i ice, wet heat, stretch, walk , light dumbells, push ups . i thought i was permently ruined the pain was so bad and i wasnt healing . thank god i conquered it for now !🐅
Are you working? I’m on 2 months now. Still can’t walk properly. Not working.
This is exactly how my experience was. No shot just needed rest first, then physical therapy. I did it backwards and stayed in pain through all the physical therapy. When I got rest I got better. The body is amazing and can do a lot but still needs rest.
Thank you for giving people with back pain hope. Thanks for telling us to be positive and proactive. And for telling us to do the work! ❤️ thank you thank you for giving us hope. It can be such a depressing experience.
I have to comment, do NOT blindly listen to your doctor! If you follow doing what your doctor suggest, and it makes your pain worse, STOP doing it. If your doctor doesn't listen to your feedback that the suggestions didn't help or even made your condition worse, change the doctor!
I had severe back pain, ao strong I couldn't even lift a tea cup from the kitchen counter, and my orthopaedist only gave me an anti-pain injection and Ibuprofen and told me to just go to work as normal, even after MRI diagnosis of acute herniated disc. Of course, his suggestions made it worse as any movement triggered the acute inflammation. Then I went to my GP who gave me a sick leave which I used to stay at home, most of the time laying on the floor on a yoga mat with elevated legs, doing back traction, bought myself a back support belt, and slept on the yoga mat with elevated legs, and being super careful and conscious with every single movement throughout the day. After two weeks, it got significantly better. After three, I could actually start rehab exercises, starting with mild mobilisation (i.e. cat-camel, pelvic tilt, cobra), and then a bit later isometric core stabilisation exercises (i.e. glute bridge, side plank, bird-dog). Next step isometric exercises in movement (i.e. farmer walk/suitcase carry) before eventually moving on to dynamic exercises.
Listen to your body, if an exercise/movement makes the pain worse, dial back and rather err on the side of caution. Of course you should move your body to rebuild, but as said in the video, check your ego and only do movements/exercises that your injured parts are able to sustain and do your body good. When the body starts to heal it also will adapt to your movements and you can slowly add in intensity to get back to your old self and maybe even stronger.
Your herniated disc recovery is a testament to resilience. Thanks for sharing your journey. It's inspiring to see what can be achieved with hard work and checking your ego!
My doctor, nor the back specialist that I went to explained what a herniated disc was. They basically told me my only options was to do the shot and maybe physical therapy would help. Never explained to me the healing process or if the pain would go away. Such a shame that the only way to get good information is by researching yourself online. Thank you for providing your testimony and explaining this process better than my "doctors".
Same little info
I did research crunches and oblique crunches made all my pain go away almost at 100
You know the saying, if you wanna something done well, do it yourself. Unfortunately sometimes people don't take any responsibility for us, even when they are supposed to (like a doctor)
Good luck on your journey to recovery~!
Similar experience for me. I started having hip pain on one side after doing heavy squats and later deadlifts (I'm a weightlifter) about 4 years ago. I tried to work through it for years, but the pain started to become more constant about a year ago so I finally went to a dr. He thought it was bursitis of the hip at first. A cort shot did nothing. Xrays showed some small hip labrum tears so I tried PT for 6 weeks which also did little. He then order an MRI of the hip in which confirmed the tears, but he didn't think they were bad enough to be causing the pain and the pain was in the outer hip, not towards the inside which I typical for a hip issue so then he said it must be a lower back issue so I had an MRI of the back and sure enough, it showed numerous bulging disks pretty much bet all the vert. But he said none of them were very bad except the lower one in which it appears the bulge is pushing against the main nerve on the right side which most likely is making it feel like the pain is coming from the upper leg and hip. But since I still have good strength and no real issues with movement he said there is no cure, but could try a cort shot in the spine for pain relief. That was over a month ago and still haven't heard from the hospital about setting the procedure up. I think I may skip it anyway as it will take years to pay off these bills already that didn't even help. I recently started trying some more supplements and experimental peptide that are supposed to speed up healing. I'm crossing my fingers. I also modified my lifting and guess the days of deadlifts and heavy back squats are over. Guess I'll just go light with lower body and try to maintain and concentrate on upper body. I also started doing some hip and core exercises.
This helps a lot thank you. Just got diagnosed today.
Thanks for this really thoughtful video.
Currently 8 weeks into rehab. It’s slow and monotonous. Videos like this are greatly appreciated when going through the setbacks, fluctuating symptoms and grind of early stage rehab.
Also a really good point at the end about chronic pain and the mental component that is often part of the problem.
You're welcome. I'm sorry you're dealing with this injury, theres so much forward and backward on this healing journey. Stay strong
You just helped me soooo much! Day 43 of herniated and bulging C5-7. Ego checked and unable to exercise at all at the moment (dreaming of the day i get back to it). But you’ve given me hope. Thank you!!!
Any improvement
Thanks for sharing! I got diagnosed with L5 slip disc. After 2 months of rest and physical therapy, i feel a LOT better. Aim is to take it slow and get back to normal in 2-3 months. Hopefully I'll be able to do an mount everest base camp next year :) Also - I didn't know patients would be able to lift again. Kudos to you!
I am going through same pain could you tell me the treatment
Go to the best spine specialist yoy can find and do what the doctor says. Every slip disc patient is different
@@pranshujain25 brother may i please know how you are feeling now?
@@pranshujain25hi , I’m having the same issue my age is 25. My lower back and right calf muscles area is paining a lot .
Have you started to lift weights again ? Kindly reply please .
It would be very helpful
Thanks for the inspirational story. I’m a few months behind you with the same story and hoping for the same success 🤞🏻
I hope you start feeling better! Keep positive thoughts and stick with your care routine and I'm sure things will improve soon.
Keep the hard work dont give up u will heal
Did you have sciatica symptoms
I am also diagnosed with disc bulge. Moving on with physical therapy. Some days are painful n some days pain free
it is indeed very important to give this feedback of recovery. There is not enough feedbacks of these discs issues months after conservative therapies. Even about what the pain exactly looks like. Tingling is too vague for example...
I am suffering from a lot of discs diseases 3 on the cervical spine, 3 in the thoracic spine and 1 in the lumbar spine. I can tell you it is the hell on earth everyday. I am continuing physiotherapy, some cox method chiropractor and yoga body 21 day challenge (hips and back). I am still crossing my fingers to be able to live again. Your video gave me hope !
Thank you
This is so inspiring. I’m dealing with a mild bulging disk and hearing you talk about rest gave me the assurance that I need to. I’m resting
Thank you so much for your testimony!! It was Super encouraging and I’m so glad you’ve had a successful recovery. Thank you for sharing!
I’m glad I finally have someone breaking it down. At 15 I was doing football, wrestling, Olympic lifting, working on a farm. I did 4-6 hours of exercise a day bench was 275 squat was 565 and deadlift was 710 all while maintaining a 6 min mile. Then I had kids young stopped working out starting working regular jobs and now at 30 I have an outbreak of a neurological disorder that lead to weakness and inevitably doing what I always do bulging disc and an annular tare. Now a days just carrying laundry to my laundry room makes my back sore but I’m noticing days that I stay lightly active and do some walking I’m not as sore. Something about the activity that helps but thanks to your advice I’m gonna work on getting back to pts and finishing this.
Much appreciated. Same experience almost. Checked my ego. Went to the basics. Keeping positive.
I’m only 20 years young scared and hopeless at times. Especially during the worst times when the pain was unbearable, where oddly enough I truly felt like dying would have been the better choice😅 I am now being treated and getting seen and doing therapy for it. Slowly but surely getting better. I still have pain but definitely am trying to stay strong. I love to know others have had same experiences and seeing them with no pain and feeling back to normal, it truly gives me more hope it’s been a life changing experience🙏
Hi Papi,
Any update?
Hoping you feel better and better in each week that passes
@@btc017 Hello Tai! I am now feeling much better after my epidural shot and weeks of physical therapy. Truly grateful to have stuck through the pain and get treated. I now feel “normal” once again 🙏 thank you Tai I appreciate you
Emma thanks so much. I got a disc bulge a month and some weeks ago and this video really helped. Thankbyou so much from the bottom of my heart.
…this video. Thank you SO much for providing your insights into your journey. I look forward to being healed completely and entering the Ballet once again.
Hi Emma . Thanks for sharing your story. You story has motivated me to never give up and try harder to recover from my back injury. I just re injured my back again doing incorrect stretches I got from from my physical therapist . 2 months ago I injured my knee at the gym . I am very active and landed on my knee wrong. I was sent by my doctor to start physical therapy. I was given a regiment stretches to do from my PT. For two weeks i did them without fail , and somehow bulged out another disk . My doctor is thinking L3 causing my upper legs to pinch in and burn. I been like this for 2 months. I been seeing my chiropractor and he feels it’s another disk injury. I will start PT again on Tuesday at Kaiser. If that doesn’t work . My doctor will send me to physical medicine to see a doctor for a steroid shot . I rather heal it natural like you did . You give me hope . You are amazing Emma for Sharing your courageous story with all of us of your journey recovering from your back injury. Thanks again . Be safe and be well 🙂
2 days ago, I got my 3rd epidural in 3 months. First 2 shots did very little, but this one feels really good.
I think I overdid PT today, but it still feels better than anything I felt in the last 7 months.
Thanks for sharing your story. ❤
This just popped up on my feed because I’ve experienced the same thing, herniated L4-L5, bulging L3-L4, for several years now but the worst one Christmas weekend 2022. I had to cancel all my vacations. I realized the issue stems from years back and never truly doing anything about it besides regular chiropractic adjustments. Getting the MRI and PT was the answer and modifying my exercises and even daily movements made a difference. Oh, and the 2 biggest things I stopped: Deadlifting and Squats. Those were the workouts that consistently cause flare ups and more pain. Now I’ve incorporated the PT exercises in my daily exercises and it’s been extremely helpful. No injections for me.
Thanks Emma for sharing your experience.
Thank you for this video. I too had problems with my ego. 14 months into recovery. Still have numb right foot. Every week or so a little better. Weighted hip thrusts seem to help the most.
Discovered belts squats. LOL.
The Mackenzie extension (cobra pose) works only if your herniated/bulging disc has at least 70% of it's original height. It is not a panacea for back pain.
Thanks for sharing your recovery story, it certainly gives hope to the like of us who are going through similar situation! ❤
I just did my surgery today I been in pain fir almost 1 year and finally I just did my surgery. I hope I it fell better and never come back tha pain! I fell you Ema
This gave me some hope. It’s been over 3 months since I even set foot in the gym but yes checking my ego was a bit of a challenge. After watching this, I’m glad I did it early on. The doctor has told me I’ll never be working out again but I am not going to give up so easily. Have been doing the exercises at home and will get into physical therapy this week. Hoping for the best. Thank you for sharing your journey.
When you get injured?
@@lucifer1743 about 3 months back
@@sakshidhawan1519 mine is same, doing physio therepy since 1.5 months (got injured 3 months back 🥺 when doing squats)
Lil bit improved but it will take nearly 6 months I guess so
@@lucifer1743how are u now please reply 😢😢😢
@@fernandez481I am not fully recovered , still in pain, and I can do my daily activities but can't lift weights it sucks...
I've had a very similar arc to my injury and this video really brings me a lot of validation and optimism. Thank you.
I'm a young female with 2 ruptured discs in my early stages of recovery looking for any encouragement and inspiration. I'm trying to find as many no invasive methods as I can. I can't imagine not being able to do my gum routines ever again. I love working out and stay in shape. Thank you so much for the video and support!
How are you doing? I hope you've made a good recovery 🙏 as someone who used to lift heavy and getting a herniated disc, I could certainly use some hope and inspiration
@@marioraygoza7516 how about you brother?
@@smith2186 I'm doing alright at the moment. So i understand everyone's personal experience is different dealing with these types of injuries. Little background here. I am a 30 year old male who was is great physical shape. I Injured by back my compromising my form squatting 270lbs. I injured L5S1 disc (protrusion) the first couple months i was in agony, i had to lay down every 30 mins to relieve the pain. I even started developing sciatic nerve pain. 4 months later i have no sciatic nerve pain but still have lower back pain but i would rate it 3 out of 10 where as before it was 8 out of 10. I'm still very mindful of my posture, not bending, not twisting.Still haven't returned to thy gym, but hoping to soon. It's certainly gotten a lot better and hoping it continues to get better. Best of luck friend! As I've heard from others, it is a journey of time and patience.
Try traction or decompression, crutches 2 get around, if pain decreases by stretching , continue, hv recovered twice herniated disc, first time 10 years of it,
Great story! Makes me feel so much better and upbeat about my recovery and healing process.
Thank you, useful information. I am waiting for the MRI scan at present and Naproxen (anti-inflammatory) is keeping the pain at bay without the need for strong painkillers (Zapain), I was on before.
It is good to hear your experiences in a positive way, I don't feel so alone with it now, thank you again.
I’m blessed to find you. At this moment I feel some hope. Thank you so much.
I live in New York. As well I will look forward. To. Find your doctor
My injury occurred almost 8 weeks ago. I'm finally able to call and schedule an MRI tomorrow. But I'm not going to lie, I'm super demotivated by hearing how long it took you... I'm definitely going to do everything I can to get better. And I know it's only been 2 months for me, but I don't know how people can last that long with this kind of pain.
Don't lose hope , whatever your MRI report is! You can get there by having proper treatment and care.. please make sure you are having physiotherapy treatment from very experienced therapist, also leave all the things that aggreviate the pain.. listen to your body! Suffering with L4_L5 and L5_S1 disc herniation for 1.5 years, hardly I can remember when I had passed a pain free day. Just saw this video couple days ago and started physiotherapy.Really feeling the change. I had chiropractic treatment , tons of pain killers, steroid, epidural, robotic tractions! What truly helped is chiropractic treatment and physio therapy.i hope you recover soon.. best wishes for your recovery!
How are you feeling today
@@AfghanistanToday-rw6wy 16 weeks in now. I’ve been without walking aids (cane/crutches) for a couple weeks now. Physical therapy twice a week (one pool one land) is helping tremendously. Still herniated, but I’ve made sooo much improvement in the last month. Finally seeing some hope
Ive been dealing with this pain for years now, but I hope that everything will be alright
Do your exercises…. She skipped them at first
Wow, so glad I found your video! I’m going through this now.
Great experienced advice. As someone with the same issue it's a good idea to keep away from tennis & squash ... these racquet games flare up the pain almost immediately. And ONLY have surgery as an ABSOLUTE last resort. Try everything before going under the knife. I've seen many experts and they all say surgery is 50/50.
Thanks a lot Emma, for sharing this positive experience. I have been carrying myself a L4 L5 bulged disk for the past 7 months, but seems it's now on its way to recovery. Now, I need to get back to my routine (or a new one) because, I have lost a lot of flexibility over these past 7 months.
Did you get the epidural shot?
@@aldalizamarquez8568 I didn't, but had to be patient and careful (did a lot of mistakes at the beginning because I under estimated my condition, whoch made it way worse). Just my 2 cents, things started going better when I stopped doing too much exercise to try to fix it. Less is more! ;) If you are looking for good advice on this topic, I would recommend Will Harlow's channel, he has some good videos about bulged discs.
You deserved a million like. I been there and it’s killing me a live it’s unbearable cuz I am a chef and has to stand for 10 hours a day!
I finally has a surgery today I feel so much better.
Never been so disillusioned by the medical profession until I got Sciatica 10 months ago. Wasted over $12,000 listening to various Drs, prescriptions, and failed Physiotherapy. Finally got help from a Chiropractor thanks to icing, traction, electrostimulation, and targeted exercises. He did very few and very light adjustments only. Went from levels 7-9 pain 24/7 to no pain in 4 weeks.
Wow. I’ve always been on the fence about chiropractors. This is really interesting to hear.
Thanks for your words. A month and a half ago I was in a car accident and the MRI results show that i have a herniated disc (C5-6 ) on my neck and 3 more neck discs bulging .
I had been feeling frustrated because I can’t workout and is (was) the only ME TIME.
The pain is not so bad ,but I don’t want to get worse. That’s why I stop working out for good but I was thinking that it must be a way to workout without getting worse. That’s how I found you … looking for a routine that even with this neck injury I might be able to do 😢😊
Unfortunately but fortunately this is what I needed to hear. Going on a year of no progress with my herniated disk. Going to PT but not doing it as diligently as I need to. Need to just suck it up and stop with the weights for now. Appreciate you sharing your story.
glad its encouraging you! Its easy to not do enough PT. you have to be so dilligent about it. Best of luck on your healing journey!
Thankyou so much, you dont know how much it will help. Me in my healing process, i have a disc bulge, i recently started to go physiotherapy and also when i started to feel better i went back to the gym and lift with same intensity and in 2 days my pain just got worse and so after that i got my MRI done i have got l4-l5 disc bulge, so now i will dedicate myself to physiotherapy sessions , i will take atleast 2 months break from the gym untill i dont feel the pain anymore and start from scratch as a beginner, i was thinking that i wouldn't be able to deadlift and squat with weight but listening to you motivated me back and i am going to conquer this injury like you did
Similar case as mine, how are you now? How long did you recovered? When did you return to the gym and are you healed?🙏😌
Yes bro i have healed and learned a lot about my body and back muscles , after injury my lower body went extremely tight like hamstrings hip mobility, first and foremost is the doctor selection you should be able to find a doctor who listens to you and you only and gives you time separately, that was the key, my doctor gave me separate time and listened to my issues properly. 2. Movement is key if you have pain you gotta walk or move . You should never be at rest because of pain and 3. Time sorts everything out exercise and everything is good but actual healing happens with time and 4. No movement is bad for you , you can bend do all sorts of things just dont lift heavy ,
I am able to do 90% of exercises in gym and the other 10% is squats or deadlifts which i do with lighter weight and try to correct my form as much as possible, also you can adapt to different alternatives is what i learned , you dont necessarily need to stick to squats and deadlifts there are better alternatives which are safe and probability of getting injured back is less so do hack squats , or smith machine squats and i am pretty much satisfied, it also changed my mentality of what my goal was , i was pretty much just focussed on lifting as heavy as possible without knowing what i was getting into and what my goal was i realised that i cant keep increasing the weight every month or week one day i will have to stop because some body can take only so much of weight
@@piyushkathuria5265 Excellent !!! Thank you for your answer and glad you recovered and learned. I'm just a few weeks of every thing... so need time as you say. Amazing to read you as it is exactly my case🙏🥰 just 1 more doubt, when exaclty did you return to the gym slightly to work out in upper body? And obviously lower body I guess took you months? What kind of "gym" exercises you did this recovery time or maybe bodyweight? Or was it only the physiotherapy and walking that helped you?
@@CarlosDiazAustralia the thing is first i had a bad physio then i switched doctors so 2 months under bad physio and 1month of good physio , the good physio told me that i should continue as soon as possible just be patient and lift light if you experience any pain its not necessarily because of lifting , i would say u can easily do biceps triceps shoulders and any body weight exercise like squats pushups and lat pull down was never an issue
Wow. Thank you for sharing this. You are so right. You have to check your ego. I've had a bulging disk for a year and 4 months. I am finally getting better because I have been listening to what they are saying. Amazing video!
Thanks for sharing your experience! All the way from India.🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Emma, I identify with almost everything youv'e said and it is very encouraging to see the light in the end of the tunnle 😅
Thanks a lot for sharing your succesful recovery journey.
I'm also a sciatica survivor. Nice to meet you.
Regained so much hope watching this video. Thank you so much
I am so glad to listen to this. I am 26. Got it at 24. Only thing bothering me is that the disc wont ever get back in. Just keep doing pain management therapy. Agree. I dont want the pain. But i want my life back where i never had a second thought before lifting weights. Had i not gotten this injury, i wouldn't have to do exercises everyday 😭😭😭😭
Emma, I had the same experience.. I had a herniated disc in 2019 and it happened all of a sudden one early morning.. Couldn't manage to creep to the bath hold myself to brush... I rushed to a hospital and they put me on tractiom weights for couple of days and finally a renowned spine surgeon in munbai who had got his surgery in auckland,melbourne and Sydney. Finally a Microdisectomy was done Munimum invasive surgery... was on physio exercises for six months... by the end of 2019 I was back to normal... Today I do my stretch excercises and am perfect... No (BLT) bend lift twist... I am tall and that tends to put a hunch... but by Gods grace I have learnt to carry myself... Good thoughts shared
Congratulations on making a full recovery! It sounds like a long journey, you must feel so strong now that you're on the other side of it!
Asalamuaalicum bthr
@@Kettlebell-Emma Absolutely...I feel as if it was all a dream and i woke upnow....by Gods grace and the Surgeons Knowledge and profound experience....What a confident Doctor...I still recollect what he said just days before the surgery..He said " Hari you will be rock solid once this surgery is done provided you follow my sop for 6 months .physiotheraphy excercises and basic walking /sitting postures to maintain...Now I am fine n fit......one thing to add his basic advice was don't do any activity like sitting /standing for 2 hrs or prolonged...keep walking and stretching in between....He has brought back life and hope into me....I must admit....These techniques are bored deep in my consciousness now..!!!!
@@hariharanmahadevan4382broo mallu ahnoo evidunna surgery cheytha
Bro which hospital
Thank you so much for this information its been a month since and I am so glad i got to see this video ❤I was so depressed and now i literally see a ray of light😇 😊😊
Thank you for this video and congrats that you recovered
Thank you so much dear for this sharing. I feel the heartbreak too, when they doctor said you cannot do this and that. All the things that he said was my favourite activities such as treadmill, badminton and zumba. 😭😭 It hurt me so much, when i read that slip disc do not have cure and the doctor also said you can only recover up to 90% or less depending on the individual. It hurt so much hearing that. The worst is this put so impact on my work. Im working in so much pain. Im crying everytime the pain come. I have meet doctor for recovery and also did MRI. And im diagnose with L5-S1. 😭😭 He said i need to do yoga and planks everyday, take vitamin b12, physiotherapy 3x/week and also nerve medicine. We will meet again in 3 months. Hope it works, pray for me ya!
Watching your video, give me motivation to not give up and it is not impossible to cure. Thank you, again!
How are you now
@lafleur9576 i did epidural & rf in 2021. It went well and i feel so so much better after that. But, unfortunately i fall on my both knees in aug 2023. Now i already got L4-L5-S1 and huge annular tear. I just undergo epidural and pld3 last 26 sept. Still recovery. But it is very painful. For me is more painful than the rf that i did 3 years back. Now, i cannot stand/sit/walk very long. It is very painful for me. Very painful.
Thanks for your story. Gives me hope. I just (a month ago) suffered a herniated disk (L-3, I think.) My back doc said no more squats/deadlifts. It killed me. And I was hitting PRs.
Hi may i please know how you are feeling now?
@@smith2186 I m in same boat
@@amandeepsingh6232 then how do manage to do work it hurts so bad to sit ?
@@smith2186 bro how can i tell you 😔.. I am also unable to sit
@@amandeepsingh6232 brother may i please know what was your MRI results please brother?
Thanks for your honest story. It gives me hope! I’m going 6 months with excruciating sciatica pain from herniated L4 and L5 confirmed by MRI. Can you do a video about your experience getting the shot? I hear some concerns for them but at the same time many people have gotten a shot. Thanks!
In regards to the shot if you are talking about the cortisone shot I have had one. Not a Dr or anything so this is just a personal reflection. I'd say pain scale from 1 being ok to ten being the worst it's at a 7. It's not pleasant but if you can't do physical therapy from pain they are good to relieve pain to start physical therapy. Grade two l5s1 herniated disc. I am scheduling an appointment for a fusion on mine. Be mindful that the shot is kind of like a pill bottle. They can become a revolving door and it's a false sense of safety if it takes the pain away. Still be careful if you're pain stops.
Hey, how are you now ?
@@k27s94 how you are feeling now brother?
Thanks for your positive video , made me feel better. Going through what you went through for 8 months or more , did not take injection though and am 55 years lld
❤️ always happy to give some hope. I'm sorry youre suffering though. wishing you well on your healing journey.
Thank you for sharing this video So really I wanna see ur MRI report I do exercise for 4 week but nothing better i get
Yeah I have a herniated disc 2
Having acupuncture treatment for pain it's helping me
Emma thanks so much for sharing your story!
Finally a video with hope.
Thank you so much dear. This motivates me. I am on the verge of depression now coz of my disc bulge.
Stay positive, it gets better with work and effort. God bless you.
@@antonioj.castaneda7377 Thank You so much. I am feeling much better now. I can walk and work with no pain
But I am not able to carry any weight.
@@SaransEnglishethra mm disc bulge undayirunnu
Thank you for giving me hope. I cant barely stand.
I loved this video. I have c6 c7 protrusion and it is so awful. I got better in 3 month and i went through everything you said... still in pain, not able to do my daily routine. But got hope to feel better and live a pain-free life...
Any improvement
Very lovely video, thank you, I’m going to my 9 weeks now, my problem is that I don’t like to take meds(pills) since I listened to your video, I’m constantly taking my anti-inflammatory pills, muscles relaxers, doing my stretches(inverted table) next week I will have a Steroid injection, really taking care of myself, thank you so much for your encouragement ❤️
Hi, I loved listening to your story and have been going through the videos of wonderful and inspirational souls like you who have gone through the journey that I will probably. Thanks a lot for being of so much hope, cannot thank you enough.
I’m in a similar situation where an MRI has detected a herniated L5/S1 disc broad based posterior herniation) and a bulging L4/L5. I’ve started with Mckenzie exercises and am feeling that there is some improvement - in about three days.
I have two specific questions which have been bugging me and haven’t gotten helpful answers yet. helpful to have comments from this community (apologies for the long reads):
1. I was doing snatches about 4 weeks ago and felt my back tweak. Post the tweak, I continued with the session while avoiding snatches. I definitely had screwed up posture the two days before this snatch session. Once I came back home, I was walking around like a crane (if you know what I mean). A couple of days of rest and I was feeling ok - I went out and climbed up a few stairs and felt great. Gradually, I started climbing stairs - Added a 25 kg pack to increase intensity of my exercises - managed about 100 floors in two weeks following the tweak. I also road bicycled a couple of times. I was feeling great during and after the exercise (but would assume poor posture later). About 3 weeks since the incidence, there was some remnant pain - I decided to get an MRI and bam! The question is: does this mean my posture is the bigger factor (which I know was poor) than the exercises and I can potentially improve quickly? Also, there has been no tweak in my back since that initial tweak - so has exercise helped me (or at least not worsened me) since the tweak? I did manage to get fitter in the 3 week period before the MRI - so find it strange to believe that the body did not send me a signal.
2. Sometimes I think there is something on the back of my thigh or calf - but that hasn’t been discomforting (but just present sometimes - but I wonder if that’s just the muscle ‘existing’). I am not entirely sure if I am making it up or really having remotely sciatic pain. Is this relatable?
Overall, I feel lucky to have discovered this before a debilitating injury, and more importantly, to find a community who have gone through a similar journey and keeping each other strong. I personally will now be taking charge and responsibility for following the process to get out of this and come out wiser and stronger.
Hope you’re better now bro. I’m two months into recovery and hoping things will be better
Really inspiring, Emma. How much of your recovery do you attribute to the steroid injection vs. PT?
I was pain free for 2.5 years working out at physio gym….then it just happened again😢 so had to start again…never really goes away once herniated, will always come and go…you just every few years you’ll go backwards and will tear or herniate again. You just have to continue working on strength……carefully, and work through it.
Time and a cortosone shot to move again. Then strengthen
Thank you for giving me a hope ❤.
Thank you so much for this. You give me hope ❤
Thank you so much Emma for sharing your story with the world! Stay always happy and well! God bless you!
There is so much from the Daoist perspective which needs to be incorporated, that the licensed doctors are unaware of mostly…purging breath is key, complete exhales out of open mouth, then in thru nose, helps release deep stagnations and pain.
Thank you for this. You have given me hope when I needed it.
Your story gave me some hope. I have a 14 mm herniation and my doctors are suggesting surgery.
Thank you for you inspiration such a long story. You giving me a hope.
Went to a myo therapist had pain in forearm couldn’t lift with the arm.
She immediately went to my shoulder. I said it’s my arm she said it’s the nerve up in the shoulder area which there was no pain in the shoulder.
Walked out happy omg.
Thanks for making this. Having a very similar journey.
Look up Bob and Brad for therapy tips. . . Biggest take away is "checking your ego"
Thank you so much for this inspirational story. I was so depressed due to my lower back pain of L4-L5 from past 5 months. Now I see your vedio, it gives me motivation to fight with pain. I started exercises seeing this hoping to recover soon. 👍🏻
@Akshat M Hello, I am doing good now. Finall getting recovered touchwood. I can walk, sit, climb stairs. I am so sorry if one is facing back pain issue. Overall need to take continuous physiotherapy & exercises like cobra pose, Bridge pose, Plank, camel exercise etc.. These exercises are part of my daily routine & will be continued with my life time. Have faith in yourself & do some yoga poses you will definately get rid of this pain permanently.
Same story, PT, Airrosti, x-rays, finally after 3 months I got an MRI. I just have the consistent tingling in my leg not so much pain. Trying to decide if a shot would be helpful.
McGills book, the back mechanic helped me so much. Highly recommended.
Thank you
I got inspired by your story
I'm also trying meditation during this process
I’ve gone through all this. I will preface this that my wife is a doctor. I’m pain free 5 months after. I workout often to an immediately shut all exercise down and meet with pain management and PT. It was awful pain day and night for a long time. PT helped a much but I also needed steroids as well. My advise to anyone shut everything down. Go see a doctor. If you want to exercise ask and show the doctor what moves you are doing and yes…it will feel like your lifting just 10% of what you can do. The point is your progressing. Follow what the doctors say. You will get better.
thanks for sharing! i am very new to this and i felt down lately because of the idea of not doing sports again. you gave me hope :)