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re: Low Back Pain - Degenerative Disc Disease - Checking In
Posted on 5/21/18 at 1:15 pm to Alt26
Posted on 5/21/18 at 1:15 pm to Alt26
ALt - Thanks for your reply, I just recently found this out that its just normal wear and tear. I have three bulging disc in my back which seem to be causing some mild back pain and tingling in my legs.I have had no injuries that I can recall and am only 28. My doctor didn't touch on it much and said physical therapy should help me out but I am curious as to the long term prognosis as to whether this will just keep worsening over the years or can it stay constant with the right lifestyle changes.
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Posted on 5/21/18 at 1:17 pm to jtayl71
It can do better with lifestyle change also look into steroid shots from a pain management doc.
Posted on 5/21/18 at 1:21 pm to jtayl71
I have the same issues at 28 years old also. It is almost as if the doctors don't take me seriously because of my age, but I have missed many weeks of work over the past 5 years because of this. About once a year it gets so bad that I have to stay in bed for a few days until it gets better.
Never can trace back any of my injuries to a certain event, or "crack" moment--just every now and then, the sumbitch hurts.
Never can trace back any of my injuries to a certain event, or "crack" moment--just every now and then, the sumbitch hurts.
Posted on 5/21/18 at 1:24 pm to jtayl71
Get yourself a firm mattress. And soak every morning in a jet tub. And stay hydrated. You'll thank me.
I have a few accidents that affected my spine and a long time spent in a weight room that did a number on them as well.
If I soak, and drink enough water, I still feel 20. If I don't, I'm in my 60s
I have a few accidents that affected my spine and a long time spent in a weight room that did a number on them as well.
If I soak, and drink enough water, I still feel 20. If I don't, I'm in my 60s
Posted on 5/21/18 at 2:29 pm to jtayl71
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ALt - Thanks for your reply, I just recently found this out that its just normal wear and tear. I have three bulging disc in my back which seem to be causing some mild back pain and tingling in my legs.I have had no injuries that I can recall and am only 28. My doctor didn't touch on it much and said physical therapy should help me out but I am curious as to the long term prognosis as to whether this will just keep worsening over the years or can it stay constant with the right lifestyle changes.
Do yourself a favor and listen to episode 20 of the Barbell Medicine podcast.
Also, read this: Starting Strength
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Here's another one: Your back hurts, so you have to rest it, stretch it, go to the chiropractor for 30 visits, and then get your “core” stronger with situps and various odd-looking movements performed on a balance ball, and if that doesn't work, surgery will. The reality is that your back hurts because you are a bipedal, upright human over the age of 30, you can't alter this fact, and the best way to make it stop hurting is to make it stronger with squats and deadlifts. Deadlifts and barbell squats for a low back in chronic pain sounds like the stupidest idea that has ever appeared in print, I know. It flies in the face of The Conventional Wisdom. The fact is that it works nearly 100% of the time if you do it correctly, and that 90% of the time a stronger back not only stops hurting but also returns you to full unencumbered activity in less than a month
Posted on 5/28/18 at 7:37 am to jtayl71
Weird that it hit me at age 28 too. Sciatica , and losing the ability to run comfortably were the worst part. Now , more than two decades later it is mostly general stiffness and lack of flexibility.
If there is one piece of advice I could give you it is to keep moving . I would also limit the high impact stuff as much as possible. Unfortunately that will make you feel old. I went from daily trail running to no running. It’s a mental adjustment more than anything. You have to keep your back strong for age 48 and age 68. So stay very active but limit high impact stuff.
Physical therapy never worked for me . Stretching, soaking and movement throughout the day . I walked like 1800 miles last year if that gives you an idea.if I walk- no sciatica.
If there is one piece of advice I could give you it is to keep moving . I would also limit the high impact stuff as much as possible. Unfortunately that will make you feel old. I went from daily trail running to no running. It’s a mental adjustment more than anything. You have to keep your back strong for age 48 and age 68. So stay very active but limit high impact stuff.
Physical therapy never worked for me . Stretching, soaking and movement throughout the day . I walked like 1800 miles last year if that gives you an idea.if I walk- no sciatica.
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