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re: Anyone heal their herniated disc?
Posted on 9/2/22 at 10:00 am to Oates Mustache
Posted on 9/2/22 at 10:00 am to Oates Mustache
Don't do anything without an mri first. You can do permanent damage trying to copy someone else's steps..
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Posted on 9/5/22 at 10:33 am to bayouvette
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Don't do anything without an mri first.
A good doc (Airrosti) or chiropractor can usually get an idea of what the problem is through diagnostics without an MRI.
But I agree, you need to know what's really wrong before plowing down some path.
Thought I was on the way to surgery about 6 years ago but through an Airrosti doc, he got the tissue off the nerve root through stretches. Thanks be to God.
Posted on 9/6/22 at 6:53 pm to Royalfisher
Not permanently. I was able to buy about 7 years until surgery but 4 epidurals later and I’m now having surgery.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 3:32 pm to Royalfisher
Idk, but I do know a reverse hyper is apparently really good with fixing/rehabbing the back.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 2:08 pm to bayouvette
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Don't do anything without an mri first.
This is one of the most common misnomer about healthcare. Clinic Practice Guidelines set by physicians the world over do not recommend an MRI first. An MRI does not show pain. It can show possible sources of pain as well as signs of normal aging that get mistaken for pain sources, when they have been present but asymptomatic
Posted on 9/9/22 at 3:28 pm to I Love Bama
quote:Good story and happy for your recovery! I would point out that I think this statement is likely much more true for neck surgeries than lumbar surgeries, though.
I had two surgeons tell me that I would never be normal again until I had surgery. However, everything I read said once you have a surgery you almost always have more back/neck problems in the future.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 5:46 pm to Big Scrub TX
It’s true for all spinal surgeries. People typically want the quick fix instead of making the lifestyle changes needed to actually help their body change and fix itself.
Sleep, nutrition, hydration, and fitness are not valued in our society the way they should be
Sleep, nutrition, hydration, and fitness are not valued in our society the way they should be
Posted on 9/9/22 at 6:37 pm to h0ll@yaboy
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It’s true for all spinal surgeries. People typically want the quick fix instead of making the lifestyle changes needed to actually help their body change and fix itself.
Unfortunately this has also influenced people to delay surgery when they would really benefit from it. People hear about the horrors of back surgery, and end up with a permanent distal leg weakness at the foot/ankle due to a radiculopathy that could have easily been treated surgically.
I would avoid any back surgery for just pain relief, but once strength is affected (due to either central stenosis with myelopathy or a bad enough radiculopathy affecting motor nerve roots), I wouldn’t hesitate to have surgery. I would avoid a fusion, but discectomy/laminectomies are usually well tolerated
Posted on 9/10/22 at 1:18 am to Ric Flair
quote:Well said. The other fellow was being a bit reductive. As I said for my situation, I had a badly herniated lumbar disc (pushing out in 2 different places). I already have a good diet and plenty of exercise. I tried like hell for 3 months to ignore the pain and hope for it to devour itself. It was not going to. The discectomy is not a terribly invasive procedure and certainly should not be compared to fusion surgeries. In a very real sense, the surgery saved my life.
Unfortunately this has also influenced people to delay surgery when they would really benefit from it. People hear about the horrors of back surgery, and end up with a permanent distal leg weakness at the foot/ankle due to a radiculopathy that could have easily been treated surgically.
I would avoid any back surgery for just pain relief, but once strength is affected (due to either central stenosis with myelopathy or a bad enough radiculopathy affecting motor nerve roots), I wouldn’t hesitate to have surgery. I would avoid a fusion, but discectomy/laminectomies are usually well tolerated
Posted on 9/10/22 at 7:36 am to Royalfisher
Good suggestions in here. Don’t discount deep tissue massage, preferably with cupping. I think it made the biggest difference for me. I also used chiro, an inversion table, and stretching.
Posted on 9/10/22 at 11:49 pm to h0ll@yaboy
quote:Sure. And there are plenty of people - like me - who are well above average in all those categories AND who waited months for the herniation to heal itself. When it did not, I opted for surgery. And it worked. And I'm better for it. You are incorrect that I am "worse off" because I had the surgery.
It’s true for all spinal surgeries. People typically want the quick fix instead of making the lifestyle changes needed to actually help their body change and fix itself.
Sleep, nutrition, hydration, and fitness are not valued in our society the way they should be
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