re: Any of y’all had disc issues in your back?

Inversion table has helped my back TREMENDOUSLY. Anyone having any back issues, I recommend at least trying it. I got mine off Amazon for about $120 and it’s a pretty solid machine.

I was lifting a bandsaw to get in the back of my truck and twisted my back to drag it into the bed. I was in pain for a week.

I had a flare up a few weeks ago. Stepped wrong getting in my boat (dang bifocals). I suffered with it on a heating pad and vibrating massager for 3 days. Ordered an inversion machine and got on it when it arrived. I haven’t had anymore pain at all.

I get on it for maybe 10-15 minutes every day.

You need to get in front of this with physical therapy.

It’s a happy medium between good cyclical movement exercise and not being too sedentary.

Stay hydrated as I understand your disc get h20 based on diffusion.

Stay positive. It is hard when your back hurts. And the women just don’t understand.

I don’t know where your located but I just had surgery on my L4-L5 at Disc of Louisiana . They did a great job and within 5 weeks I was fully recovered

Have had bulging discs for years. Shot of cortisone in my but helped tremendously with a depo medrol cortisone steroid dose pack. Try ice on ur lower back to reduce inflammation. NSAIDS like mobic or Celebrex helps as well. There are back exercises as well. Godspeed.

Yes. Random pain since giving birth.

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I also started putting my wallet and other items in my front pocket.

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This

For any one.

Especially those who insist on a Constanza-sized wallet.

At least get the sumbitch out of your back pockets when you sit.

Cured me from my version of sciatica.

I had a disk issue I think in between that was causing issues with my Ulnar nerve from shoulder to elbow and causing numbness in my pinky and ring finger.

But I have fusion in c3/4 pinch in 5/6 and slight bulge in 6/7

Fusion was likely something I did a a kid. Possibly from falling off the old double slide at city park (BR) in late ‘70s

Yeah. For Laura I went over for about a week and unloading a generator back in Metairie my back “tweaked” badly but I kind of just shook it off. Couple of days later I was helping a buddy bring down a water heater from his attic and I felt that bitch go out.

Yikes. Ruptured a disc.

Thought it was a pulled muscle so I rested and iced. Didn’t do shite.

Couldn’t work bad. So I went and got the X-ray pain pills and I did PT.

Yoga has helped a ton. Losing weight helped. A new firm mattress helped and honestly marijuana helped.

There’s specific strains with anti-inflammatory benefits that did wonders for my sleep honestly. Before that I had to sleep in specific positions. Now if it’s my back is stiff or my sciatica flares up- I’ll either drop a little on my tongue or smoke some. I find the edibles to be more psychedelic and less enjoyable.

Best of luck to you but if can for sure be helped with regular stretching and getting yourself to an appropriate weight.

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honestly marijuana helped

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Forgot to mention this for me as well. SSRI’s can also help some people substantially.

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Yes, had L4 and L5 discectomy surgery about 10 years ago. One of the best decisions of my life

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Same here, but one disc higher on my spine. I could not believe how immediate the relief was.