re: Low Back Pain - Degenerative Disc Disease - Checking In

I didn’t really have sciatic much until after he did those on me so I don’t know what to think but now my damn leg will hurt. Have no clue if I keep doing them if that will go away or not.

I have a hard time sitting down. My back just starts flaring up.

I can’t sit for long either, my lower back gets uncomfortable and I can’t find a way to sit to get rid of it. I have to get up and start moving around. Luckily my pain isn’t unbearable or even bad, more of a nuisance. My lower back just feels odd all the time and I get tingling in my arse/legs. I just left my neurologist office, we’re now going to try some nerve medicine for a little while and see how it goes. I asked him about my degenerative disc since my ortho didn’t have much to say about it. He said it is a little earlier than he usually sees it but said we could do an MRI in 10 years and it will most likely look the same as it does now. Just said if my back is bothering me don’t over do it and put more stress on it. Said it’s pretty common at the L5-S1 where mine is. Going to keep doing PT and trying other conservative things and hope I can get adjusted and get this discomfort under control.

Same to you man, keep us posted. If we share info maybe we can all learn something that might benefit us. Also just got an inversion table, anxious to put that together and see what’s up with it.

How long have you been dealing with this?

If you work with a bunch of college aged technicians for the majority of the session and see the actual PT for 10 minutes at the end it’s time to find a new PT.

Also, to the poster who said he had a tilted pelvic bone, there is a pretty good chance if the chiropractor told you that it is completely made up or subjective BS. That’s not a real thing, and even if your anatomy had shifted that much manipulation will not fix it. I would avoid chiropractors.

I had microdiscectomy at the Laser Spine place in nov...there are no lasers involved, just a marketing deal...

Had another esi yesterday because I'm battling scar tissue and inflammation.. im guessing I'll just be limited here on out.

Is there anyone else who doesn't have much pain, but has muscle spasms and just tingling/sensation changes? I have tingling and weird sensation changes in both legs and my groin sometimes and muscle spams in the same areas, but very little pain.

I have disc issues as well as mid grade Spondylolisthesis. Used to have moderate issues when I was younger then a long stretch of no problems. Until this past weekend. Could barely get around until yesterday. In the last couple of days I've been doing the McKenzie stretch and its help tremendously. I also came across this traction bench which I will probably purchase. It seems like a good alternative to an inversion table. No need to hang upside down!
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