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bulging discs ...any experiences?
I had an MRI last June 2011 after a long year of back pain. The diagnosis was bulging discs in my low back. I have tried PT, Chiropractic, massage and have been working out for the past year with a personal trainer. My back pain is much better and I manage it most days with stretching and Advil, but I still have to be…
Back fracture set back
Hello fellow MFPers! Three years ago I was thrown from my horse, alone in the pasture I thought it was just a vertebra out of place and tried to round up my horse and go home to rest. To my surprise it wasn't a popped vertebra at all but a compression fracture to my lumbar 1 (L1) the vertebra right at the curve of your…
Surgery
Hi! I am new to this group. My orthopedic surgeon strongly recommended microdiscectomy surgery today. I have a herniated L5/S1 disc and have had symptoms for almost six months. The surgeon said that outcomes get worse if you wait much longer than 6 months to get surgery, and conservative methods would have worked by now if…
workout dvd for bad back?
Can anyone recommend a good workout dvd for a bad back? I have been told to stick with walking only,so I walk a lot and do stretches everyday,which helps keep my back from flaring up. I would really like to try and do something more as far as exercise, but don't want to throw my back out of alignment. When it goes out of…
can running be in my future?
I know this group is pretty dead, but I hope I can get some advice. I lost 80lbs and was running/sprinting lightly twice a week and horseback riding twice a week. So even though I was still very overweight at 205lbs (5'5'') I was very fit. Running kept me motivated with my eating and I felt such an accomplishment with it.…
new to the group
hi new to the group but not new to back pain. i am 27 been told i have a bulging disk at L4L5 and spinal stenosis, and a "small" cyst on L4 vertebrata. been dealing with pain in my lower back since i was 16 but was almost 400lbs at the time so the doc said it was all related to my weight. lost weight and still had pain.…
There is Hope for the severe pain of back problems
Ruptured discs, Pars defect, SI joint cartilage problems, compression fracture of the T9 vertebra. But there is hope! I have all of the back issues listed above, plus arthritis, and fibromyalgia. On top of that I have arthritis in my knees and due to a fall have had to have surgery on my left knee leaving me unable to walk…
New to back Problems
Hey Everyone. So I am somewhat new to having back problem. I was a power lifter for a lot of my adult life. I briefly went into bodybuilding but couldn't stand the repetition. On April 22nd 2012 at 8:15 at night I loaded up the incline leg press with my normal 750 pounds. Really not that much for me but something strange…
Hello
Hi, I was wondering if this group was still active? I had surgery last year with lots of complications after and in the process have tried to lose or at least maintain so I will not gain.
Anyone else with a Dysfunctional Sacroiliac Joint?
I have suffered with flare ups of this since my early 20's I would get a flare up every couple of years that would land me flat on my back for anything from 3 days to 6 weeks in one instance. Lately it has gone from chronic to acute and I was getting several flare ups a year. I was advised by my old doc to just be careful…
