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I have a herniation of L5-SI. The incident happened shortly after my last meet on December 6th 2016. I tried to get away from back squats and deadlifts for a month to allow my body to recover. In doing so I went with dumbbell squats to a 12 inch box to train the lower body. I used this as my main exercise twice a week for 3 weeks. My hips were too tight and the box was too low. Something had to give and it was the disc.
My symptoms we intense at first. I had a lot of muscle spams in the upper part of my right glute and an aching pain down my leg to the outside of my right calf. I am in pain when I sit and every time my right heel strikes the floor when walking, I get a stabbing pain in my right glute.
I went to the chiropractor for 3 weeks straight at first with no relief. After that I ended up going to a doctor and he thought it was my sacroiliac joint. He gave me some meds and they helped, but did not fix my issue. I then started to attend physcial therapy without a clear diagnosis. That was a shot in the dark until I got the MRI.
During this time read the back mechanic my Dr. Stewart McGill. I was and still am preforming the Big 3 every morning and night. I use an inversion table also every day after work and that too provides some relief.
I have been dealing with this injury for 4 months now. I am avoiding my pain triggers as much as possible and looking to maintain proper spine hygiene for 24 hours a day. I have also already had 2 epidural injections and most likely getting the 3rd soon.
My biggest question is: Is a mirco discectomy my only option of becoming pain free? I can do most of the daily chores around the house and haven’t missed any work because of it BUT will I ever be able to exercise again! I have made small progress but it is very very slow. Also will my herniation fix itself over time? How long does it take to become A symptomatic?
I am just a man with a lot of unknowns right now. Any insight will help.
Thank you.
I AM NOT A DOCTOR. THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE.
I’m just a lifter that has seen lifters deal with these issues anecdotally.
You made a great choice by reading Back Mechanic. Read it again, and then a third time. I’m not trying to be a smartass, I’m serious. There is a ton of information in it, read it a few times to get all you can.
Read these:
https://www.powerrackstrength.com/bulletproof-your-back-part-2-1020life-for-back-health/
https://www.powerrackstrength.com/bulletproof-back-1020life-back-health/
https://www.powerrackstrength.com/bulletproof-your-back-1020life-and-dr-stuart-mcgill-part-ii/
https://www.powerrackstrength.com/bulletproof-your-back-1020life-and-dr-stuart-mcgill-part-i/
This will be a good start to reading about Brian did to fix his back. That’s what he did, under Dr. McGill’s guidance. He was able to come back from a nasty back injury without surgery.
I’m sure Brian will pop in here and add some thoughts. Give this stuff a read, it will help give you some perspective.
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