herniated disks in my neck

[nygiants]

heard a pop in my neck about 6 years ago doing behind the neck military presses. Affects me when i drive and sitting at my desk. in pain most of the day.

tried:

PT, acupuncture, massage, chiro, pain shots

pain killers and ice provide temp relief. I am able to sleep. I use pressure against the disk to help relive the pain while i sleep and drive.

had 2 MRIs over the past 4 years. the 1st showed bone chips..but did not state a herniation. The 2nd i just had stated to herniated disks.

I have seen an ortho and a pain mgmt specialist. Neither has seriously suggested surgery as an option.

When im not at work or driving its dealable.

I do realize that I am not helping the situation by continuing to lift heavy. I DO NOT do any exercise such as behind the neck presses anymore. Im at a point right now, where heavy presses of any kind hurt. Sometimes the blood flows and i can get trough it. But ill feel it later that night or next day.

FYI..laying off does not necessarily help. ive done that and sometimes i feel worse.

any suggestions?

 

[shirlene29]

I have a herniated disc in my neck c5-c6...I went (and am still going) to a specific type of pt that has made it bearable...but i still have nerve impingement in my left arm

the type of training for this pt is fairly rare from what i understand...I'll get the name of it and post it up next week

my pt also involved a lot of massage to unspasm the muscles in my neck too...that was done for my first five visits exclusively and is done for the first 15 minutes after 10 minutes of a hot compress....
all pt is not created equal

did you at least go to a place that specializes in sports medicine?