Lifters that have had herniated disc(s).I need your story.

[DPH]

First off I would like to take the time to give kudos to the moderators that make this a helpful and entertaining site.

Second, I understand this is the wrong section for this topic, I would just like it to stay here long enough to get a few first hand experience suggestions from weight lifters that have had herniated disc(s), and what they had to do to overcome, and get back to lifting.

Here’s the short version.
I have been an on and off lifter for years. But never as dedicated like I have been for the past year. I have made tremendous strides thanks to diet, dedication and other. I am 34 years old, 6’1”, and 230 pounds. I am in the care of a Chiropractor right now. MRI showed herniated c7 disc. The pain is not as bad as it has been, but not completing gone.
I understand the medical advice that I recieve here is not for treatment, but just info.
Any good stories / advice would be appreciated.

 

[BBBBig Phenom]

My L5 is all messed up and I have gotten 2 spine injections which have helped a ton. The only other option for me is surgery and not sure I am up for that. I still train really fuckin hard......

 

[motodawg]

L4-L5 L5-S1 2 herniated discs and degenerative disc disease. Docs say i need surgery i take pain meds..Still lift heavy I'll be 50 in april

 

[acneman]

continue with chiropractic if insurance covers it.
you might not feel the relief you are looking for but i feel it helps with lossening the spine and allowing for reduced inflamation in that area

i did not have insurance coverage for chiro and learned to adjust my own back

L5 S1 herniated disk for me
surgery recomended
15 years ago
stretching and back cracking worked for me
however with a new injury i have seen a treatment that i feel is promising

i cant remember what its called but they put you in a machine that stretches your back
kinda like a rack(that old torture device)

if the injury is new and has not hardened i feel this might help to reduce the permanent bulge and possibly git rid of the pain

good luck

 

[drdug27]

continue with chiropractic if insurance covers it.
you might not feel the relief you are looking for but i feel it helps with lossening the spine and allowing for reduced inflamation in that area

i did not have insurance coverage for chiro and learned to adjust my own back

L5 S1 herniated disk for me
surgery recomended
15 years ago
stretching and back cracking worked for me
however with a new injury i have seen a treatment that i feel is promising

i cant remember what its called but they put you in a machine that stretches your back
kinda like a rack(that old torture device)

if the injury is new and has not hardened i feel this might help to reduce the permanent bulge and possibly git rid of the pain

good luck

Spinal Decompression

 

[DPH]

continue with chiropractic if insurance covers it.
you might not feel the relief you are looking for but i feel it helps with lossening the spine and allowing for reduced inflamation in that area

i did not have insurance coverage for chiro and learned to adjust my own back

L5 S1 herniated disk for me
surgery recomended
15 years ago
stretching and back cracking worked for me
however with a new injury i have seen a treatment that i feel is promising

i cant remember what its called but they put you in a machine that stretches your back
kinda like a rack(that old torture device)

if the injury is new and has not hardened i feel this might help to reduce the permanent bulge and possibly git rid of the pain

good luck

I am one of few that have good insurance through work so what ever it takes (outside of surgury) I will do. The machine you are talking about is a DTS machine which I am using. It does help. So after the injury has hardened, it wont bother me as often?

 

[karachi183]

Not sure which of mine is slipped but i also have a slipped disc from a car wreck and motorcycle spill a few years ago.... No more heavy squats (takes like a week or two to recover) No more heavy bent over rows- No more seated presses of any kind... Everything else is fine. For me it was pin-pointing what hurt and y and tweaking my routine.

 

[acneman]

I am one of few that have good insurance through work so what ever it takes (outside of surgury) I will do. The machine you are talking about is a DTS machine which I am using. It does help. So after the injury has hardened, it wont bother me as often?

not exactly
im saying that once the injury hardens it is harder to reduce the symptoms/pain
it sounds like youve got every thing i know of working on it right now
good luck

 

[DPH]

Spinal Decompression

Bingo! Thanks

 

[kaoz]

i also have herniated disk the disk is bulging and pressing against my nerves i get pain fron lower back all the way down my left leg today was my first treatment of spine decompression they lay u down strap a harness on u and it pulls your lower body then releases doesnt hurt feels really good 86% success rate no more squats for me rather be safe than sorry