Back Pain + Exercises (HERNIATED DISCS & WEIGHT LIFTING)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Omar
I was a heavy weight lifter for a solid 5 years when I started at the age of 14 until I turned 19. At 19 I discovered that I had an L5/S1 herniated disc and the neurologist told me to never ever go to the gym again. As a teenager this was beyond devastating to me. I cried and cried thinking that I lost my future because of this. I wasted my 20's not working out (although swimming and playing soccer and basketball lightly was the exception. Then 7 years later I discovered that I had another L4/L5 herniated disc, which further brought me down despite not weight training at all. Frustrated at how I've physically become, I decided to make matters in my own hands. Now I'm 33 and I've been back to the gym for a couple of months and so far I've never felt this good before in such a long time. I am doing full body workouts in order to get my body in sync and rhythm with the workouts and hopefully work and get a stronger core to start gradually lifting heavy. I'm not planning to lift extremely heavy, I just want to be physically fit and look great without visceral fat. I'm telling you please stay active and do not let any doctor put you down. YOU are the only one responsible for your own fate AND NOT ANYONE ELSE. It's easier said than done I know, I wasted my 20's and 15 years of believing I can't workout in the gym no more but it's better late than never.
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I was a heavy weight lifter for a solid 5 years when I started at the age of 14 until I turned 19. At 19 I discovered that I had an L5/S1 herniated disc and the neurologist told me to never ever go to the gym again. As a teenager this was beyond devastating to me. I cried and cried thinking that I lost my future because of this. I wasted my 20's not working out (although swimming and playing soccer and basketball lightly was the exception. Then 7 years later I discovered that I had another L4/L5 herniated disc, which further brought me down despite not weight training at all. Frustrated at how I've physically become, I decided to make matters in my own hands. Now I'm 33 and I've been back to the gym for a couple of months and so far I've never felt this good before in such a long time. I am doing full body workouts in order to get my body in sync and rhythm with the workouts and hopefully work and get a stronger core to start gradually lifting heavy. I'm not planning to lift extremely heavy, I just want to be physically fit and look great without visceral fat. I'm telling you please stay active and do not let any doctor put you down. YOU are the only one responsible for your own fate AND NOT ANYONE ELSE. It's easier said than done I know, I wasted my 20's and 15 years of believing I can't workout in the gym no more but it's better late than never.
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Austin
Can you exercise with a degenerative disc? Or should I forget the whole Idea of lifting? I was a bodybuilder then I've broken my foot a g tear the muscle too. This cause a lot of imbalance which lead to loss of strength. Then after two month of my foot injury I fell twice cause my ankle is not stable. I fell on my back I didn't felt a sever pain and I complete doing my exercises. After a few months my back starts to hurt. I went to the doctor and after seeing my xray results -I did an xray for the whole body cause I was experiencing a chronic neck pain- he said that I got a spasm causing my neck and dorsal spine to straightened and a degenerative disc in the lumber area a slight degeneration. Should I stop bodybuilding and hiit workout? or there's something that I can do to fix it and go on with my trainig with modifications so I don't worsen the problem and degenerate the discs even more? I've been suffering for 7 months now and I'm really depressed I don't know what to do? Any idea on stem cells for the ddd is it worth it or it's just a scam? Please I don't want to gave up weight lifting its life for me.
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Can you exercise with a degenerative disc? Or should I forget the whole Idea of lifting? I was a bodybuilder then I've broken my foot a g tear the muscle too. This cause a lot of imbalance which lead to loss of strength. Then after two month of my foot injury I fell twice cause my ankle is not stable. I fell on my back I didn't felt a sever pain and I complete doing my exercises. After a few months my back starts to hurt. I went to the doctor and after seeing my xray results -I did an xray for the whole body cause I was experiencing a chronic neck pain- he said that I got a spasm causing my neck and dorsal spine to straightened and a degenerative disc in the lumber area a slight degeneration. Should I stop bodybuilding and hiit workout? or there's something that I can do to fix it and go on with my trainig with modifications so I don't worsen the problem and degenerate the discs even more? I've been suffering for 7 months now and I'm really depressed I don't know what to do? Any idea on stem cells for the ddd is it worth it or it's just a scam? Please I don't want to gave up weight lifting its life for me.
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Joe
Osteopath helped me - they can crack your spine (in a good way) anyhow after manipulation more blood is able to get to the discs (I believe) as discs normally have a very limited blood supply. So this encourages healing and regeneration of the disc also used with cryotherapy (use of good quality gel packs -frozen) - fixed my C4 (CERVICAL DISC 4) I am completely OK now - I had fairly severe nerve impingement but fortunately not herniation of the disc (bulging disc- numbness and tingling in left hand/fingers thumb - 80% loss of strength at least at the time for left side of my body for anything involving pushing. It was fairly crap - lost a lot of muscle but once I got healed I was able to start lifting lifting properly again took a while to get back on form but I got there. I believe this was brought on in large part due to my use of a certain prohormone - read some of these things reduce collagen synth - stay away from that garbage - I guess I got lucky and that taught me a lesson to be sure. It is easy to take your health for granted 'til you not got it.
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Osteopath helped me - they can crack your spine (in a good way) anyhow after manipulation more blood is able to get to the discs (I believe) as discs normally have a very limited blood supply. So this encourages healing and regeneration of the disc also used with cryotherapy (use of good quality gel packs -frozen) - fixed my C4 (CERVICAL DISC 4) I am completely OK now - I had fairly severe nerve impingement but fortunately not herniation of the disc (bulging disc- numbness and tingling in left hand/fingers thumb - 80% loss of strength at least at the time for left side of my body for anything involving pushing. It was fairly crap - lost a lot of muscle but once I got healed I was able to start lifting lifting properly again took a while to get back on form but I got there. I believe this was brought on in large part due to my use of a certain prohormone - read some of these things reduce collagen synth - stay away from that garbage - I guess I got lucky and that taught me a lesson to be sure. It is easy to take your health for granted 'til you not got it.
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JohnB
the problem with squats and deadlifts is that they are a great way to obtain this injury.
yes yes, i know all the gymrats will be like -LMAO U EVEN LIFT- and proceed to tell us about how these 2 lifts are perfectly safe when done with correct form.
but that's the problem. for the average person who works a day job, who will occasionally get tired, or stressed, or ill, or will simply be unfocused on the day - you WILL end up performing these exercises with less-than-ideal form. and that's fast-track to injury.
the pros - e. g. strongmen who can spend all their day focusing on training and eating - can pull this stuff off long-term. that's their job. for the rest of us, you can skip heavy squats and deadlifts but still stay perfectly fit and strong with other activities.
or go ahead and do them. you might be fine. just know that you ARE running the risk of an unnecessary and life-changing injury.
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the problem with squats and deadlifts is that they are a great way to obtain this injury.
yes yes, i know all the gymrats will be like -LMAO U EVEN LIFT- and proceed to tell us about how these 2 lifts are perfectly safe when done with correct form.
but that's the problem. for the average person who works a day job, who will occasionally get tired, or stressed, or ill, or will simply be unfocused on the day - you WILL end up performing these exercises with less-than-ideal form. and that's fast-track to injury.
the pros - e. g. strongmen who can spend all their day focusing on training and eating - can pull this stuff off long-term. that's their job. for the rest of us, you can skip heavy squats and deadlifts but still stay perfectly fit and strong with other activities.
or go ahead and do them. you might be fine. just know that you ARE running the risk of an unnecessary and life-changing injury.
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Andrew
I am 7 years post L4-S1 spinal fusion. I-m 37 and have been into weight lifting much of my life. I went through a lot of pain and put on some weight the first year or two, however I started slow with walking miles and doing body weight exercises. The last few years I-m back in the gym. I avoid doing anything super heavy and I don-t do deadlifts or heavy barbell squats. I use the elliptical and run 20 minutes every workout, I find the Octane elliptical to be spine friendly. I focus on working my legs with machines that isolate the the muscles without loading up my spine. I find when I train regularly I feel much better. Who knows, maybe I-m putting myself back into surgery quicker but one life to live. I plan on completely using this body up before I-m gone.
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I am 7 years post L4-S1 spinal fusion. I-m 37 and have been into weight lifting much of my life. I went through a lot of pain and put on some weight the first year or two, however I started slow with walking miles and doing body weight exercises. The last few years I-m back in the gym. I avoid doing anything super heavy and I don-t do deadlifts or heavy barbell squats. I use the elliptical and run 20 minutes every workout, I find the Octane elliptical to be spine friendly. I focus on working my legs with machines that isolate the the muscles without loading up my spine. I find when I train regularly I feel much better. Who knows, maybe I-m putting myself back into surgery quicker but one life to live. I plan on completely using this body up before I-m gone.
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Plamen
Jeff, what is your advice for training legs for people like me who had operation with metal plank installed in their spine due to instability? Doctors said I have weak spinal joints and should not be doing squats and deadlifts, and I really don't know what to do to train my legs anymore. I also did it smart the first time when I got the trauma - but still got it, I was 70 KG at the time, working out hard for 2 years straight, doing my warm-up before squatting with 20-10-40-10-60-5-70-4-80-2 KG and finally doing squats with 85-90 with the right tecnique, but still got trauma and am forbidden by doctors to do any squats or deadlifts now. Any real advice here?
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Jeff, what is your advice for training legs for people like me who had operation with metal plank installed in their spine due to instability? Doctors said I have weak spinal joints and should not be doing squats and deadlifts, and I really don't know what to do to train my legs anymore. I also did it smart the first time when I got the trauma - but still got it, I was 70 KG at the time, working out hard for 2 years straight, doing my warm-up before squatting with 20-10-40-10-60-5-70-4-80-2 KG and finally doing squats with 85-90 with the right tecnique, but still got trauma and am forbidden by doctors to do any squats or deadlifts now. Any real advice here?
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Matt
I have disc trouble in my lower back from wedged discs thanks to a curvature when I was young. I also have 2 Harrington rods down most of my back to correct the curvature in my early teens. I'm 37 now and have put on a lot of weight. I'm using diet to get the weight down but wish I could do weights. I have about a 20kg limit and cannot do some exercises that involve bending the middle of the back. I am unsure how I can build my core muscles with the rods and disc issues.
I also have a bad knee from a fall a few years ago. Surgery got rid of the bone fragments. I damaged the knee cap when it partially dislocated.
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I have disc trouble in my lower back from wedged discs thanks to a curvature when I was young. I also have 2 Harrington rods down most of my back to correct the curvature in my early teens. I'm 37 now and have put on a lot of weight. I'm using diet to get the weight down but wish I could do weights. I have about a 20kg limit and cannot do some exercises that involve bending the middle of the back. I am unsure how I can build my core muscles with the rods and disc issues.
I also have a bad knee from a fall a few years ago. Surgery got rid of the bone fragments. I damaged the knee cap when it partially dislocated.
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Notatheist
Too late.
Three herniated discs. Went through four months of nearly unbearable pain before I gave up on finding a surgeon that would take my insurance and took control over my own recovery. I'm two months into it and never imagined that I would make it to this point without prescriptions or surgery.
I need to exercise, but the only exercises I can find are the ones I use to repair my discs. I can't find anything on what exercises, cardio, or weight lifting I can do for fitness' sake that also keeps my disc recovery in mind.
Any ideas or videos for that?
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Too late.
Three herniated discs. Went through four months of nearly unbearable pain before I gave up on finding a surgeon that would take my insurance and took control over my own recovery. I'm two months into it and never imagined that I would make it to this point without prescriptions or surgery.
I need to exercise, but the only exercises I can find are the ones I use to repair my discs. I can't find anything on what exercises, cardio, or weight lifting I can do for fitness' sake that also keeps my disc recovery in mind.
Any ideas or videos for that?
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Natasa
Thanks a lot for these advices. Since this is still a field of disagreement among doctors on wheter you should remain almost on bed rest while in pain (acute phase) or like some say move, exercise etc. What is your opinion? Do you think we should do these streches and core strenghtening exercises right away (as long as we are mobile and can endure the pain) or we should wait. If waiting is the option, how long? What is the key change we should look for in pain and discomfort or mobility when deciding to go back to the gym and our activities?
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Thanks a lot for these advices. Since this is still a field of disagreement among doctors on wheter you should remain almost on bed rest while in pain (acute phase) or like some say move, exercise etc. What is your opinion? Do you think we should do these streches and core strenghtening exercises right away (as long as we are mobile and can endure the pain) or we should wait. If waiting is the option, how long? What is the key change we should look for in pain and discomfort or mobility when deciding to go back to the gym and our activities?
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