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I'm in PT now, but like an earlier poster said if I stay in one place for long I "lock up" - about 10 seconds after standing up I almost fall down from pain.
Thought to hell with it, and crunk up the KX this weekend. Rode around my backyard for about 10 minutes -- no new pain, but didn't really help it go away. Getting in and out of my truck is painful.
PT is a lot of stretching and low-impact excersize. Right hamstring very tight, and it's painful to lift up with the green strappy thing they have.
Surgery scares the crap out of me, what with the MRSAs and superbugs.
There is a newer technique than microdiscectomy called "Percutaneous discectomy", which is basically a diskectomy done through a cannula - no incision, no cutting through muscle or bone. The procedure is done under local not general anesthesia. Takes a few mins, then when done they simply put a small bandage (band-aide) to cover the little puncture wound.
Unfortunately, I can't find a provider who does the Perc discectomy near me and who takes my insurance.
Pain sucks. If push comes to shove I'll have the surgery. I'm not going to live like this the rest of my life.
We (ex)moto guys beat the hell out of our backs racing, riding hard-and working, only to find out later in our older years the wear and tear has caught up with us.
I'm 55 now........used to race pretty hard in my younger years, later working in comml aviation changing eng components, tires/brakes on aircraft that weigh a lot more than I had business trying to lift/move around without proper maint handling eqpt-are making me pay the price big time now. Seems like when I hit 50, my physical ability took a significant nose dive. Every morning when I get up, I feel like I'm 80 years old. Chemicals probably played a role in some of this too...
I have lower back issues right at the beltline. Stenosis(suspected), arthritis, slight bulging of a couple discs(not bad-but enough to get your attention-constant nagging pain-2 ea Aleve anti-inflam helps), which irriatates the nerve endings-which causes all kinds of issues with stiff sore muscles all up my back. I see a chiro every 2 wks. He's an ex PT guy-massages before he stretches/adjusts. Helps, but no cure.
But like prev stated, if I don't stay active, I stiffen up. Riding actually helps(or even mtn biking)...but if I put in a long trail ride, I PAY FOR IT-esp if the terrain is rough. I guess I'm just getting old. But if nothing else, please guys, try and take care of yourselves when you're younger. As you age, you'll reap what you sow.
observer-Inversion table? You offer some great advice about taking care of yourself.
I have been taking Tumeric now and can't say enough about its anti inflammatory properties. My joints especially my wrists improved a lot when I stopped drinking a Red Bull every day.
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Find an anti inflammatory that works for you and take it regularly. I take meloxicam 15mg daily.
Work out regularly. Inactivity/sitting is the worst thing for my lower back.
If I have a flair up, ice it asap. After any workout/ride that's especially hard on my lower back, as a preventive measure i'll take an ice bath. Grab a few bags of ice, throw in the tub with water and soak for 15 min. It only sucks for the first minute or so, then you don't notice the cold anymore.
The most helpful routine that I've found in years is http://foundationtraining.com/home/. I incorporate some part of foundation training in whatever workout routine I do on a given day, and as a minimum, I do the "founder" stretch routine before and after riding. I first read about Foundation Training when Chad Reed mentioned it in a tweet a year or so ago, then RacerX mentioned it in a fitness article they did awhile back. Try it, you won't regret it...
Massive dose of Neproxen and extreem hot and cold packs directly on the location. Seems to get the blood flowing to that area. Works for me.
Now I'm better than I was before my injury, but I am much more careful. I don't pick up a pencil without lifting with my legs. I'm back to lifting heavy weights in the gym, but I've eliminated most exercises that would have you bending forward. This type of movement just causes the discs to bulge out the back of the spine. The easiest things you can do for yourself would be the McKenzie technique stretches, ice, and in inversion table in my opinion. If you have the means look into an MRI, shots, and physical therapy.
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I'm looking into an inversion table
Observer was right - all that stuff we all did in our youth definitely catches up with us later. I'll watch guys at work and just think if they only knew what they were doing to their backs they wouldn't do it.
Good luck-I hope you can find relief.
How tall are you? I believe my cheapo inversion table goes up to 6' 6". You can get a cheap one for just over $100, but the ankle holders won't be as comfortable. I highly recommend one though. It acts just like traction, and takes all that pressure of your discs, and allows them to decompress.
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I have mine set up in my office just to the right of my desk and I use it first thing in the AM and last thing in the evening.
You can put in your zip code to see if there is a table near you. I've used my inversion table for maintenance and the Vax D for episodes plus will get on the table every few months whether I need it or not just to be on the safe side.
Living in pain & avoiding doing anything that *might* cause the disc to re-herniate? Nope. I also don't want to put off a surgery then get canned because of sequestration/austerity and not have insurance to pay for it.
Oh, and I will never let someone cut me open unless there are NO possible options.
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Saw this and went and had it done and I am so glad I did. I have cartwheeled head over heels since with no back issues. I had severe back pain my whole life even keeping me in bed some days. Not long ago my bike bogged on a huge triple and I cased it and burst two discs, bulged two and fractured my L3 all the way across and broke a huge piece of bone off that had to also be removed. I was in so much pain, I was temperarily paralyzed,seizuring and vomiting. I had this procedure done plus frag removed and was feeling 100 percent the moment I woke up and ever since.
I was flat landing this not long after.
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