Comments on: Herniated Disc – What It Is & What You Can Do About It

By: rchirodoc

rchirodoc — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

There’s actually a …
There’s actually a lot you can still do since you had laser surgery. I would suggest that you sign up for my free eCourse, because it will give you a lot of detail on what you can do from home.

All you have to do is go to my website and at the bottom of the page, click the link that says “Bulging Disc Resources” – you’ll see where you can sign up for the eCourse on the left side of the screen.

By: detox96

detox96 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

Hi, Doc Had PT, …
Hi, Doc Had PT, pain mgmt, pain killers, medical massages, accupunture, injections(tons), and lastly neck and back surgery. Nothing has worked, my neck is better after laser spinal surgery however the lower back did not heal properly after laser spine surgery on L4, L5, S1. I currently have burning pain in my lumbar area and it travels down my right leg but first in my groin area and then all the way to bottom of foot. NEVER had this before until after my surgery. What can i do?

By: rchirodoc

rchirodoc — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

I would also …
I would also recommend that you see an Activator chiropractor (as I recommend in the eCourse) for an evaluation to make sure there isn’t something else going on with your leg.

By: rchirodoc

rchirodoc — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

Hi there! I think …
Hi there! I think I just responded to an email you sent to me about the same issue, but in case that isn’t you, I’ll answer your question here too.

Yes, leg pain can occur with a herniated disc, but it usually occurs at the back of the leg, which makes me believe you may have something else going on in addition to the herniated disc.

I would recommend that you ice the area on the leg where you’re feeling pain, following the same rules that you learned for your back.

By: bemyforeverandever

bemyforeverandever — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

hi doc,
I have …
hi doc,
I have been suffering from slipped/ herniated disc in my lower back for the past 2 months and now having severe pain in my left leg above the knee and cant stand or walk for 5 minutes. Is that a common problem with herniated disc ? i have been following ur tips for the past 3 days and i feel better in my back but my leg pain is worse. what should i do now ?

By: rchirodoc

rchirodoc — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

But I would make …
But I would make sure I had tried everything else possible first, before making that decision.

By: rchirodoc

rchirodoc — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

Without really …
Without really knowing the whole story, here’s what I would say. the only time surgery is absolutely necessary is if the disc has ruptured OR you have tried conservative treatments (such as PT, medications, pain injections, chiropractic, massage, etc.) and you haven’t responded to them.

I will tell you that most surgeons are pretty conservative these days, and I don’t think he/she would be recommending surgery to you unless there was a good reason for it.

By: jhbossman

jhbossman — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

Ok what if you have …
Ok what if you have a pretty sizable herniation and the Surgeons recommendations is to have surgery? He told me if I didn’t have surgery now I’d probaly have to have a fusion in the future.

By: 0tohkon0

0tohkon0 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

so it would be ok …
so it would be ok to start training slowly ? , well thats good i’ve been feeling kinda depressed just laying around for it to heal. thank you for your help =)

By: rchirodoc

rchirodoc — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:08:14 +0000

You should actually …
You should actually start as soon as you’re feeling better. The worst thing you can do is wait on something like that, because your body will become deconditioned very quickly, and you’ll have a much more difficult time adapting to your sport.

You need to start slow and work your way up to your full work out, but if you’re feeling better, now would be the time to start.