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Good stuff. Majority of doctors will never fix your issue. They can find the cause and this is still questionable at times. Physical therapy definitely helps. For my part, i have l5s1 buldge. I do a lot of traction on the kitchen counter top. Waiting for my kids tk sleep better and i can get back to workout and strengthen my core properly

I'm from India I started having sciatic pain nov 2019. Till feb I tried various exercises but it kept on getting worse. Then my mother forced me to go to a nearby ayurvedic hospital. There the doctor prescribed me 3 therapies that come under Panchakarma 1. Kati basti 2. Abhayanga massage 3. Vapour bath. On the sixth day of therapy I realised that my back doesn't hurt when I sit for long hours. I took the treatment for seven days in total. Hope this helps.

Thank you for making this video. I have been dealing with low back pain and left side sciatica for 8 months now, started October of 2023. Now June 2024. I just got an MRI last week and it shows a small disc herniation at L4/L5 and a big one at L5/S1.

After discovering a herniated disc and 6 month of total depression, I tried several methods and none helped. Somehow I decided to go to a manual therapist. I took a session where he discovered some spinal deviations. Since that session, the pain is magicly gone. I undestand how much pain you guys are in and how much depression a gerniated disc causes. Please see a manual therapist. He might be the solution! Take care guys! I wish every one of you guys here with a herniated disc.

These are great for a warmup for pickup basketball!

Remy I have disc bulge at L4L5 and compressed nerves at L5 S1. Would this be ok for me? I have bad inflammation and sciatic burning.

The pain is torcher😫

Hey, nice video. I have a question, hope you read this and you can help. I recently started this exercise and it seems very cool. I found some mistakes I did thanks to your video, but I don't know if those are connected to a problem that I felt just today: when I put myself on my four I feel a pulling and a little painful sensation at the base of my ring finger, just on my left hand. Same thing if I try a pushup position: if I put some weight there, it hurts. Usually I try to do some wrist stretch before doing it, but maybe they weren't enough... I don't feel any pain when it's relaxed, so I don't think it's a big thing. Anyway, since I'm not mothertongue, hope I didn't miss something that was obvious in the video. Maybe the solution was there and I didn't notice ? In that case, sorry.

great tip thank you.

I got the L5 S1 disc injury thanks to a hurricane. My doctors really could only offer suggestions that didn't work, including a pain management specialist. I had to pay for my own MRI because my insurance company just would not. Proper diagnosis was key for me. Gabapenzin helped me but it still hurt alot. The only thing that really helped bring my pain from a Level 10 to a Level 1 or 2 was going on a hard core carnivore diet. I only ate eggs and real meat. My only cheats were 1 cup of coffee in the morning with 1 tablespoon of half n half and sometimes a cup of tea (a tea bag and water only) at night. I CUT out all sugar including fruit, bread, pasta and veggies and NO fake sugars like sweet n low pkts. It drastically cut my pain but none of my doctors or surgeons knew this. I had to find out myself watching UTube and kept hearing sugar is inflammatory. Cut that inflammation by cutting all sugars and fake sugars as much as you can. I saw improvement in just a week and alot of improvement by week 2. It has not been a cure for me but dropping the pain has saved my life and made me quite a bit more functional.

I have a perm. slipped disc.......I had about a month of bad sciatica.......saw a phys. therapist for a month and thank God it went away....i have to remember this when i get big headed and taking my health for granted and feeling down about stupid things...thanks for the video...

I have had this well over a year.. and the steps you have to go through very painful the only thing I could sleep in ,a recliner was the best I could do, excellent advice!

Remi appreciate the story it really resonates with me especially your lifestyle (gym and puck) and same injury.. staying positive and being smart about it where I haven’t in the past.. hard headed hockey players eh.. how long til you could play puck comfortably again? Guessing 2 year mark or so?

Do you think hanging can have a similar effect as an inversion table? Maybe with feet on ground

So this video is only helpful when you have quantified "adequate hydration" otherwise its meaningless. Anyone can say that but what does that mean?? Drink "lots" of water....ok.....2 ltrs every hour, every two hours, every twelve hours, every 24 hours?? What is too much? What is adequate? What is not enough? Everyone knows we need to be hydrated so explaining quantities is really the useful bit you have missed out.

the worst thing is when ppl say suck it up or youre ok. I had stage 3 cancer and literally had a friend tell me to suck it up, if it were them they would be up doing all this shit making all this money. that was crazy to me.

Hello I’m 23 years old been doing boxing for a year with no problems but switched to mma and was diagnosed with a mild disk bulge l5-s1 after only a month of training due to poor wrestling techniques . It’s very depressing for me as i consider myself in my prime years and it’s too soon for these kind of problems to happen . Will the disk return to its place in my case as it is only a minor bulge not a herniation and would i be able to go back to training mma?

What is the conclusion bro plz reply...))

Thanks for reiterating that it’s not the end all to be all. It’s one part of a process of many to fully benefit from. Helps to understand this better. Good video!!

I just read your video. I have beengoing through a pain and ache on my left side for a year. I kept putting it off, hoping it would heal on its own. I went to a chiropractor who told me it was my si joint, no big deal. He said no bulging disks which I was concerned about. Still I was hurting. I went to a spine specialist. He ordered an mri. He talked to me about everything. I have l4 l5 disc bulge. He explained it as instead of a 10ft ceiling, its 8ft. I was scared. Ive been doing lower back stretches and exercising. He gave me an epidural shot. It hurt, given in 2 spots. I felt like it was burning alot and after about a week and a half things calmed down.if it still burning he said he can do an ablation. Im not sure, i am careful with continuous bending. I feel like ive never been through pain like that, i wss scared and depressed. I feel like im on the mend. I guess you just have to adapt sometimes. Everyone has something there dealing with. Wishing yoj well. I hope your pain has healed.

I think I have done exactly this today and caused myself an injury in my lower back! I don't think I had good form when I did a home workout. Interestingly I did one arm kettlebell swings too and by the end my lower back has seized and is painful. I cannot find the guide you mention is there a link in the description? How can I repair it? Currently switching between ice and eat at the moment. Any advice would be appreciated.

I really appreciate your video. Today I’m feeling really depressed. I’m dealing with seven bulging discs and I’m 46 years old. Getting my life back seems completely out of reach. I’m very lonely.

Hi Remi, Thanks for this video. Instead of the inversion table, which for some may not be feasible, what about full hanging from a chin-up bar for a couple of minutes throughout the day. I have done this and it does give me some relief. Any thoughts as to whether the inversion table would be superior to hanging?

For how many days (maximum) is it okay to take ibuprofen for the pain? And how many times / day?

Can I ever return to hobby mma after a back fusion ???

Hi Remi. May God/Jesus bless you. Thank you for being so encouraging. Your consistency is mind-blowing. I have a L5 bulge, and I deliver packages. Do you have any recommendations?

Best in depth sports book I have ever read. Charlie Francis was a genius as a sprint coach! Extremely well written, exciting book!

Yes it's a story that has a happy ending which is great but you are young. I also recovered when I was your age.

Hey Remi, when u first got injured were u still able to Run? Cuz I’m trying to build up to running by slow jogging but every time I try even every few days slow jog it doesn’t adapt. I have facet symptoms and my whole lumbar is fucked up but my MRI and Bone scan didn’t show anything concerning. I am so worried man it’s been a whole year of hell.

Hey man so did u ever end up being able to sit normally like everybody else without pain. My facet issues I mentioned on ur vid a few weeks ago prevented me from sitting in normal chairs for more than like 10 minutes. And how did u regain mobility of ur facet joints slowly? I have strengthened my core and rested for a long time but my joints never ended up healing because I never figured out how to properly regain mobility slowly like u did. Ur journey has inspired me man any tips would help!

I completely agree with you. Ice never did it for me. There has to be some scientific basis for all these experts to be recommending icing the affected area. But for me, applying heat always works. First, it relaxes the muscles, promotes blood flow and in case of back issues, I am able to stretch after taking a hot shower and it feels less painful.

Over the counter Tylenol extra strength works great for me.

From personal experience, I can say that McKenzie stretches work for me. Half-cobras and cat-cow stretches specifically. Ultimately, it takes time, patience, avoiding any pain triggers, trying to walk as much as possible. I've learned a lot from Dr. Stuart McGill and I respect him a great deal. I think keeping an open mind is important. Trying different things out, figuring out what works for you. Everyone is different. Just like you've said, MRIs may show all kinds of things but there may not necessarily be any symptoms. So, one stretch or exercise may work in theory but then, on an individual level, it may trigger pain or discomfort. For instance, in my case, doing any sort of a plank aggravates my back pain.

I have L1-L5 herniated discs with radiculopathy. I'm able to walk for 20 minutes before I begin to feel sciatica in my glute muscle. All it takes for me is taking one minute sitting break on a park bench (literally 60 seconds), and I'm able to continue on my way. Doing those standing press ups against a park bench also seems to do the trick. But just sitting down works.

I need Dr. Johnson's Ring Dinger!

If you're a young dude full of testosterone, it's gonna be difficult to dissuade you from lifting heavy. Dr. McGill has said that you won't see guys who have been lifting heavy in their later years competing. If you're a professional powerlifter, you don't have a choice. Otherwise, I'd say, try not to use a belt, this will prevent you from going too heavy. A lot of those gym bros will tell you to push yourself but most of them have had some sort of an injury or even surgery. For most ppl, it's just not worth it. Just lift in 10-12 rep range and be mindful of your leverages/biomechanics. Some ppl can get away with smoking for years, while others get cancer. I think something similar applies to lifting heavy. To some, a heavy squat from a biomechanical perspective is more like a leg press for someone with long limbs/torso.

I've yo-yo dieted a bunch of times and I can say that after I had herniated my disc a few years back, putting on weight definitely makes things worse. First, the extra load on the discs. Second, your spine gets out of alignment when you have a belly. Whether you're walking, sitting or sleeping. I found that running on a treadmill made things worse than even running outdoors. These days, I go for walks outside. After 20 minutes, I feel sciatica in my left glute. Taking a 60 second sitting break relieves the symptoms and I can continue walking for another 20 minutes. I also use recumbent stationary bike. I still do weight training but no powerlifting movements and nothing too heavy.

39: you are very brave to go back to deadlifting!

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing. I find that doing isometric abdominal holds while sitting also helps to strengthen my core. And the bear-holds. For some reason, I feel a slight discomfort in my spine when doing the regular planks.

My back "went out" a few times in my mid-twenties simply after bending over to pick up a pen that fell on the floor. I went to see a chiropractor who took an Xray and told me I had scoliosis. No other symptoms or issues for years. Then, in my 40s, I took up weight training. I pushed myself in the gym and got into powerlifting. At this new gym, that turned out had an uneven floor, I did a deadlift and I felt that squishy sound coming from my disc on my left. Following that, I had that flappy left foot, tingling in my left leg and I couldn't even do body weight walking lunges. I'd fall to my left. I had the nerve conduction study (NCS) done and it showed there was no nerve damage. It took me about 6 months to recover. I never went back to doing heavy powerlifting movements. This was about 2 years ago. Last summer, I gained some weight and to compensate for the calories, I got into running. And my lower back pain and sciatica came back. I had an MRI done and it showed L1-L5 herniation with radiculopathy. Some days it was hard to get out of bed. Tylenol helped. I've been taking Glucosamine as well. Doing those cat-cow and half-cobra stretches. I've lost some weight and got back into walking outdoors on a flat surface. I find that after 20 minutes, my sciatica (i wouldn't call it pain, just discomfort), kicks in. I only feel it in my glutes. Taking a 60 second sitting break helps and I'm back walking. I really hope that with time, I can go back to not feeling any discomfort at all. At work, I've purchased a sitting cushion, I find that having a softer seat helps. Also, taking sitting breaks help. Getting up at least once an hour and going for a short walk helps.

I recently met with an accident that fractured my wrist. I used to lift weights, do push ups 50-60 reps per set and do strength training. Its been 3 weeks now, i have got a cast on my left hand and I feel so weak and depressed. I just cant get over with thoughts like I wouldnt be able to lift again and workout just like the way i used to earlier. How do i handle this stress while i''m recovering?? I even lost my job which is making me feel worse day by day.

I’m a 22 year old dancer who has had to stop dancing due to being diagnosed with L3 L4 and L5-S1 facet hypertrophy/syndrome - I don’t have any arthritis but I’m in soooo much pain and I feel like my life is over. I’ve tried physio, chiro and nothing is working. I want to be back dancing and pain free please help😭

Yeah same thing happened to me as well. I went to gym for the first time in my life and started randomly training and lifting weights without any trainer or even proper diet. 😢😢 and then after sometime suffered from back issues. Anyone going to gym for first time should have the proper trainer I believe

That's happening to me, I suspect it's related to QL imbalance

Hey Remi, I commented a few days ago but I didn’t think u would see my reply so I was just wondering how ur back is doing now? did u ever get to a point of playing like sports again like running or basketball or weightlifting? I likely have facet syndrome or something very similar and I’m 19 I was wondering if its possible or this is a permanent disability that never fully heals. I’m working to strengthen my core a lot and slowly return to my life again so I can sit in a chair normally and return to going to college in the fall. Thanks for ur response man

Thanks a lot for giving all that info. It really helps a lot. I wanted to ask after all these years do you still feel anything in the back. It would be helpful for the people suffering and it may be good to know that this is not permanent and it will heal !!!

Would love to see your MRI now 10 years later, and I bet it would show a flattened disc, but it is a scar that is not causing pain anymore. I know scientists say discs can take 10 years to stiffen once they lose their stiffness- the facets take the brunt and show degenerative changes. And the facet pain goes away after many years- it has taken 4 years for me. In my case, an endplate fracture. All I know is a young undamaged disc has so much pressure inside the nucleus, that nerves and blood vessels can not invaginate into the annulus.

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Hey man I’m dealing with pain in my facet joints in the lumbar. I slammed my joints from a squat injury and I think I have shndorme. My scans on mri showed nothing unusual because I used to think it was in any thoracic spine. Turns out it was actually my lumbar so I’m pretty sure I have it. I’m only 19 years old and I don’t know how to properly come back. I started jogging every 2 days and up to every other day but it was still hurting. I fixed my form and have built it up to daily speed 5.5 for just 10 minutes. I had to drop out of college cuz I couldn’t sit in my classes. Any advice how to get my life back anything could help please respond.

Had the exact same experience with my Doctors and recovery. Still not there yet but working my way up to it. Grateful for your testimony