Has anybody else had that same experience? Or have any other simple activities that ease their pain?
I have l4 and l5 bulging discs -btw.
2006-11-26 13:16:02 · 6 answers · asked by daisyk 6 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
mqp c - ha ha , that's cute, but sorry I'm too comfy here on earth to want to leave.
2006-11-26 13:44:30 · update #1
Bulging lumbar discs are usually associated with decreased pain with walking and increased pain with prolonged and improper sitting. There is up to 200 times the normal pressure in a disc when we remain seated. Getting up and walking reverses the curve in our spine that occurs with sitting...allowing the disc to resume a more neutral position.
If you already have a documented back condition, I suggest following up with a physical therapist who will perform an evaluation as to which exercises are the most appropriate for YOU (rather than guessing which ones MIGHT be good)!
...but keep up the walking if it decreases the pain...and limit your time sitting to 20 minutes at a time.
2006-11-26 14:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by mistify 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
wow...you remind me just of....me
I had bulging discs L4 and L5 also onto my S-1 nerve!
this is really weird for me. I had the SAME exact experience. For me once the problem was pretty bad, walking seemed to help. The weird thing was that for me, it was wintertime and I went for walks outside sometime in the snow with shorts and a fullsleeve shirt on feeling fine. I wasn't cold. It was weird. I figured that the reason was because since disc problem had gone at a more severe stage, walking made my body work harder. This made me sweat and I had gotten use to the pain so pain wasn't a problem. I was perspiring in the snow , it was bizzare.
Anyways, back to you!
I guess that it is because once your body starts working harder to overcome bulging discs then it is like a natural pain reliever. I joined a gym and started working out doing low impact stuff like the eliptical once walking became difficult much later on. I would sweat, and pain would go away.
Anyways, if you care I ended up getting a microdiscectomy and had some more complications afterwards which led to another surgery (not related to discs) and am fine now. Despite the complications I had, I still highly reccomend the surgery once your suffering is maximum level. But at the same time, don't rush to surgery.
Bah, enough of my rablings : )
anyways, best of luck and email me if you have any more questions or something.
cheesejohngeorge@yahoo.com
2006-11-27 00:30:15 · answer #2 · answered by JIMMY j 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have bulging discs you also have a pretty severe scoliosis. Is long past time for proper treatment.. Walking allows for some limbering of the muscles but, those muscles are working unilaterally rather than both sides carrying their share of the work load. It is the reason for your scoliosis. But the problem originated at a much lower level and should have been recognized before puberty. Unless this is the result of a congenital deformity, it should have been recognized and treated before it got to this stage.
You have much work ahead of you if you intend to get those muscles equalized and working together. The other problems you suffer, are tied in with this condition.
2006-11-26 23:07:33 · answer #3 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Walking exercises the muscles and changes the pressure on the vertebrae. I suggest seeing a chiropractor.
2006-11-26 21:23:10 · answer #4 · answered by expatmt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest stretching your back before, after and during your walk. At home, try to do different types of stretches to stretch different parts of your back.
2006-11-26 21:38:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-26 21:38:37 · answer #6 · answered by mqc p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋