i went to a chiropractor who did x rays on me i haven't gotten the full results yet but i will on the 19th but i want to know is herniated disc l 1 s 5 a serious thing? will i need surgery and what costs are these sorts of things? but also what else other than surgery can i do? is chiropractics enough? help mandy
2007-02-06 22:49:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
L1-L5-not so bad
2007-02-06 22:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not a critical herniated disc, but you want to avoid making it worse. A chiropractor is the best person to treat this problem. They specialize in pain management and should be able to help you live a comfortable life. I recommend you do water exercises three times a week such as: swimming or walking in water. This reduces any strain on the spinal area. If you have pain use moist heat for twenty minutes, nothing for twenty minutes, then apply an ice pack for fifteen minutes. This will reduce the pain and inflammation. I don't believe you will need surgery.
2007-02-07 00:49:26 · answer #2 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a herniated disc, L3 & 4 I believe and the neurologist said I didn't need surgery, that there wasn't really anything I could do to repair it and we'll just have to see what happens in the future- if it gets bad then I could have surgery. That is why my back hurts but definitely it helps so much to exercise and to not be overweight. He especially recommended swimming.
2007-02-06 22:56:27 · answer #3 · answered by strawberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a newer decompression treatment that a friend of mine is doing in Las Vegas. It stretches the vertabrae over 20 treatments and allows the disc to return to normal size and return to its normal place. She has had three treatments and is already doing much better.
2007-02-07 01:30:46 · answer #4 · answered by justin h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋