BULGE DISCS

[HaLfCaST]

Hey guys i just wanna know i am a fighter myself and im curious to know if theirs any other fighters that train and fight with a bulge disc? my one is l5 s1
was it Steve Mckinnon?
I would like to know from anyone who trains or fights how they overcome it because its one of my biggest injurys which still nags me alot

Thanks

[humble]

make sure you seek expert chiropractic advice before doing so bro as the torque and twisting placed on your discs and spinal segments could do a lot more permananent damage in your later years.



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[DiRtYdAvE]

mate, a physio is probably going to help a lot more in the long term than a chiro will.

You need to start doing a lot of back extensions to try and help the disc return to its correct place and to relieve pain.lie face down on the ground with your arms in by your sides(like a close push up position). push your arms straight, holding your chest off the ground. hold this for 30secs to a minute and do it a couple of times a day.

its also important to work your core stabilisers, such as transverse obliques. lying flat on your back, imagine sucking your belly button down through your body to the floor.then tensing your abs, push them down towards your toes.

there are plenty of exercises that you can do on a swisse or exrcise ball, that will help you build up"core" strength

Its very important to stretch your glutes and hammys, as tightness in these areas will delay your recovery and is a major cause of lower back pain

god luck with your recovery

[dutts72]

Halfcast

Mate good advice given especially glute, hammy and as well hip flexor felxabiltity is vital.

Ive thrashed my self now to the point im finding it very hard to train without suffering pain day in day out, as I trained and competed with neck and lower lumbare problems my whole life. These days when i train c1, atlas, c2, occiputal, pop pop pop....of i go for treatment and out goes the bling. So im speniding big bucks on rehab now but have certinly left it to late!!!

So do yourself a big favour and dont just see one person ie chiro or physio but i would see a Osteo and someonewho works with postural re-alignment. Commit to reheb first is my suggestion.

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[Voice]

I slipped between c6/c7 about 6mths ago (basically between shoulder blades)...the symptoms of this are acute pain radiated out over the left shoulder into the tricep and through the middle/outer fingers.
Other than the extreme pain (feels like a knot in your back that you can't relieve) the whole left arm's strength dropped about 30% due to the nerve being pinched that services that region, which is fairly normal.

I did this doing incline chest flies at the gym at the end of a workout when i arched my back to push the final couple reps (big mistake).
I am now back to 98% recovery, here's what I did;

1. anti-inflammatories. Voltaren 50 tabs. Nothing else is as effective but you need a precription. You can get voltaren 25s at chemists so take 2. ALWAYS after a meal or with Zantac as they are potent on the stomach (like all anti-inflams).
2. see DOCTOR (not physio in first instance) and get a referral for a CT scan. You can get CT scans under medicare. This will tell you if it is indeed bulged and exactly where. (In acute cases MRI scans can be used to see the effect on nerves but this is not normally needed).
3. AFTER this then see a PHYSIO. Take the CT scan then they will formulate a plan of recovery. The only treatment is anti-inflammatories, rest and rehab. In rare cases they might prescribe steroids as they are a great anti-inflam (among other things
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I got a lumbar support for my chair at work (being the sedentry office worker I am), changed my weights routine so all my sets were largely from an erect upright position and avoided stuff like running for a few months (it compresses the vertibrae).

Combined with good physio I got over it in about a 2 months and have been building it up since so almost free now.

The thing that is really bad for discs are grappling basically. Arching over and being pulled around the neck by an opponent is probably the worst offender. You cannot just say 'yeah I fight all the time with bulged discs' because they invariably pinch nerves and that then reduces muscle effectiveness, leaving you frustratingly weaker.
You must give them time to shrink using medication and careful technique.

Good luck, these injuries are real bastards.
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[HaLfCaST]

Guys Thank you i appreciate all the advice and help
im glad to speak to you guys because you understand the feeling im going through

Dirty Dave thanks for the tips im gonna give them a try :)

[harls]

Yeah, I have persistent back pain also. Like an electric shock when I "try" to bend over. Chiro hasn't helped at all, I'm going to go a physio too, if still no luck maybe some surgery is in order..

"Adapt, Improvise, Overcome"

[promoboss]

harls just tell the mrs to get off your back(just joking mate, hope you can fix it up without surgery)<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle>

It's Better to Burn Out than to Fade Away

[harls]

LOL!

Yeah I hope so too buddy. But the pain is so consistent that if I do need surgery, I'll happily take it. I'll try more things first of course.

"Adapt, Improvise, Overcome"