Prolapsed Disc

[jacks09]

Has anyone experienced this? I have just been diagnosed and am struggling with the lack of exercise and the pain.

Any top tips?

[*Bob*]

My top tip is to avoid the temptation (borne out of understandable frustration) to spunk a load of cash on various practitioners who promise to improve your condition within a certain number of s?ssions.

In most cases (unless particularly serious - obvs you don't say exactly where yours is at) it just gets better when its ready to get better, so wait it out and try not to get too demoralised during the wait. One week you'll be unable to get off the floor - some other week you'll have forgotten it was there. When it does get better, try to remember what it was like when it was bad - instead of just carring on like you did before - and do some exercise to strengthen the bits of the body that can lessen the chances of a future relapse.

[steveo]

Yes, it's better to exercise out of it than laying around groaning

[Nigello]

Keep moving, lie on your side with a pillow between your legs, lose weight - if necessary, do Pilates often, go to Back 2 Basics for good treatment at Shad Thames. An ice pack is useful, but for no more than ten minutes or so. Alternate it with a warm pack.

I had two burst - next to each other - about two months apart and was crippled. I really think about how I move, sit and sleep now.

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Ditto above. I have degenerated and bulging discs. Eventually got my GP to actually examine me and not just prescribe codeine which identified it after a scan.

I do gentle pilates type exercises to strenghten my core and pelvic floor. There are some gentle exercises on Youtube for it. I was getting physio at Kings for a bit which gave me exercises to do. Really need to keep them up and get into the habit of doing them - even 10 mins before going to bed. As *Bob*/Steveo says its worth those 10 mins rather than the pain generated by being lazy (In my case!).

[KidKruger]

I've 2 of these critters, in lower back. What's been said above - a few mins stretching / relevant exercise makes the day a lot smoother !

[Chakrapatchouli]

Agree with Bob's advice above and also the recommendation of regular pilates. Good luck.