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Q: Recovery from a disc prolapse
asked by: DoctorQuestion on November 19th, 2008
Hi there, I'm new to this forum and I'm looking for some support. I feel like I'm the only person who has had spinal surgery and the doctors aren't being much help either... Telling me in answer to all my questions "If it hurts... Don't do it..."
To me that is not an answer... :evil:
Before my surgery I had excrutiating pain raidiating down my sciatic nerve and into my groin area.. I was diagnosed with a left L5/S1 disc prolapse with a rounded lesion compressing the nerve root. I was told that urgent surgery was my only option!!!
The operation that was performed was a L5/S1 disc excision... The pain factor is better but goes up and down with each day.
I would like some advice as to what I can do, as like I said before I have not been told anything useful. The only thing I have been told is that there is nothing I can do for nerve pain but wait for the nerve to mend.
I am extremely impatient!!!! And i need something to do.. As you all can imagine it hurts to do anything... but I j


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Sam Visnic
replied on November 21st, 2008
Back Pain Answer A4952
Your question involves getting good info on how to speed along your recovery from your disc prolapse.





Current research into back pain supports the fact that pain creates "inhibition" of key spinal stabilizer muscles. In plain english, this means that the muscles are essentially not performing their job when called upon. This is particularly common with individuals who have had back pain surgery.





Almost all back pain, to a certain extent, is a result of specific segments in the spine being "unstable". The practical solution to this situation is performing segmental stability exercises. This means focusing on performing "micro-movements" that teach the small muscles in your spine to do their job again.





An excellent tool for this could include the Stabilizer Biofeedback device. This device is essentially a blood-pressure cuff type device that allows you to train your spinal stabilizers though activating your deep abdominal muscles. The device comes with a training manual that is sufficient for your situation. Its very low intensity, very safe, and most importantly, very effective.





A google search on this device or a quick amazon search will get you the link.





Sam Visnic


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