arthritis in my back and bulging disks at l4, l5, and s1 Posted: 05-16-06 20:44pm
I had an mri last week for the chronic
back pain i've had for about a year now.
Well I spoke with the pa tonight and he
said that the mri showed that I have
arthritis in my back and bulging disks at
l4, l5, and s1 (l5 and s1 being the most
severe).
Do any of you know what this means and
what I should do for relief besides taking
ibuprofen everyday. I'm wondering if
pilates might help. Also, I forgot to
ask him, is this considered degenerative
disk disease? My dad and his sister has
this.
A little background from me, i'm a 31 year
old female with a 2.5 year old child. I
gained 80 pounds on top of being 15 pounds
overweight. I have since dropped 67
pounds and have 28 left to get back to my
goal weight.
Thanks for any advice on this.
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disabledcoastie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 68 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 05-16-06 22:02pm
Grits,
i'm not being nasty or insensitive as I
suffer from severe back pain as well.
The first thing that will make you feel
better is loosing the weight, I know
everytime I get above 220 because my back
can't take the weight. And just to let
everyone know i'm male, 6' 2" so 220 isn't
an outrageous weight for me. The second
thing you need to know is if the bulging
disc is causing stenosis or compression on
the nerve roots as this will cause pain as
well as radiculopathy. Most exercise is
beneficial, but I am unaware of how
pilates work, if the exercise puts any
stress on your back then don't do it until
you are cleared by a doctor. A useful
site that you may want to check out is www.Spineuniverse.Com
good luck.
