Any suggestions for a good workout after spinal decompression surgery and hip replacement? Was very athletic before surgeries.

Have a bulging disc in my neck a 2mm and pinches and pulls and numbing in my fingers! Unable to work out lift weights..Had spinal decompression, and lots of other stuff nothing works…Does anyone know how long cortisone shots work for or when you can get surgery??? I am 35 and need a fix!! Thanks Deb

I have three bulging discs in my lumbar and have gone through spinal decompression therapy and multiple sessions of physical therapy, but nothing has yet relieved it. Has anyone found something that has stopped the pain and been able to return to a normal life? thanks

PS I’m 25

I have been suffering from low back pain for the past 2.5 years now. Initially, it started as small pain but gradually increased to a high level. The pain was mostly on the left side.

In Dec 2006, I had an MRI taken which showed mild disc bulge at L4-5 on the right side and significant disc herniation at L5-S1 on the left side. The MRI also showed some disc dehydration at these two disc levels.

For the past 2.5 years though, the pain used to vanish by 95% when I used to sit down. The pain was continuous while walking and standing at one point.

But since 10 days, the pain has increased to such an extent that I am not even able to sit. The pain starts in the lower back, goes down the thigh and legs and sometimes a burning sensation in the legs. Also, the pain has started on the right side of the lower back which was not there earlier.

I had another MRI taken recently in Oct 2008 and the report was not much different from the earlier one. The only difference was that now the disc herniation at L4-5 and L5-S1 has become bilateral now ( on both left and right sides ).

I have been continuously undergoing physiotherapy for the past 2.5 years but there has not been a period where I was completely free from pain. I have also recently tried Ayurvedic therapy for 7 days continuously and there was no significant relief.

I have heard about this spinal decompression technique which might be helpful for such cases of lower back. This would be the last resort before surgery.

Can anyone tell me whether this really helps ? Are there any risks associated with it ? Also, is the treatment available in India ?

I am ready to spend time, effort and money if it really helps. I have one year of time to go before marriage and I want to get rid of the pain before that.

Sorry for having taken your time with a long history but thought to explain the problem in detail.

Looking forward to some quick replies.

If you had a herniated disc causing back pain and or sciatic pain would you opt for invasive surgery or would you try a safer, non-invasive method such as the DRX9000 non-surgical spinal decompression system to fix the disc?

I’m 25 years old and have a herniated disc in my L5. The doc is giving me a cortisone shot next monday and two days later i leave on vacation to mexico. Will this shot really help? What is the best cure for a herniated disc?I know some chiropractors claim they can help with their machines (spinal decompression and adjustments) but none of that stuff works? What is the best cure?

The pain is in the outside part of my right calf. I have had shots, spinal decompression treatments and steroid pills. Does anyone have anymore ideas for me before I consider surgery?