Just received my MRi results / Lunbar spine and DOC says I have some arthritus and a bulging disc in lower back. The bulging disc the last 6 months is causing my feet to tingle and burn and some numbess in my knuckles and burning sensation.

DOC told me to do physical therepy and continue my gluecosemen and Vitamin B complex.

DOC was against shots at this time, because I’m not in any really bad pain.

And was totally against a chiropratic doctor because it could rupture my disk or give me a herninated disk.

Has anyone has these issues ?

Anyone have any ideas, and does physical therapy work ?

Brian
Thanks Richard. I’ll try those stretches.

Thanks for everyones input. Keep them coming.

Brian
Thanks again to all.

I might go to a PT or join Planet Fitness to build my stomach and back muscles… crunches, pull downs, etc. Not going to lift really heavy weight.

Alot of exercises can be found on YOU TUBE as well on bulging disc.

Found that ice also helps on the upper and lower back for 15 minutes a day.

Going to make it a point to do daily stretching exercises.

Brian

What kind of Stretching exercises can i do for Pinched Nerve/Lower back pain?
I had it since yesterday. Chiropractor told me looking at xray’s.
Can you recommend me good stretching exercises to heal the pinched nerve and ease the pain and flex the muscles..
If i do upper body exercises, like chest… will it still put weight on the lower back hurting it??

In April 2007 I overexerted myself walking (long strides) and the next month was an endless string of emergency room visits, Demerol, Oxycodone, and ultimately oral steroids. I had a lumbar MRI done in May 07 and it showed I had a "slight" problem with a bulging L4/5 disc that "may cause some discomfort". I would have laughed if it hadn’t hurt so bad. One doctor ran a little picky wheel over my foot and it indicated to him a problem with the sciatic nerve. He was of the opinion some pressure was being put on it by the bulging disc but he also didn’t think I was a candidate for surgery because I hadn’t lost any motor skills or bowel control. My right leg has been numb since May 07. My hips and lower back ached all the time but most likely from lack of use… I was afraid to do much because I thought I’d make it worse.
In April 08 I had another MRI done and the report stated my discs actually looked better than in 07. Good news, but the numbness was still there. I bought an inversion table and found it to be helpful overall. I use it twice a day at 30 degrees. My most important revelation however, is that I kept reading about the piriformis muscle. My overexertion walking (which nobody ever addressed) could have strained, pulled, or otherwise damaged the piriformis muscle on the right side and also put pressure on the sciatic nerve, leading me (and apparently everyone else) to believe I had sciatica due to bulging discs. I have been doing deep stretching exercises for the piriformis and the numbness in my right leg stays away for 8 hours or so. I am now of the belief that there is scar tissue on the piriformis and I must continue stretching it many times a day to ward off numbness and pain. I have copies of the 2007 and 2008 MRIs and I would like to know if there is any way to determine damage to the piriformis from those MRIs?

I was hit in the three months ago by a sixteen year-old who ran a red arrow turn light. She was cited and I was not. I did not think I was hurt at the accident, but realized that I had shoulder and neck pain later that night. I went to the urgent care through my doctor who gave me vicodin and a muscle relaxer, and then I went back in two weeks due to continuing pain. I was sent to a physical therapist, which I went to twice a week for the past few months, and once a week the last two weeks. My PT has given me stretching exercises to do at home but has said I am done with the treatment.

Her insurance has accepted liability and already paid for my car to be fixed (just under ,000) and for a rental car. They knew I was seeking treatment for the accident, and I am getting ready to send a letter asking them to request all my medical bills and records so they can offer a settlement. How much do you think my claim is worth?