Never really posted before but i see there is alot of people here with back concerns thought id give my opinion (not medical advice) in what to look for aswell as things that i was told to help i have been dealing with a bulging disc problem for the last few years and finally got it right.
First and foremost see a physio not a chiro if you have a dignosed disc bulge, if you can aford to see a physio dont be tight arse and see a good sports physio which uses medX equipment it will be the best money you ever invested.
Couple points on what to look for in a buldging disc
- tingling/numbness legs & soles of feet
- Bending forward induces more numbness/tingling/shooting pain etc
- Shooting pain in glute/lower back/legs/feet
- stretching won't make it better can and usually does make it worse if you stretch with to much force
- sitting aggrevaters it
- standing may or may not offer relief
theres a lot of problems it can cause ranging from not being able to hold in shit/piss legs going completly numb and not being able to stand to just some tingling in the glute or hip legs etc.
If your back and supporting muscles are already strong it can be a short recovery but will still take 6-12 weeks for it heal completley then building back up slowly to the weight you were using.
what i was advised to do was back arches 40-80 a day a back arch is were you lie on your stomach push yourself up like a push up but leave your hips legs fet planted to the ground and push yourself up arching your back i was told this helps force the disc back in so it can heal.
Avoid sitting as much as possible
First and foremost see a physio not a chiro if you have a dignosed disc bulge, if you can aford to see a physio dont be tight arse and see a good sports physio which uses medX equipment it will be the best money you ever invested.
Couple points on what to look for in a buldging disc
- tingling/numbness legs & soles of feet
- Bending forward induces more numbness/tingling/shooting pain etc
- Shooting pain in glute/lower back/legs/feet
- stretching won't make it better can and usually does make it worse if you stretch with to much force
- sitting aggrevaters it
- standing may or may not offer relief
theres a lot of problems it can cause ranging from not being able to hold in shit/piss legs going completly numb and not being able to stand to just some tingling in the glute or hip legs etc.
If your back and supporting muscles are already strong it can be a short recovery but will still take 6-12 weeks for it heal completley then building back up slowly to the weight you were using.
what i was advised to do was back arches 40-80 a day a back arch is were you lie on your stomach push yourself up like a push up but leave your hips legs fet planted to the ground and push yourself up arching your back i was told this helps force the disc back in so it can heal.
Avoid sitting as much as possible