Abdominal planks. Strengthening your core (when you can obviously) will help take pressure off your back. And yeah, inversion feels pretty good.
This is key.
I'm younger but have suffered from sciatica for years. Many doctors apppointments and chiropractors. Despite getting temporary relief it always came back. The most consistent improvements I've had are from yoga, particularly this video https://youtu.be/eiQjt0WSVHk if you can get past the hippie undertones (stretches start at 2:00) I sincerely think it will help you. Good luck.
Makes sense. Before I got hurt I stretched all the time. Got out of the habit and paying for it.
Deadlifts, learn how to do them properly and start light. Helped me with lower back pain years ago, still no problems.
Its an old injury. Slipped off a chipper, dropped about 3 feet. Happened so fast hit with both knees locked. Knocked me out for a few seconds. 2 bulging disc, and L4, L5 jammed and twisted. I can get relief with the bulging but I cant srlf adjust L4 n L5. I do sit ups and reverse off a roman chair. Clean n press reps with than 95lbs. Just reps. No meds. The consant ache is exhausting.
That's sound painful.
You should really consider finding an experienced personal trainer or similar and have them make a workout plan that would benefit your problem. Just make sure they know what they are doing.
There are sports injury clinics that might recommend trainers to you or even provide service themselves.
That can work! Hanging upside down removes pressure from spinal discs and allows restoration to occur, that's why many find relief in yoga because of "Downward dog" posture and other poses. Simple stretching works wonders, I would recommend Yin Yoga as a good place to start. Chiropractic will give some results because bone alignment, but they will not be long-lasting because no myo-fascial reshaping (which takes time to reposition from bad alignment.) Find a good Cranial Sacralogist, they are rare, but they are miracle workers (because of the myo-fascial entrainment)
Aftet a few grand with the chiropracor I kinda learned how to treat myself. Might try yoga.
Brother. I am telling you, I limped into a Cranial Sacral office one time (my hip was out) and I walked out. I have 15 years experience in yoga, 5 years teaching yoga, and 3 years in body therapy, cranial sacral works and is to be preferred over acupuncture and chiropractic because of Myo-fascial conditioning. Acupuncture has great results as well, however.
One of the two times I went to the chiropractor, he put me on what they called a "traction table". It basically slowly and gently drug me up this slanted table by a device they wrapped around my head. Similar deal, felt amazing It couldnt hurt to try the teeter.
Two things: 1) https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/10/2/16338094/dr-john-sarno-healing-back-pain
2) I used to wear shitty shoes with no support. If your feet aren't properly supported your knees are out of wack, and therefore so is your back. Long story short I went to a running shoe store. They watched me walk and suggested some shoes. Back started feeling better in a day. I went from couldn't roll over in bed to running up the stairs in a week. Take care if your feet.
Had the shoe problem, long long time ago. Work boots were so old that the heels were worn down damn near completely. Caused a back ache problem. I was young and didn't know any better, some old dude mentioned something about my boots could be causing the problem. That's when I noticed the heels were pretty much gone. Got new boots with heavy duty thick heels, immediately felt relief. Ache went away completely within a week.
This is actually quite shitty advice. Orthotics should be a last resort to provide recovery relief for an injury. They should not be used as a full time crutch, never allowing your muscles to take care of themselves.
Sorry to tell you this, but it was your shitty movement mechanics, not you shoes, that were causing you pain.
The human body doesn't need fancy shoes to walk properly.
Lose weight, wear good boots, sleep on a good mattress.
I have one and I love it. Doesn't get used enough.
As others have said here, once you start healing the injury you need to start strengthening the muscles. Yoga is a good soft start, but learning how to squat and deadlift with a properly braced abdomen is the best way to have a string torso.
Im gonna get the thing and start putting together a program for core strength.
I visit a massage therapist once a month, or more often if needed. Stretching and weightlifting are necessary to maintain muscle mass and overall body tone.
So many problems are caused by tight muscles. They pull on something, that pulls on something else, it can screw up your back, your neck, your hips. Especially if you are doing physical work, you are always stressing the muscles--they shorten as part of strengthening--but rarely extending them. Like someone said, you yoga might help, or just 5 minutes a day of stretching. For back, especially the glutes, quads, hams and calves. Can work wonders.
Im gonna get it. Watched a few videos. Thanks for the imput.
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