Treatment Reviews:  Weight Loss for Back Lower (Lumbar) Herniated Disk


Condition Treatment Average Result Healed Helped
a Lot
Helped
a Little
No Change Made Worse
Back Lower (Lumbar) Herniated Disk
Weight Loss
3.6
4 3

Cases  


  • HurteME
  • Male
  • 28 years old
  • 270 pounds
  • 5 Feet 11 Inches
 Helped a lot
one person found this helpful

I was involved in a sports accident in 2003 which resulted in a crack in my lower spine right above my tail bone. The doctors who diagnosed the problem advised me that they could do surgery but there would only be a 50% chance of being able to walk afterward. ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Glucosamine + Vitamins + Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Weight Loss + Medical Cannabis - Marijuana + Muscle Relaxants + Motrin - Ibuprofen + Vicodin Medication + Milk
Dates:  February 16, 2002 - Ongoing
Helpful?
  • johngiger
  • Male
  • 37 years old
  • 207 pounds
  • 6 Feet 1 Inches
 Helped a little
one person found this helpful

Some of the treatment worked to a small degree while others did nothing or next to nothing.,

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Treatment Combo:   Walking + Rest + Weight Loss + Corticosteroids + Muscle Relaxants + Proper Posture + Motrin - Ibuprofen + Epidural + Back Support Brace
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  • smjkayser
  • Female
  • 58 years old
  • 174 pounds
  • 5 Feet 4 Inches
 Helped a lot

historic treatment description

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Treatment Combo:   Walking + Weight Loss + Diet Management
Helpful?
 Helped a little

historic treatment description

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Treatment:   Weight Loss
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  • calmincense
  • Female
  • 51 years old
  • 162 pounds
  • 5 Feet 7 Inches
 Helped a lot

Started in 1990, I was carrying a 50# bag of dog food. I poured it into the barrel turned to put the empty bag into the receptacle and I hit the floor. I had no ability to stand, sit or walk and was in sheer agony, lying on the shop ...

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Treatment Combo:   Glucosamine + Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Walking + Strengthening + Ice + Physical Therapy + Stretching Treatment + Rest + Heat Therapy + Weight Loss + Inversion + Muscle Relaxants + Exercise + Proper Posture + Bed Rest + Vicodin Medication + Back Support Brace + Leg Elevation + Change of Sleeping Position
Helpful?
 Helped a lot

I woke up one morning with a sharp pain in my lower back. After a long treatment history my doctor finally found that I had a bulged disk in my back. He sent me to physical therapy and that seemed to do the trick. I tried a lot of different ...

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Treatment Combo:   Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Swimming + Tai Chi + Massage Therapy + Physical Therapy + Weight Loss + Back Support Brace
Dates:  March 3, 2009 - Ongoing
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  • kadkins
  • Female
  • 38 years old
  • 162 pounds
  • 5 Feet 1 Inches
 Helped a little
one person found this not helpful

I am 36 with a previous history of back pain. My back pain was a minor irritation for many years, but was not very serious. However, while moving a bed at home I seriously damaged my back. I noticed immediately the pain was getting worse and worse. The next morning ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Walking + Weight Loss
Dates:  December 19, 2009 - January 9, 2010
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