Treatment Reviews:  Massage Therapy for Back Lower (Lumbar) Herniated Disk

historic treatment description

I herniated a disk in my L5-S1 space. After being diagnosed, I was initially treated with pain medications and physical therapy. I also iced my back several times a day. The ice and meds made it feel the best. Physical therapy was good to learn how to do proper exercises ...

I had severe lower back pain after slipping on a patch of ice. I fell on what I called by tail bone. The initial pain that I had was in my lower back. After a few days I started to have pain shooting down my left leg. I also started ...

historic treatment description

Massage therapy 3 times a week, and trying to maintain proper posture while standing, sitting, etc.

The drugs both helped while others we relaxing and helpful for a short amount of time. Cannabis allowed me to relax and to eat meals when the Vicoden upset my stomach. Chemical heated patched work to some degree and are well worth the price.

I am including this supplement to note the numerous treatments that did not work. These treatments included the use of anti-inflamatories, ice, muscle relaxants, pain medications, physical therapy, and three cortical steroid injections were given over a period of one year. Pain medications were increased from norco, to percocet, to ...

One of the worst things that has happened to me in my adult life happened just the other day. On the east coast have have been getting a lot of snow so I was out being the man of the house and shoveling off our walk when I stooped to ...

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 ...

For over twenty years now, I have had incredible lower back pain. I fell off the back of a hook and ladder fire truck and caused me to have slipped discs. I had surgery on my back but it still hurt. I have tried every pain medicine out there, but ...