5 Signs a Herniated Disc is Healing

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HT Physio – Over-Fifties Specialist Physio

Жыл бұрын

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In this episode, Farnham's leading over-50's physiotherapist, Will Harlow, reveals 5 important signs that a herniated disc is healing!
Disc bulges and disc herniations can cause back pain and sciatica. These problems do not always seem to get better in an obvious way, but there are some common patterns to watch for. This video reveals what they are.
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@EppleDoodle Жыл бұрын

Edit: back in 2021, I experienced a painful, disc herniation after marathon training and high impact sports. I lost mobility , couldn't sleep, felt pain and had to stop physical training for extended periods. It took two years and a half but it's all healed now and I can do movements without pain 💪 If you are watching this video, chances are that you are in pain or limited in movement. I hope you'll get better. Healing is not a straight line. It's lows and highs, periods of "hey I'm better!" Followed by "why is it worse?!". It's part of the process. Don't lose hope💕

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Very good advice, thank you for sharing

@aminezourhlal2952 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@SJ-zz1uj Жыл бұрын

needed to hear that - thank you

@jessemcgarvey7595 Жыл бұрын

I’m not the sappy type, and I nearly never am expressive, but I just wanted you to know that I really needed this today. The struggle is insanely real. Thank you.

@salmonesque Жыл бұрын

Thanks Eppie. Helps hearing that ♥

@dfhhfff 11 ай бұрын

5 signs: Start from 5:10 1.Pain diminishing in leg 2.Sometimes backpain gets worse and leg pain getting better 3.Legs getting stronger 4.Numbness changing to fizzing and pins and needles in legs. 5.You can move your spine better

@babyflyer100 10 ай бұрын

thank you

@dfhhfff 10 ай бұрын

@@babyflyer100 welcome : )

@unladpinoytv 9 ай бұрын

you are a hero

@ecoker382 7 ай бұрын

I'm so looking forward to this day❤❤❤❤

@luanneneill2877 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@Alyssa501 Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Siatica in my leg is gone. Now slight burning pain in my right side of my back where the herniation is.. week 10 in recovery 🙌🏼 walking 7 days a week 40-50 minutes and stability exercises every other day. My mobility is back too. Remember guys. Recovery can take 4 weeks to 6 months !!! Sometimes longer. My spine doctor who did not want to do surgery on me said 6 months ! You wont recover over night. PS. I HAD 4 herniated discs. 2 were extrusions. Its possible to heal naturally.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Great advice! Thank you for sharing.

@thehindustan4268 Жыл бұрын

Me is disc bulge and annular tear compress nerve, weakness and foot pain numbness,3 month still iam suffering, please advise

@alexl2371 Жыл бұрын

my shooting in my digestion and bladder and also pelvis pain...getting mri june 11...omg the pain is bad...mine is so bad...

@alexitorico6686 Жыл бұрын

This gives me hope. Did your doctor prescribe oral steroids for your inflammation? My doctor did for me. They’ve been helping so much because of the inflammation decreasing, and everyday I’ve been able to move more and more, even if it’s just a little each day. Hoping to be healed within month, but hopefully less than two.

@J.G.817 Жыл бұрын

@@alexl2371 I know exactly what you are talking about brother.

@miftekharabir4938 6 ай бұрын

On December 1st 2023 I played a football match, I was okay the whole game but at the end I herniated my disc causing instant cramp. I immediately sat down on the field I couldn't even stand. After few minutes my teammates massaged my thighs and it relaxed than I stood up again. But I felt something is definitely wrong with my back. I couldn't walk, stand or seat properly for the next 10 days. Now, after 3 weeks feeling better as my body movement is recovering but I have a slight weakness on my right leg but it is improving slowly. All the people suffering from this condition I wish you all a stable recovery. I know the pain how bad it feels it literally crushes all your confidence.

@ChahaBiscuit 3 ай бұрын

did u have bulge?

@l284l 2 ай бұрын

How r u now?

@Vengeance0117 Ай бұрын

How are you feeling now?

@Anthony-qj7qe 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video very informative, A few years back I had a herniated l5 disc, the pain started in my right lower leg to the side of the calf. I went to the DR he examined me and said it was my back I was really surprised, since I didn't have any pain there, I went to get ab MRI sure enough L5 herniation the pain in my I also had numbness in my foot that caused "drop foot" I started Physio about a week later but it was a slow process, the pain varied from excruciating, moderate, mild to nothing for weeks. after a few weeks (took about 5 weeks for me) the the pain slowly started to fade and my numbness with it. It cannot be overstated that during this time its very important to keep your spirits up, its very easy to feel sorry for yourself and depressed and even cry when going through this day after day, it can be very painful and debilitating but keeping a positive outlook will help enormously with the healing process. 😊

@lesliecampo8681 Жыл бұрын

Hi Doctor! Really thankful for this video for I've been experiencing all the mentioned signs after having sciatica pain since November 2022, 🥲🥲 . I thought it's getting worst .. but turned out I'm getting better each day . Really encouraged me, watching from the Philippines.. Just doing self treatment.. watching a lot of videos about herniated disc.. Praying for a total healing in the Name of Jesus 🙏🙏 Praying also for that beautiful soul who's in pain because of Sciatica. 🙏🥺

@Urcristian Жыл бұрын

I have a herniated disc since november too, I tought it will not go away but my sciatica pain reduced

@lesliecampo8681 Жыл бұрын

@@Urcristian 🥺🥺🥺 same .. not totally cured but getting better each day. praying for healing for the both of us 🙏🙏

@ohmilah6723 Жыл бұрын

Amen

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about the pain but hope it continues to get better for you!

@tarlemaklucartoonchannel Жыл бұрын

I am having sciatica from October.. I took ayurveda treatment in Feb... as doctor told I too having all the symtoms I was confused.... but bit relaxed.... my pain is healing then.... thanks doctor n my freinds.... from india

@michaelbelo3844 Жыл бұрын

After trying to frantically do as much research as I possibly could, your videos resonated with you the most. I have a disk bulge with an annular tear in my L5S1. Showing signs of healing while trying to take the non surgical route. It’s funny how most medical professionals don’t take the time to make the patient fully understand the options at hand… Thank you for your videos, they’ve been a blessing.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and glad to hear it's improving!

@mwalad Жыл бұрын

I have the same . Pain come for few days now disappear and when I work too much my back get in some pain but I still can do my life work

@Anonymous-dv2eh 7 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm going through something similar with annular fissure in l5 s1. I wanted to know how have you been doing since and how long it took. I'm really anxious and just wanted to know what to expect from someone going through something similar.

@niksunglachangkiri6588 2 ай бұрын

Yes if you could please reply and update us on your healing journey🙏 thank you

@gjdoan Ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining this disc problem. Last week I fell and had terrible pain. One day I felt a soft movement in my back. It was the disc returning to its place! I am walking every day and I think that helped my disc had returned to its place. I still have pain from where I fell but not as sore! Thank you!

@Stig2632 Жыл бұрын

This is literally what is happening with me as we speak. I have a hearnited disc in L5S1 and i never really had any serious back pain, only a horrible sharp stabbing pain in my left leg. 6 months later i finally start to see some kind of light in the tunnel with the sharp stabbing pain in leg decreasing, but the pain or irritation more around the disc area increasing. Thank you so so much for this explanation. You are a class act 👏🙏

@teamdeadsociety8521 Жыл бұрын

Im going through the same thing, I have never had any back problems but I have been suffering with the L5-S1 nerf for the past 6 months too

@Stig2632 Жыл бұрын

@@teamdeadsociety8521 what kind of symptoms do you have? Also horrible pain down the leg?

@paulwareham8430 Жыл бұрын

Will, can't begin to tell you how much listening to your videos has lifted me up, currently suffering with what I've been told is a L4 herniation , your knowledge and advice has spurred me to buy a copy of your book with the hope that further advice and knowledge will get me back to a normal routine , many thanks 👍

@Bodokable 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for explaining the improvement of pain thoroughly God bless you

@teddyzinovieva2011 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the detailed explanations, dr. Harlow! Your videos help me very much! ❤❤❤

@kennethyuman1940 9 ай бұрын

thanks, doc, for the uplifting messages.

@diegoreckholder945 8 ай бұрын

i was actually worried when my numbness became this tingling sensation, but hey! it was getting better! Thank you very much!!

@JJbro-rt5zu 11 ай бұрын

I just started feeling pins and needles recently with reduced leg pain I’m happy. I’ve been more active than ever since this started. I feel I’m getting better, week 15!

@nikhiljain1560 9 ай бұрын

Hey how are you now i have completed 10 weeks and now i started tingling in feet and hands.. rest pain is managable.. Please suggest if i should worry about the tingling that startes

@walaaali1876 9 ай бұрын

Thank you million , i needed to hear this after 2 months from my journey with pulging disc in the s1 l5 resulted from deadlift at gym . Thank god im healing now and all the signs you mentioned im going through now❤😊

@harish5466 Ай бұрын

Have you healed bro? Please reply

@ilhommuminov708 11 ай бұрын

A life saver doc !

@rudolphgartner9668 8 ай бұрын

I came down with sciatica in 2015, and it was pretty bad. I was diagnosed with two and a half bulging discs, spinal stemosis, etc., at age 58. I did steady physical therapy at a clinic and then continued the exercises at home regularly. I still do those exercises, not as frequently, but still enough so that when I sense vulnerability coming in my lower back, I start them up.again. I never go more than a week or so without doing at least some of those exercises. My symptoms improved within three months of the initial diagnosis, and it's now been eight years that I go around with this condition, more or less in a normal fashion, but I know that my back isn't what it used to be, so I move my body carefully in the way the physical therapist instructed me to do. It does work. Physical therapy is the best mode of treatment.

@RandySpeer 6 ай бұрын

What did the physical therapist have you do? Is it things I can do at home?

@sumr1000 5 ай бұрын

Aquatherapy is very good for back.

@geoffreyharvey3521 9 ай бұрын

very helpful i have taken notes as i forget more easlly these days,thanks for your help!

@lailaa5439 8 ай бұрын

Was very useful, Thanks

@mohammedimam530 Жыл бұрын

You helped me a lot. Many thanks

@camden7488 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos. They're very educational and helpful. Im glad your videos were mentioned actually as im currently going thru stages of a herniated disc. Its good mentally to know that you're on the way to healing. When your back and sciatica pain are so bad you think it's all over with, you can get mentally stressed even depressed thinking like that which i believe can postpone healing. Healthy mind healthy body....you know. Well thank you for you expertise

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome and thank you for taking the time to comment. I hope it improves for you very soon!

@blackeyedsusan1000 10 ай бұрын

Very helpful and exactly what I experienced! Thanks so much.

@ahsanshamim3405 2 ай бұрын

How r u now brother?

@paulsmith-qu9ul 6 ай бұрын

Great detail information ❤

@kimfarrier6699 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I needed to hear this today!!

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@user-go4pf3gr8z 9 ай бұрын

Great vid. Very informative. 🎉

@olympeathena 5 ай бұрын

Enfin une vidéo rassurante concernant la hernie et la sciatalgie mille merci!!

@shonteljacewic9911 7 ай бұрын

Definitely educational, and it’s good to know that I’m in the slow recovery mode as it’s been 8 weeks and I’m feeling all those signs

@Vengeance0117 Ай бұрын

How are you feeling now?! I am feeling this way and I’m 10 weeks in. It’s been 6 months, did you recover?

@thomasgrady9292 Жыл бұрын

Very useful especially like the way you have explained everything so well instead of over reacting I now know where to focus my attention in regards into what to watch for when I am getting better and when to see a doctor thank you so much for your time...

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@Domnita8 Жыл бұрын

Incredible how accurate you described my symptoms and my process of healing. Thank you a lot for this video!

@sights.sounds 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I was in an accident in the military about 15 years ago. Following this my left leg and left testicle would go numb, in addition to the sudden pain in my lower back. You're the first person I've heard indicate numbness in the private parts as a problem.

@snowps1 6 ай бұрын

What happened with it?

@menakodet8307 8 ай бұрын

Very educative

@AdesolaOsezuwa-mq5kb 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, you have given me hope that am healing., Feels pain and rediness at the area of the disc.

@vandanabhardwaj5473 11 күн бұрын

Hii. I am really healing as I can see all these positive symptoms after approx. 1 week of exercises you suggested. I am extremely thankful to you Dr.for your treatment without medication. Thanks to you tons. I am 50

@ashahaywood7512 Жыл бұрын

Thank you this was super helpful 😊

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@praffe Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@andreawilhite8529 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I found the comments and your signs encouraging as I am one of the people who has had no back pain but now I feel very very fragile and pain in my back with improved leg symptoms as well as resolution of pins and needles. It's alarming when you feel like your ability and pain is worse, but it sounds like that can be a normal process with centralization of the disc causing the more directed pain. I am doing PT with the McKenzie methods being used. I feel mostly discouraged because of time frame it's taking to heal but reading that in your experience 12 weeks to 6 months is more what you see, that gives me hope that maybe I'll still heal without surgery. Thank you!

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment and sorry to hear about what you are going through! I can completely understand the fear that comes with the condition. We very commonly see people who take well over 12 weeks to get better - the rate varies from person to person but the main signs we look for are a slow, gradual improvement over time. Surgery should always be the very last resort. Good luck!

@santhibose3784 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. It's very useful

@andypapas4670 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful to know that I am healing. This is awesome information

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment and so pleased it was helpful.

@yasminharvey9512 Жыл бұрын

So helpful! Thank you!

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

No problem!

@primokitty1 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@T..L.. 11 ай бұрын

What is your take on nerve meds for the excruciating pain? Great informative video!

@jschleifer4450 5 ай бұрын

Excellent guidance here. Thank you for this information as knowledge is power for recovery. I have had two surgeries on L5, trying to avoid a third requiring fusion.

@MariA-zg3oh 8 ай бұрын

Ver helpful as my back pain suddenly got worse after 5 weeks bedrest and very slow improvement. Relieved to know it’s a sign of improvement.

@abetteryou6282 2 ай бұрын

How are you now

@nadinedaoud2538 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the great information. I just got this sciatica a little over a week ago but I’m fighting it. My doctor is well aware and we will do an MRI this coming week. Prayers for healing ❤️‍🩹🙏🙏

@juliawiley6550 4 ай бұрын

🙏

@Vengeance0117 Ай бұрын

How are you feeling now?

@SmileyTheAxolotl Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I thought I was getting worse and was confused when I noticed an increase of back pain while the sciatica had improved. And at my dr appt yesterday I could stand on my tiptoes and heels again. That was impossible 4 weeks ago. Hopefully this truly is the homestretch of what I can only describe as a nightmare. 🤞🤞🙏🙏🙏

@Vengeance0117 Ай бұрын

That’s me right now, sciatica is gone but my lower back hurts so much. Did you heal? How long did your centralization last? Please help

@user-nd7bn6ij1s 6 ай бұрын

I love the way you explain things. I fell and ended up with hernieted L4and S5. Back pain, left leg front above the knee….all getting better after 4 months but at 75 everything gets better slower. Thank you

@ishastha6640 2 ай бұрын

how are you now?

@Vengeance0117 Ай бұрын

It’s been 4 months, how are you feeling now?

@jjwallasekar7798 Жыл бұрын

thank you for taking the time to create such a helpful video to self evaluate one's progress. 11:12 i have a couple of questions how effective is needle therapy for disc herniation? how long should i rest before starting the recovery treatment?

@sethmaginnipig1801 6 ай бұрын

Thank you from texas

@mrsstyles1324 3 ай бұрын

Muchas gracias por este video. Me ayudó mucho

@tarlemaklucartoonchannel Жыл бұрын

Thank u doctor... really helpful vedio

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bahavamoss8372 Жыл бұрын

Been having pain the past three months. It is only today that i noticed that things are gettiing better. I simply stopped doing the stretches and just did strengthening. Thank you. Your videos helped me understand what i was going through.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Hope it continues to improve.

@petergrima9756 Жыл бұрын

@@HT-Physiohi there I’ve had the sciatica for the first 4-6weeks of injury to find it was a slight disc bulge in l-5 and narrowing of s1 it has been a year now and only have a very fine dull ache in the tail bone area that comes and goes away will that pain eventually go away I’ve found that stretching and exercises can aggravate it

@GR_LUV Жыл бұрын

@@HT-Physiothis happens in kids?

@christinehale7891 4 ай бұрын

Super helpful - thank you!

@HT-Physio 4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome

@navalravikant7339 2 ай бұрын

You explain better than most doctors in Asia. Thanks a lot.

@HT-Physio 2 ай бұрын

Very happy to help :)

@manuvanpoeck1469 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Do you have anything on herniated disc in the neck?

@estelleflorent9024 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for these videos! I injured my lower back doing CrossFit 8 months ago. Took 2 months to fully recover and be able to come back to CrossFit. The exams did not show any hernia, but a thinning/bulging of the L5/S1 disc (that the doctors said I maybe had before injuring at CrossFit...). After 2 months super cool doing my workouts, I injured myself again a first time, but I managed to recover alone within 2 weeks and a half, more or less. With some rest, vacations at the beach, core workouts everyday and swimming in hot sea :) Then, I wanted to start a program with a coach to strenghten the back. The exercise he made me doing were bad, and I injured again...I've now been struggling for one month of back pain. I have suffered a "kind of" sciatica, lighter than a typical one but also weirder : for ex, I felt pins and needles on the femoral and/or obturator nerve + during the "peak", a very bad discomfort on the whole leg but without any numbness, and only when I walked. It improved significantly last week, and my physio told me I could start doing again some glute bridges series. I did it two days ago (3 x 30 reps with band) and since yesterday my lower back hurts again, I'm super afraid I launched a new inflammation and I feel desperate: when I heard you say that sometimes during recovery back pain can get worse I thought maybe this is it, but something is telling me I did something bad and I'm on for a new round.... :(

@mxttbrahhh8273 10 ай бұрын

Just take some rest for a week or 2 with 10-15mins of slow-paced walking 2-3 times a day. Then when your back starts to get better, do the McGill big 3 with impeccable form. I suggest you refer to Dr Stuart McGill, he's the no.1 back expert in the world. Read his book: back mechanics. You can also take anti-inflammatory and icing for pain. And finally practice good spine hygiene and don't overdo it. Hope this helps. I'm in the same boat where I injured myself twice but it's getting better everyday since I started practicing those tips.

@mxttbrahhh8273 10 ай бұрын

One last thing: KEEP YOUR BACK NEUTRAL as much as possible to allow the disc to heal

@zvxpro 6 ай бұрын

💔

@sheri_nari_tjk 4 ай бұрын

God bless you bro for sharing this knowledge

@HT-Physio 4 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@kevinm7523 10 ай бұрын

I just started having debilitating back pain from an undiagnosed potential buldge/ herniation. I'm a truck driver, went to an urgent care in Texas, got the run around and crappy meds then to a hospital er got slightly better meds, but was told I need to be in excruciating pain for at least a month b4 they'll image me to verify anything.

@dianerichmond8120 Жыл бұрын

I have an L5 S1 bulging disc, and having read everything on the internet and terrifying myself, i found your website and videos this week. and they are completely brilliant. very thorough, professional, and well informed. i started with major back pain in January, which took a while to heal but about a moth later was back exercising. then 6 weeks ago, started again, but mostly in my leg and toe. Mostly Cleared up after a couple of weeks, but three weeks ago just came back in thigh, then calf, pins and needles constantly, and a little toe that just feels weird. I am waiting to see a consultant, having just had MRI, but the past week i am able to stand on my toes again, walk on them, but still a bit weak when pushing on to toes while one leg off the ground. marked improvement though, as 2 weeks ago couldn't lift heel off ground. I suppose the little toe is my biggest concern, and the fuzzy pins and needles, although i am sleeping much better (many pillows stacked under knees, thanks to your video). i have seen a physio, and hes very good, but your videos have just been so helpful and less scary than everything else i read online.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words and I hope it improves for you soon. These things can take a long time!

@DonaldGaron Жыл бұрын

Oh! My leg pain is mostly gone and I started having pain in the back on the side of the pain so that's good.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear, good luck!

@bobiq 7 ай бұрын

Have you got a video on neck discs? If not could you please make one?

@talitakumi8679 Жыл бұрын

How encouraging to hear that it CAN get better! I thought it's going to last forever! I have L3 bulging disc, L4 bulging disc plus lateral extrusion (extrusion after I fell flat on my back) irritatation of the nerve root, L4 anteposition to L5...etc. I also hurt my right knee ( cartilege fissure 4th degree lateral tibial due to a fall as my knee 'slided' down); spondylolishesis L45 gr.I. My problems started in July 21, after excrutiating pain relieved only by injections of Dexamethason, Naklophene, Diazepam, it lasted for six months at least, and in 2023 it came again but to the opposite side. Is the swimming pool good for me? These improvement signs are excellent to know, thank you so much.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

It certainly can get better usually! Sorry to hear about your situation. Swimming is often helpful for this issue but exact advice differs for everyone.

@KristiKay Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@mjvovola2557 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much im 21 and ive had sciatica for about 2 months now and its gradually getting better especially my range of motion cause ive been stretching everyday thanks to your videos. Hopefully i get fully healed in the next couple of weeks.

@Vengeance0117 Ай бұрын

How are you now? It’s been 5 months. Did you heal?

@mjvovola2557 Ай бұрын

Yeah the pain went from 10 to 1. In the morning I barely feel pain but the numbness and tingling is still there but it's getting better. I think I just rested that's all than it got better on its own.

@Vengeance0117 Ай бұрын

@@mjvovola2557 happy to hear bro.

@firstnamelastname8206 Жыл бұрын

So, I've watched several videos about sciatica from you, doctor, and from other doctors as well. So far I've seen very little regard or explanation about the real problem with a slipped disc which is the spinal fluid. That's what causes the horrific pain many people experience,,,it's not the touching of the disc against a nerve. It's the fluid that covers the nerve as I understand it. If you get to read this, please talk about this in your next video or the one after that? Thank you.

@vickielewis3848 3 ай бұрын

These videos are highly informative and helpful for the layman. Thanks. Gives me hope. 👋👱‍♀️🇺🇲

@HT-Physio 3 ай бұрын

So pleased you find them useful!

@wasabiy817 9 ай бұрын

thanks a lot for sharing, may I know if leg pain reduced but the same place having a bit pins and needles, is that better or worse?

@devbabbar Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I wanted to ask if going from tingling and pain in feet and toes to pain in calf muscles is a sign of healing.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

It can indicate healing in some instances as this is what the start of "centralisation" often looks like. In a healing disc we usually see the pain reduce the distance it reaches down the leg as it gets better. It may also be a sign of healing if the tingling reduces in intensity. Everyone is different so get a medical opinion if not obviously improving. Hope that helps.

@lisabrochu5273 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! I developed severe sciatica in early July; no back pain but extreme pain in glutes and down left leg with loss of strength in my calf and numbness my toes. While it is getting better, I still have severe restriction in hamstring mobility and flexibility for which i dont know what to do. It's like the nerve is stuck behind my hamstring as when I try to bend or nerve floss the pull I feel is not muscular tightness. I'm so discouraged as before this I easily touched my toes!

@benstr8156 7 ай бұрын

Keep doing the correct exercises for you particular injury. Keep it up!! The body was design with the ability to heal itself. Your body needs encouragement and a bit of work to accomplish this.

@zadathg1318 Жыл бұрын

Hello Doctor, Thank you for sharing this video, it is very helpful. I wonder if people with this condition will be able to run again?

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

I have had many clients who returned to running after a herniated disc.

@19821982693 Жыл бұрын

I'm 40 yold. And you can say I'm a veteran of bulging discs. I can say infrared light warms up the area and improves bloodflow witch speeds up the recovery. Painless massages help too. Moderate steroid use speed things up but I would not recommend. I use steroid just because I dont have weeks and months to heal. I do it in few days and then I'm back on the job.

@juliawiley6550 4 ай бұрын

😊I have been signed off of work due to a lower back injury with sciatica pain in my leg and calf. I have had some very strange sensations and excruciating pain when getting up from a sitting position or laying down, also the pain so bad that I had to slowly get up to a straight position. I believe I am healing after watching your video and the information about pins and needles in my calf, i had recently. although my leg, thigh, butt and lower back still hasn’t improved😅also you mentioned saddle numbness pretty sure I had this but didn’t take note of it.😊thank you for this information.

@carolinepodolski 4 ай бұрын

Hey! I am also struggling like this as well. I hope you are doing well well, I’m currently bed rest and depressed but hoping it gets better so soon! I have numbness down into my foot which is what scares me the most

@juliawiley6550 4 ай бұрын

@@carolinepodolski hope you recover soon, I completely feel for you, it’s horrible and it makes me cry with pain and also I feel like it’s not getting better and that’s the worrying thing for me as I’m usually fit

@Scorch12628 4 ай бұрын

Yes ive noticed i can bend down more without the pain and i do feel the pins and needles in my leg my left leg has also gotten stronger as it doesn't shake anymore and i can walk a little further than i used to. Thank you for this.

@HT-Physio 4 ай бұрын

That's fantastic to hear - I'm glad you've been noticing such great improvements - I wish you all the best in your continued recovery!

@corinamandrut3578 Жыл бұрын

Thinkpad you. IT herpes me not to be worried stick a ouț my back pain. Good luck Witherspoon your Work

@francisgaspar446 Жыл бұрын

Hi doc! i have a herniated disc, i dont feel much pain now since i started the stretches and exercises, but now my legs and knees are feeling weak for 3 days.. am I getting better? Thanks for your answer and for your videos that really helps me! God bless!

@theonejmv 5 ай бұрын

I had an L5-S1 disc budge caused by a trainer pushing me too hard on a deadlift for 113kg. It caused constant twitching/pins and needles and occasional cramping in my inner calves for a very long time. I finally got a PT to see me in the USA and I hope and pray that it's getting better - I'm experiencing some of the signs in this video now. Also, I bought Will's book for my dad!

@harish5466 Ай бұрын

Hi bro have you healed?

@theonejmv Ай бұрын

@@harish5466 Hey there - not yet - I am doing PT now and looking into using a spinal decompression machine at another place. I don't have back pain but my legs are still not stopping. Why, you have a similar problem?

@harish5466 Ай бұрын

@@theonejmv I am getting pain on lower back and legs but only pain exists only one part

@Madame686 Жыл бұрын

I have been diagnosed with a minor disc bulge two days back after having pain in my lower back hip and whole leg for 8 weeks now. I have been told to have signoflame pbren nt and physiotherapy SWD, tens and ift and flexion exercises for 10 days. I’m really worried. My nerve is compressed and nothing is helping it. I hope it heals after 10 days of therapy. Pins and needles in foot pain in whole leg I also have muscle spasm /inflammation in lower back and si joint, leg weakness 😢

@ramundo07 Жыл бұрын

I have the weakness in the legs every time I hurt my back, the strength comes back then I find a new way to hurt it lol. But I also get the numbness between my thighs, really hoping my pain management dr schedules me soon. Praying for the non surgical route too.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about that but hoping it improves for you very soon!

@JawsR8 Жыл бұрын

Hi Will and comment section, I'm currently in the centralizing stage, from your experience with patients(comment section feel free to share yours) how long does this stage last and is this the last stage before being healed and symptom free?

@jjwallasekar7798 Жыл бұрын

this is my second disk herniation in 3 years time! same discs L4 L5 S1 but the pain isn't so bad as the last injury only the numbness is quite severe around my left left toes and calves. it's my first week since the injury. 11:12

@ilhommuminov708 11 ай бұрын

Hi dear how are you feeling ? any news on yr toes healing? Hey I wish you asap healing be well keep strong don’t give up !

@vickidalziel9986 6 ай бұрын

Great info! I've had leg and foot pain for two years and found later to have a bulging disc; The foot pain is excruciating which doesn't allow me the ability to walk. Only recently have I actually had back pain which may be good news as you've suggested.. Any suggestions how to exercise without putting pressure on the foot?

@clublulu399 6 ай бұрын

Over 50's? I'm 35 & you healed me.

@badass98kx250 Ай бұрын

I just subbed love your very well detailed explanations i have a L5 S1 herniated disc what would be a good strengthing and good excercises for heal like a whole plan i can do 3 times a day or more if you recomend thanks buddie

@bryanwillson1615 11 ай бұрын

Hi. Great video, thank you! I am just going through a back pain flare up. I have a history of disc bulges and think I have one this time. I have 2 symptoms no one seems to mention. One is that I've noticed sometimes, not always, when walking, I'm skimming the ground occasionally with my feet, If that makes sense. As though I'm not picking my feet up enough by a millimeter on random steps. The other issue is a feeling of being punched in the stomach. My abdominal and sides are very sore, especially when waking and sitting. Is this all part of the same thing would you say? I've had side pain for a few years, on and off but mostly on. No sciatice yet though, thankfully. Thank you.

@jonathankelly1105 Жыл бұрын

Been watching your videos now the last 2 weeks and their brilliant

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the kind comment!

@skylarkstarsmith3926 8 ай бұрын

Hmm, some good info here but timescales for the various stages of recovery would be great. I have femoral nerve paralysis (L3/L4) instead of sciatica. I was told microdiscectomy had only a 50/50 chance of improving things, compared with doing nothing, so decided not to do it. But the herniation happened 3 months ago and it would be encouraging to know how long it might take for (hopefully) full recovery.

@andreacarvalho9564 2 ай бұрын

Do you have videos about cervical herniations?

@smashy_smasherton Жыл бұрын

Can a bulge or protusion heal properly or will it be a weak point that can be Re-injured easily? I had a l4-l5 protusion last October that I thought I had healed with self- care/pt and it was good for the last 3 months but pain is back but feels like different area. This video gives me hope!

@MookaMG 8 ай бұрын

To anyone experiencing this, don't lose hope. You could heal just as long as you take care of yourself. May Allah heal you 🤲

@unladpinoytv Жыл бұрын

i was diagnose with disc bulge.. my symptoms improved - i cannot raise my leg while lying down before because it hurts when i do, but now, after all the treatment, i can raise it without feeling pain.. however the pain in my leg is not improving every morning when i wake up it really hurt although it doesn't hurt once i started walking thru the day

@user-ed3nv1tv5k 6 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable video. I suffer frm 2 bulge disc in the lower back witch is pinching the nerve. I on pain medications. My sleeping quarter is on the second floor and I dwell downstairs. Is it bad that I have to climb stairs? Plz advice

@barbarajgeissbwgeiss4011 3 күн бұрын

As a healthy, active 82 year old woman I hope to see some improvement. I am under the care of a spine specialist. What are my chances of having a complete recovery?

@barkingdogblankets 10 ай бұрын

How long does the healing period last? Will a second lower lumbar epidural assist in quickening the healing. Pain still bad sleeping from a9 to a 6/7

@emanuelailie748 Жыл бұрын

can we still do gym exercises with body weight?

@yasirali6492 Жыл бұрын

Great

@stevebailey8890 3 ай бұрын

Good to know I am healing🥲

@janicewood2210 7 ай бұрын

How long does a disc bulge last for?

@punchabunchabuttons Жыл бұрын

I got my injury 30+ months ago. A severe L4 L5 hernia, with all the extreme back muscle spasms. Entire right leg muscle spasms. 2h hours of sleeps for 3 months, etc, etc,... While in the process of healing, It reoccurred as bad as the first time about 18 months ago. I got a lot better currently but im lacking mobility in the mid section (around L4 L5) and a pulsating pain tends to come all the way to the back of my knee but after a 15 min Mckenzie technique, the pain settles. The lack of mobility is still present in the mid back. I can still feel there is a physical lump of obstruction in between my L4 L5. I would like to have just an outside opinion whether a microdiscetomy is a good idea to remove this lasting lump of hernia? Or just let timet take care of it... It will soon be 3 years and i got this hernia when i was 38. While i will look out in the future for such injury, i also would like it to disappear from my life entirely... or is it a wishful thinking?

@theeagertraveler7406 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video - my disc bulge/sciatica symptoms began jan 2022, and while I don't have sciatica anymore, there is a slight stiffness in my lower back (i still cant' sit cross legged on the floor) and sitting for too long is uncomfortable and I occasionally get a flash of burn across my calf or toe or thigh for a few seconds. Does that last symptom indicate the jelly interior bulged out briefly again and touched a nerve? What is this stiffness I'm feeling - like when I do child's pose as I go back into the pose, there's a tight feeling. I'm able to go back but I feel like there is a tape being stretched in my lower back.....any idea what that could be? Thank you!

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Pain is very complex so it could be what you suggest or it could be something else. V difficult to give any more specific info but hope that helps!

@unashamed4hisglory Жыл бұрын

Hi thank you so much for this encouraging video. Is it a sign of healing if the tingling alternates with pain and pins and needles? It goes back and forth between all of those when in the beginning it started with only tingling. I am on 12 weeks since initial symptoms and diagnosis l4-l5.

@HT-Physio Жыл бұрын

Tingling is a sign that the signals travelling down the nerve are not completely reaching their target, so there is most likely an entrapment somewhere. Would be worth getting checked out to see if you are on the right tracks. Hope it improves for you soon!