Herniated disk

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[Devildoc]

As far as me ignoring it to some degree is what worked for me. It was almost like I was able to turn it off by blocking out the signal. I will let you all know in about 4 years when I finish college (will have been about 6 years at that point) how my back is..... As I've said just expressing what I've done and the shit ton of research I've done as well.

I am glad what has worked for you has worked for you. The OP can take what we say with a grain of salt, but at least one physician, an 18D, myself (I am no medical expert but I do play one on TV....well, no, actually I am), as well as people who have walked that walk of back injury/pain in the military have commented. Ignoring pain or other symptoms of an injury which can be crippling and debilitating is unadvised.

 

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[Polar Bear]

My son is an Airrosti Doc here locally. Not only are the treatment programs top shelf, their Company backing is outstanding.

Does he have thumbs of steel. They have had me in tears before but walk out feeling great

 

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[MountainLife]

I can offer a little advice from the Navy side. I ruptured my L5-S1 disc back in 2015 and did my best to work with non invasive remedies. I had terrible sciatica pain down my whole right leg that eventually led to numbness and decreased reflex reaction from my knee down. The sciatica pain was the worst pain I have felt not being caused by an outside source. It was mainly very bad muscle spasms, stiffness, trouble standing for longer than 20 minutes, and an extreme decrease in flexibility. Medical was very slow to react to accepting it being an issue that required an MRI, and it took several months to get approval for an outside source MRI. I can't stress how important it is to get some imagery done so you can see what you're dealing with if you have the resources. Once the MRI was reviewed, Medical referred me to a spinal institute and I was scheduled for a Microdiscectomy, which is as un-invasive of a surgery as it comes to back issues. I am one of those people who is against going to the doctor for things and have almost never kept a cast on for the required amount of time, but your back is not one of those things you tough out. Don't just accept right away you need surgery, do your research and see what options are out there, I hurt my back early 2015, and didn't have surgery until November that year. I can honestly say that it was the best thing to happen to my back since the injury. I tried weeks of PT, traction, muscle relaxers, and everything under the sun to avoid surgery. However I am fit for full duty with no limitations currently. I run and pt at a harder and smarter level than I did before the injury even. If you listen to your body after the surgery and take things slow and do them right with quality over quantity, you can easily regain your old strength and build new better strength around your back. I am not a doctor or associated with the Army so I have zero insight on how any of this affects your future aspirations. I wish you luck in your healing and pursuit to serve.