Posted on: Thu, 09/04/2008 - 18:31
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Exercise
I'm interested in finding information re: weight-lifting exercises that wouldn't overstress my back and/or aggravate my injuries/syndromes. Website, periodical, and/or book titles are appreciated.
Thanks.
Jimison
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Injured on active duty (Army) in March 07: L5-S1 HNP. Army failed to timely treat. More problems developed.
L5-S1 broad-based lateral extrusion
L1 through S1 DDD
L1-L5 disc bulges
L5-S1 compression fractures
Paresis right leg and foot
Chronic pain and Depression
L5/S1 Chronic radiculopathies
Stenosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Txs: Palliative care (drugs), Physical Therapy, TENS, Steroid Injections, multilevel discectom, laminectomy, foramenectomy.
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The one thing I would suggest is finding a Physical Therapist who is a spine specialist that can show you exercises that you can do safely. I had been going to one for a couple months at my spine surgeons office and she came up with an exercise program designed especially for me. Weight lifting, exercise ball and bands. I'm done with going to PT now and will keep doing the exercises on my own. I will be joining a gym soon so I can continue the weight lifting also. I have been doing the ball and band exercises at home.
You won't want just some exercises that someone else is doing. Having a PT work with you and monitor your pain will be very important. Mine would always ask me about my pain and change things depending on how I responded to the exercises I was being trained to do.
Microdiscectomy L5-S1 in 2005
Microdiscectomy L5-S1 May 21 2008
Disc reherniates ESI= Epidural Steroid Injection June 2008
Improving and back to walking and bike riding end of June 2008
PT is going well. I am off of all prescription pain meds. I'm also off all over the counter pain meds. The things that helped me the most after my disc reherniated were the ESI and taking Neurontin. Those two things got me back on my feet and walking every day and also gave me the ability to start physical therapy which has helped me a lot. See there is life after a microD and a reherniation.
38 years old
I'm released from physical therapy and joined a gym. I'm now on my own with the PT exercises, still going well. I do treadmill no incline, exercise bike, weight machines, exercise ball, exercise bands, swimming. All weight machines and ball and band exercises I was trained by my PT to do properly. I also cannot just do any weight machine. Some are not safe for spineys.
Thank you Mchell.
Take care,
Jimison
Injured on active duty (Army) in March 07: L5-S1 HNP. Army failed to timely treat. More problems developed.
L5-S1 broad-based lateral extrusion
L1 through S1 DDD
L1-L5 disc bulges
L5-S1 compression fractures
Paresis right leg and foot
Chronic pain and Depression
L5/S1 Chronic radiculopathies
Stenosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Txs: Palliative care (drugs), Physical Therapy, TENS, Steroid Injections, multilevel discectom, laminectomy, foramenectomy.
Double laminectomy L4-L5, bulging discs, DDD, Bone spurs, nerve damage in left leg and hip, DJD, and that to familiar visitor,arthritis
Thank you Jenny. It's good to be here (well, you know what I mean).
Thanks again.
Injured on active duty (Army) in March 07: L5-S1 HNP. Army failed to timely treat. More problems developed.
L5-S1 broad-based lateral extrusion
L1 through S1 DDD
L1-L5 disc bulges
L5-S1 compression fractures
Paresis right leg and foot
Chronic pain and Depression
L5/S1 Chronic radiculopathies
Stenosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Txs: Palliative care (drugs), Physical Therapy, TENS, Steroid Injections, multilevel discectom, laminectomy, foramenectomy.