Need some Neck and Back Therapy Advise

[zoey101]

I have been in physical therapy for a month now and am looking to find some things I could do on my own to help my body heal.

I got an MRI done on my neck and was told that I have 3 bulging discs that are preventing the proper amount of spinal fluid to surround my spinal cord. I also have a protruding disc that is being pinched by my vertebrae. My chiropractor says that it will take 6 months of physical therapy to help it heal, but the bad news is that however much my body heals in 6 months, is the the amount it will heal period. He said this could lead to flare ups in the future and other complications further down the road...

The physical therapy and spine adjustments I get help, but I only get them twice a week. Is there anything else I can do to help my neck heal? I do the stretches that help my neck, but I feel like it stretches everything out and feels good for a little while but it doesn't really last. But I can't stretch every hour because my therapist said I could hurt it more

Do you guys know anything that could help? Vitamins, stretches, anything would be appreciated. I want to help my body heal up as close to completely as possible in these next 6 months.

 

Thank you in advance!

[Charlotte]

Yoga hunny. I have DDD (Degenerative disc disease). I quit morphine, surrendered to pain and began yoga pretty darn seriously. Also, Pilates. Have you considered any of this?

Sorry to hear about your medical issues ♥️

Edited July 1, 2018 by Charlotte

[zoey101]

43 minutes ago, Charlotte said:

Yoga hunny. I have DDD (Degenerative disc disease). I quit morphine, surrendered to pain and began yoga pretty darn seriously. Also, Pilates. Have you considered any of this?

Sorry to hear about your medical issues ♥️

I have considered it. I try to do some on my own. But thank you, I will look into pilates and more yoga techniques

[Charlotte]

Classes are a whole different kettle of fish sweet. Yoga is so underestimated! Also maybe a chiropractor? ♥️

[Sahil Pandit]

@zoey101 This is the type of yoga i do, and it can definitely help you out. This is an advanced version, but i can help you begin it! Trust me the beginning stages don't look anything like these contortions  

 

[Michael569]

I have absolutely no idea if this would do something but re-watch Leo's Yoga Krya (The importance of real yoga) video. I think at one point he mentioned that through this one is able to heal diseases. I think this has to do with chakras and chi circulation. 

But again, never tried it so I don't know how much I believe in this stuff. I would like to but guess ego holds back. Anyway, check out the video from non-biased perspective. He also posted some vids on this on his blog some time ago. Maybe...just maybe there is something for you in there :))

[zoey101]

15 hours ago, Charlotte said:

Classes are a whole different kettle of fish sweet. Yoga is so underestimated! Also maybe a chiropractor? ♥️

I go to a chiropractor twice a week.

10 hours ago, Sahil Pandit said:

@zoey101 This is the type of yoga i do, and it can definitely help you out. This is an advanced version, but i can help you begin it! Trust me the beginning stages don't look anything like these contortions  

 

Yeah that's a bit... Intense lmao really cool though

2 hours ago, Michael569 said:

I have absolutely no idea if this would do something but re-watch Leo's Yoga Krya (The importance of real yoga) video. I think at one point he mentioned that through this one is able to heal diseases. I think this has to do with chakras and chi circulation. 

But again, never tried it so I don't know how much I believe in this stuff. I would like to but guess ego holds back. Anyway, check out the video from non-biased perspective. He also posted some vids on this on his blog some time ago. Maybe...just maybe there is something for you in there :))

Thank you, I'll try to look into it

[egoeimai]

The chiropractor is a man or  a man?

Looool ??

[Nahm]

@zoey101 Youtube Joe Dispenza. 

[pluto]

Take a nice long Epsom(magnesium) Salt bath few times a week with some therapeutic essential oils. If you have a spa even better for massage. Water massages cannot be replicated by any hand.

[zoey101]

@Nahm Thank you!

@pluto I wish I had a message tub lol life would be complete

[zoey101]

1 hour ago, egoeimai said:

The chiropractor is a man or  a man?

Looool ??

it's actually a 6'7" man lmao He is huge compared to my 5'3" self 

Every time he goes to crack my back, I have to lay on a massage table and he places his hands right in the center of my shoulder blades and tells me to breath all the way out as he pushes his weight down on me  I can't help but think 'Oh Lord, this is how it all ends' haha!

He is really the sweetest giant I have ever met  

[egoeimai]

8 hours ago, zoey101 said:

it's actually a 6'7" man lmao He is huge compared to my 5'3" self 

Every time he goes to crack my back, I have to lay on a massage table and he places his hands right in the center of my shoulder blades and tells me to breath all the way out as he pushes his weight down on me  I can't help but think 'Oh Lord, this is how it all ends' haha!

He is really the sweetest giant I have ever met  

Haha lucky you! ?

[Faceless]

13 hours ago, zoey101 said:

it's actually a 6'7" man lmao He is huge compared to my 5'3" self 

Every time he goes to crack my back, I have to lay on a massage table and he places his hands right in the center of my shoulder blades and tells me to breath all the way out as he pushes his weight down on me  I can't help but think 'Oh Lord, this is how it all ends' haha!

He is really the sweetest giant I have ever met  

With the problems you speak of I would be carful with the cracking neck and back chiropractor scene. I would look into a sports medicine coach-trainer. 

I have lower back herniated discs. This has severely limited my athletic activity. From my experience chiropractic was a waste of time and money.

I have built up a routine through understanding my own movement patterns and apply techniques that fit my specific situation. I do a lot of myofscial release for stiffness and pain. As far as healing movement-circulation, hydration helps me, as well as yoga, or other mobility based exercise-conditioning. 

Be careful with that body popping stuff in the chiropractor. It’s not necessary one bit. And with buldges dangerous. 

Anyway I would look into sports medicine coach. Especially with cervical spine issues. 

Its best to investigate things on your own as well. What you can apply to your daily life will benefit you greatly. 

Edited July 3, 2018 by Faceless

[pluto]

Swimming is also very healthy for the body/back. When i used to go gym i would swim afterwards and it would help with my recovery significantly especially in indoor/heated and even better salt-water pools.

[Faceless]

2 minutes ago, pluto said:

Swimming is also very healthy for the body/back. When i used to go gym i would swim afterwards and it would help with my recovery significantly especially in indoor/heated and even better salt-water pools.

Indeed 

[kora]

That's very serious process and it needs time to recover from such an illness, so it's better to ask more specialists before doing anything. I can just say from my ow experience. Few years ago I had a back trauma and my doctor advice me to try corticosteroids for pain management. It really helped, but it depends on the problem you have. Corticosteroids are especially efficient for alleviation of metastasis pain in bones, visceral painful sensations and neuropathic painful sensations. Being adjuvant agents, corticosteroids act as a pain reducers.

[zoey101]

9 hours ago, Faceless said:

With the problems you speak of I would be carful with the cracking neck and back chiropractor scene. I would look into a sports medicine coach-trainer. 

I have lower back herniated discs. This has severely limited my athletic activity. From my experience chiropractic was a waste of time and money.

I have built up a routine through understanding my own movement patterns and apply techniques that fit my specific situation. I do a lot of myofscial release for stiffness and pain. As far as healing movement-circulation, hydration helps me, as well as yoga, or other mobility based exercise-conditioning. 

Be careful with that body popping stuff in the chiropractor. It’s not necessary one bit. And with buldges dangerous. 

Anyway I would look into sports medicine coach. Especially with cervical spine issues. 

Its best to investigate things on your own as well. What you can apply to your daily life will benefit you greatly. 

Jesus.. Now you have me a little worried lol 

My chiropractor and physical therapy were pretty much mandated by my lawyer. I think I'm kind of stuck with it for 6 months minimum lol but I will make sure to be careful. 

9 hours ago, pluto said:

Swimming is also very healthy for the body/back. When i used to go gym i would swim afterwards and it would help with my recovery significantly especially in indoor/heated and even better salt-water pools.

I love that idea  especially since it's summer time now   

[Colin]

@zoey101 @Faceless I have seen chiropractic fail with bulging discs in people over several years of treatment. Joe Rogan strait up hates chiropractors and thinks they are frauds.

He described inversion table therapy as being a godsend for back injuries. I only have second-hand information, however.

Inversion tables look something like this.

[zoey101]

14 minutes ago, Colin said:

@zoey101 @Faceless I have seen chiropractic fail with bulging discs in people over several years of treatment. Joe Rogan strait up hates chiropractors and thinks they are frauds.

He described inversion table therapy as being a godsend for back injuries. I only have second-hand information, however.

Inversion tables look something like this.

They have one of those at the dr.'s office. I haven't used it yet, though.