This is a discussion on Exercises within the Spine-Related Conditions & Conservative Spine Treatment forums, part of the General Spine Discussion Forums category; Is the p90x ten minutes a day thing good for the back , or too much? Also, is free style ...
Exercises Is the p90x ten minutes a day thing good for the back , or too much? Also, is free style swimming the best on the back?
Riding 4 wheeler and playing basketball. Collide with guy in mid air and I hit concrete on one leg and then fall down. Wake up in pain cant move for few hours, fine few days later. Back never the same.
dec 2007 horseplaying with father, contained l5-s1 disc herniation with sciata on right leg, traction helps and time, pain free, diagnosed ddd l4/l5 and l5/s1
Re: Exercises The P90X is pretty vigorous right? I haven't actually saw it, but have heard of others talking about it. I think that if you are in great physical shape it would probably be okay to do, as long as you listen to your body and stop is something hurts. Now, I personally wouldn't do it, but I'm not in great shape either. I still do my therapy exercises and not much more than that.
31 years old-
1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!
Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 5.5 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011, completely pain free still!
Re: Exercises I have heard swimming is one of the best exercises for back problems. Diving from a tower or springboard is one of the worst. I bought an inversion table before my surgery, it's kind of like the Tetter Hangup seen on TV, at a second hand shop. I really liked it as it allowed full movement without putting stress on my spine.
Low back pain became somewhat dehabilitating in 2005
Have had 11 steroid injections, IDET, Trial for nerve stimulator, PT, chiropractic trial, practically every med known to mankind. Discogram indicated three diseased levels with L5-S1 being the most likely pain generator. Post minimally invasive PLIF with internal fixation (titanium) on 12-28-09 of L5-S1. Doing better than expected. Last opioid 7/9/10. Five months pain free, then my neck turned against me. MRI on 12/1/10-- disease at C2 to C7. Only surgical alternative is to fuse entire C-spine. Diagnosed now with Aggressive Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis with cord & brainstem active lesions
Re: Exercises I used an inversion table for a while before surgery and like most things I have done did provide some relief. I think it would have worked better had my discs not been so deteriorated but I still enjoyed hanging on it as it was comfortable to take all the normal stress load on my back and instead of gravity compressing everything and using my muscle to stand up, you flip everything around, everything stretches out (very relaxing) and gravity helps decompress.
The pool is probably the next best thing for taking a load off my back....except I'm not the best at floating (well I'm actually more of a sinker) but still very relaxing and therapeutic as well as a great exercise. Now the P90X, I don't think my surgeon would approve me for that right now and I don't think I would even want to push myself that hard once I am healed. 90 minutes of nonstop working out is a lot more than I would like. But maybe that's what some people like to do....my words to you, "have at it, not for me." But maybe if I was a little more fit I would think otherwise....dunno?
Re: Exercises I must be living on another planet because I had to google P90X as I had no idea what you were all talking about.
• January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
• June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
• April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
• April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
• July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
• July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
• August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
• March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
• April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
• September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
• December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
• December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
• February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
July 18, 2011
Re: Exercises I try to do anything I can in the pool....swim, walk ect...
C4-5: Mild disc height loss with central annular fissure. Small broad-based left paracentral disc protrusion. Moderate central canal stenosis-the disc protrusion abuts and mildly flattens the left ventral surface of the spinal canal.
C5-6: Disc desiccation with mild height loss.Diffuse discosteophyte bulge anduncovertebral joint hypertrophy, moderate central canal stenosis- Severe neuroforaminal stenosis bilaterally, right greater than left
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