I suffered with Sciatica for about 18 months after a chiropractor pushed too hard on my lumbar spine. I tried everything and nothing helped, but I was told that I was not a surgical candidate and to learn to live with the pain. One day I was unloading hay and as I went to throw a bale down the wagon, I slipped on the hay waste and went down like I was sliding into home base. After laying there for awhile assessing my body, I got up and realized my back pain was gone. It’s stayed gone for 2 years now. My doctor said he could not recommend the technique to his other patients. 🤷🏻♀️🤣
A year or so after back surgery, I wasn’t in as much pain, but had limited mobility. It was almost Christmas with lots of snow and I was moving a large potted planter off the front porch when I slipped and fell down two steps. There was a loud noise from some kind of internal damage or tearing. As I was sitting there wondering how I was going to move and get help once the pain started , whether I should try to crawl down my 100 foot driveway or wondered if I’d be able to crawl up my internal stairs, I realized I still didn’t hurt. I VERY slowly unwrapped my arms from the pot, and slowly straightened up, then stood up. Still no pain! As I stood up I realized the loud sound was scar tissue breaking, and for the first time in about two years, I could touch my toes! Hallelujah!
I was thinking the same thing. I think surgeons often assume people are either not interested or not capable of understanding so they don’t bother. I’ve found that, when I ask questions in an effort to truly understand, they seem amused… as if… “Aww that’s cute, but you’ll never understand so I’ll give you a perfunctory response, but thanks for playing.”
It depends on the surgeon, but (to be obscenely general), they aren't people-persons. But YOU WANT THAT. You want them to be focused on the task at hand because they are going to cut you open and mess with your insides. You want that surgeon to be so dead-eye focused on how they do their job that they don't even have the leftover brain capacity to say "hello" when they meet you. I am speaking as someone who has had two orthopedic surgeries and who works as a myotherapist, dealing with clients with all levels of back pain on a weekly basis. I'll admit it sucks hugely that a surgeon usually doesn't have the people skills to adapt their communication style to each individual patient - especially when you are in such a vulnerable position. What I think should ideally happen at hospitals and surgeon's offices is that they have someone else who DOES have those communication skills explain the procedure to you so that the surgeon can just focus on not leaving a sponge inside your abdominal cavity! With any patient I have who is being referred for surgery, I try my best to explain the procedure *before* they get to the surgeon. That way they feel more secure and trusting. Forewarned is forearmed!
This affects a lot of people, and since it's an "invisible" pain, it can be hard for others to know just how excrutiating this injury can be. I hope you all heal well and quickly, stay strong!
Unfortunately seeing is believing. There is no way to know what it's like unless you're the one experiencing it. I have lived with this injury for 24 years. The pain is severe and it never goes away- not for a minute. But I am at the point where I don't care what anyone thinks anymore.
@@WinterInTheForest I’m very sorry you’re suffering. I do feel that I can understand to a degree, as I also have severe chronic pain that people have a hard time understanding because it’s not visible to their eye. When pain profoundly effects your entire life in such a way, it becomes all consuming. Thankfully, I have found a combination of things that have helped to live a mostly normal life, but, as you said, the pain never completely goes away… not even for a moment. More troubling is the opiate epidemic that has made it even more difficult to get relief even for those in legitimate need. There have been many, many times when I considered ending my life because I couldn’t bare to think of a lifetime continuing to live this way. But I am grateful for the relief I do get, absolutely. Compared to the beginning, (15ish years ago now) I’m doing much better. Sadly, the source of the pain is not “fixable”, but medical advancements and medications have helped along the way. I pray you find the relief you need in order to lead an enjoyable life. May your good days far outweigh the bad ones. You are not alone.
@@WinterInTheForest some goes to me. I am suffer for this back pain for over 15yrs. degenerative disc L4L5. There is no amount of painkiller help and no words can describe the pain.
Only gonna say, after 20 years, the best 50 bucks I ever spent was on my TENS unit... A "Tech-Pro24" starter kit, which was on sale at the time. I was skeptical, myself... BUT I'm back to riding my Suzuki Savage 650 motorcycle... I'm not on opioids. I still do the stupid stretching and yoga-ish poses that the Doc's said to do way back when they were telling me I'd likely be in a wheel chair... I also suspend myself to decompress. I'm not too far out of shape to just reach up overhead and hang by a frame I've got in my backyard a few minutes at a time, and a couple times a day. Now, I can't say that everybody is going to get the same results. This is an injury situation, and every case is UNIQUE... I can only say that, at least in my case, the TENS unit with different settings and patterns was a god-send. You might only enjoy the sensations a little to distract... AND you might find it helps a little bit to a moderate bit for short term relief... The longer I've kept a regular use of the little thing, the better and longer I've been "up and about" either relatively painless or at least with some improvement. There are even pretty decent sandals (read "cheap ass shower shoes") for hook the thing up to your feet/legs for lower body stimulation. I'll spare you the inordinately technical "hooey" that I don't even understand myself. I just know that bumping the "intensity" up till the muscles twitch a little (just before its actual discomfort) and relaxing for the session is pretty friggin' awesome. Placing the pads can be difficult, especially by braille, but I've found it gets easier with practice over time, and don't be afraid to tentatively experiment... Sometimes a little higher and wider apart feels better... Sometimes a little lower or closer together does... It recharges on a USB doo-dad and a charge lasts a good length of time, so you're not constantly running it out unless you just keep resetting it to max after every session, which maxes at 90 minutes and it shuts down... kind of a convenience if you're prone to fall asleep during massages. I DO understand that I may well only have a "slight" case. That's fine. I'm not here to compare wounds or play at who's suffering worse. It's maybe a useful little tool and doesn't have to cost a fortune to (maybe) find a little relief. ;o)
My Mom's back had been out for weeks and she was in so much pain. One morning, she had made her way out to a chair on the deck outside to smoke a cigarette and when she was getting out of the chair, she lifted her whole body with just her arms as her hands griped the chairs armrests, to allow her lower body/buttocks to just hang there while she prepared herself to stand up again. In that time she was in that hanging position, the gravity from her lower body pulled her spine back into place and she said that she actually felt a shift in her spine. When she slowly stood up again, her back was nolonger out, the muscle spasms began to relax along her low back because there was zero sharp pain radiating from the spine. Within just a few hours after that and a hot soak in the tub with some Epsom salt, she was 100% as good as new!... I will never forget that day, because my Mom was so broken & miserable and to see her happy and pain free meant everything to me!.... ❤❤❤
My mom had this for years and worked two jobs. Then she got Covid and passed away within a month. All those years she was in pain and hardly complained from it. Rest in peace Mama.
Nobody can payback his/her mother's debt even in thousands of lives. So Respect your mother, love your mother, take care of your mother, spare some time from your busy routine, sit with her, talk to her and spend time with her. Because after she left this world for her heavenly abode we feel alone in this world. Then there is no use of repenting. 😢
as 23 year old who got a bulged disc at 17, and now have multiple herniated and bulged disc throughout my entire spine. spine surgery at 21, the most infuriating thing in the world is explaining to anyone older then me that i’m legitimately in pain 24/7. hearing “you’re only in the your twenty’s it can’t be that bad”
I bet it is infuriating when people say that! They need to understand that it's like being in a bad car crash. Doesn't matter one drop how young you are at the time, bc you can get every bit as injured as a much older person!😉
I feel ya I get that all the time. I’m 19 with a herniated disk at L5-S1 and bulging at L4-L5. I’m a carpenter and was in so much pain that I had to quit working. Now I’m debating on making a career change as it’s way to painful to be going back to work and re hurting it. As I’m sitting in my bed unable to move. I hate this shit so much.
@Skíðblaðnir you can say that but without my morphine there's no way I'd still be alive with the pain from my back.. for some people opiates literally are a life saver but they do have to be used correctly and not abused
@Skíðblaðnir for less severe pain I'd agree with you but for people who have injuries as bad as mine there's no other option.. I've been on the same dose of morphine for several years and I'm stable so far, i know that I'll need a higher dose one day but i need to hold out until I can no longer cope before increasing the dose.. people make the mistake of trying to remove all pain and keep increasing the dose every couple of months and that's where people have problems, people who use opiates like i do don't have those problems.. for someone with injuries like me, not having opiates is just torture, it's a fate far worse than death so saying opiates isn't the answer is just ignorance of the reality that some of us have to live.. because of some people in the medical system and government who have the same attitude as you, many people have committed suicide.. until a better medication is developed, for some people opiates is the only answer
@@ThePJExperience yeah I have spondylolysis and bulging disk on l5-s1 and there is not much you can do but stretching legs and lower back, and working the deep abs to keep the pain at bay
@@alan1pinon What kind of surgery did you have? I have an L5-S1 herniated disc. Physical therapy didn't help. I get steroid shots for nerve pain but it only helps so much.
Sciatica is possibly the worst pain I’ve ever had in my life and I’ve got a high pain threshold. It was relentless, nothing would stop it, no painkiller would touch it and I had it for 5 months. Doctor wouldn’t help me and told me I had to learn to live with it (I was 35 at the time). One day, I felt what I can only describe as an elastic band pinging in my thigh and collapsed in agony. Was in bed unable to walk for 2 days and eventually when I was able to get up, the sciatica had gone. Absolutely no idea what happened, but I wasn’t going to complain!
For sure does I'm going on year 3 now sharp pain numbness burning tingling all day everyday and I'm young I have disc. Degeneration and I dunno what to do maybe surgery or piriformis surgery
Yep-- no amount of pain reliever of any strength and dose will touch it and just begins to make me feel bad after a while. And I have heard the "You don't need surgery, just learn to live with it! And "How old are you"? (At the time) 60 and the doctor replied, "Well, by the time you're 70, it should stiffen up and be less painful" I thought to myself, "So, you're saying the pain will continue until I am no longer to use it"? Gee, thanks, doc (Orthopedic Surgeon). "And then you die" " and "you'll be glad"!
@@bradboisvert4892Me too...i've had piriformis synd and it HURTS Stretching will get rid of it but it takes months. Surgery for it, I don't know. The degeneration I have as well and currently have bones in the L4 L5 slipping on top of the other. So painful OMG ...they say I can't get any better from that w/o fusion, good luck to you. I know what you're going through and it can really get you down.
I've had sciatica from several bulging discs for 15 years. I've done a LOT of research over this time period and I think I learned more about the subject in 17 minutes than in 15 years. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I have done 2 masters degress (in business subjects), including one from Halmstad University (Sweden), but honestly this is the best lecture of my life, and the best presentation i have seen during a lecture. U made me so much CLEAR about the topic, I feel more clear than my doctor! 😀😀
I had to have emergency surgery on my L-5 disc. 50% of that disc ruptured & compressed the right side of my sciatic nerve completely flat as I was told by my neurosurgeon. He said that I was one of his top 5 surgeries that he will never forget. He said during my surgery he was at a point where he had to use a small saw, kinda like a hole saw that makes a hole opening in the bone that's about the size of a cigarette in diameter. The saw is used to make that opening but they stop just shy of completely sawing through & remove the saw, & grab a tool that's like a hole punch to tap into the middle of the cut bone & used to pry the remaining piece out of the area in order to prevent any damage to the spinal cord. So, as he withdrew the saw, he was going to grab the tool to tap into that piece of bone however, he said the moment he removed the saw that there was so much pressure on my spinal cord from the ruptured disc that it blew that piece of bone out of my back, sounding & acting like a cork from a champagne🍾 bottle going off & that piece of bone hit the ceiling in the OR & rolled onto the floor. At that moment that the bone blew out of my spine, he said my sciatic nerve popped right up out of that hole! He said he's never seen anything like that & said he couldn't imagine the amount of pain I had to have been in. He said my nerve was very swollen & inflamed due to all the rubbing my ruptured disc had done to it but that thankfully there was no damage done to it. Let me say this, the degree of pain I was in prior to that surgery was completely off the charts! No amount of pain medication they had given me stopped or eased that pain one bit & it radiated down my entire leg, knee, ankle & foot. I was going to blow my head off literally bcuz the pain was non-stop! For 46 days I had dealt w/that non-stop pain, w/no reprieve, I couldn't hardly sleep for it, it was like the worst tooth ache placed into my right lower extremities on the right outer side. That was in 2008. I had a 2nd spinal surgery in 2020 to repair that L-5 again plus repair the L-4 & L-3 along w/it. Just thought I'd share my experience w/back pain. Thanks for explaining the back pain problem associated w/the discs, y'all did a phenomenal job as always. I love these tutorials you give.
That was some crazy story, and terrible injury. My mother also have pain in similar place, but not so severe, but doctors did not even send her for x-ray or MRI. I just worry that it does not get complicated further, because in addition to that she is overweight which does not help her condition at all, and she does not listen when i say to her that she need to 'fix' her problems, or it gonna get complicated more.
@@milosstojanovic4623 Well believe it or not I've had 2 different neurosurgeons tell me that weight has no bearing on back pain when it comes to mechanical injuries involving the spine, but I've heard other doctors (who weren't neurosurgeons) say what you're saying. I was 280lbs when they finally discovered what really had been going on w/back, 3yrs later when I ended up having the emergency surgery on my discs, I weighed 218lbs. Flash forward to August 2020 & I had my 2nd back surgery, I weighed 165lbs. From my experience I could never tell the difference in my pain & the weight loss did nothing to improve nor did it prevent any surgeries being required on my back, so I'd have to believe what the 2 different neurosurgeons had told me & I don't think you have to worry about it for your mother. As a matter of fact I think weight gain causes more heart related issues as well as causing more problems for those who have knee, ankle, & foot issues because those are 3 main components to our everyday standing, walking, bending, & lifting. We aren't to be lifting w/your backs anyway, (hence more back injuries, imho) cuz we're really to lift w/our legs.
@@ondreacounts2556 - Jesus Christ!! I had to reread your post to make sure I was reading that right. Last year I was walking out my front door and I heard a pop all of a sudden my legs gave out and I went down on the front porch. Scared my wife and kids to death. Doc said my disc is hitting the nerves between my L4 and L5. I should mention that I'm an active, healthy, athletic guy BUT I carried mail for almost 12 years prior to this. SMH. Had a few CT assisted epidural shots since then and been managing and walking okay with meds but my surgeon wants me to have surgery as soon as I'm able. I'm on the fence. Hearing your story seems like a miracle that makes me feel less anxious about mine. I hope you're doing better now.
@@shill1444 Yes I am doing a Hellava lot better! I was on the fence like you are about having surgery on my spine so I had decided I'd put it off & I told myself I wouldn't have surgery unless it was an emergency. Well??? Yeah it became an emergency alright! When my surgeon came in my room the next morning to check on me, I cried literal tears, I balled like a baby, thanking him cuz I was so relieved to be out of that pain that I had suffered through, I still remember the feelings of relief that I felt as soon as I woke up in the recovery room to this day. My advice to you, don't wait, don't put it off. You will be so sorry if it goes from just a simple herniation to a complete flat compression cuz it's excruciating & trying to get the doctors & hospitals to take you serious enough to do the surgery right then & there without them dragging it on for a few weeks or a couple months. They were trying to push me to have a nerve block done. Nope by the next day I was back in the ER demanding they do the surgery. I was very close to developing pneumonia in my left lung they told me cuz I had spend all those days laying on my left side trying to take pressure off the right side. Don't put it off, trust me. Btw, my surgeon told me that had I went through the nerve block that it would have done no good whatsoever & that I had made the right call, that surgery was the only thing that could've been done.
That's hilarious but terrifying at the same time. I too have/had sciatica pains. Nothing quite as extreme as yours. In 2002, I was getting a decaying tooth extracted, and the dentist was prying on it, and it broke off, flew about 5 feet, and I hear a "whoops". He was able to get the rest of it, but I can only imagine what your Dr. must have felt at the time. Glad you're not in as much pain anymore. It totally sucks. I went through two soda can size bottles of Vicodin for about 3-4 months. They barely helped the pain, if at all, but they helped numb my thoughts to get through it.
As having a herniated disc in two separate incidents, I learned more than my surgeon ever explained. Then even seeing the horsetail whatever you called bundle of nerves really explained what was actually going on in my misery. Yes misery, I’ve broken bones and never have I felt as much pain as my back injuries. Having had two discetomies performed I can say that after surgery the relief was immediate and luckily I’ve remained pain free for some 20 years now. Thank you DR.
God bless you but in my case I’m just 17 and I am having this pain since when I was 14years old I used to do hard workouts basketball training’s,etc now i can’t sit and focus on my studies . God I can’t bear this pain I don’t have any idea about what to do I had already got checked up by many doctors , done many therapy but my pain still remain same 🥲
I'm a retired physician who has sciatica and this clarified, even for me, why the sacral nerves can ba compressed. Nothing like a good cadaver and a willing teacher to explain pathology. When we study anatomy in our freshman year, we are not relating it to particular pathology. Thank you for this. I will go back to my surgeon and tell him that you made it finally clear why I will now agree to having this surgery (and the same in my cervical spine. 😮😢
This channel is a must for every medical aspirants. what a great explanation far far better than the anatomy lectures that are taught in medical colleges. Hope this channel gets a billion subscribers.
I developed sciatica in 1993 that lasted about a year. Crippling, intense pain that prevented me from working. The agony eventually subsided, due in small part to medical care but mostly from the passage of time.
Hey! Awesome video! As a PT who helps people worldwide with back, butt, and sciatica pains- plus being a past teacher of gross anatomy- I love how you tied everything together. Super unique. Keep up the killer content!
I had a microdisectomy for a herniated disc. It was the worst pain I felt for a very long time. I thought suicide was the only way out until thankfully a spine surgeon took me serious and got me an MRI scheduled. I thank God I found a great surgeon. Previous Dr visits wouldn't even let me schedule an MRI for years. Just PT with little to no results.
Got Sciatica earlier this year. Holy crap! Never had back issues before that. My fiancé has scoliosis. So, I've helped her out this whole time not knowing just how truly painful it can be. Boy was I in for an awakening. I couldn't do anything without feeling extreme pain. I had to lay on my left side in a certain position when sleeping. Couldn't sit-down at work. Thankfully after a week it went away with the help of meds. I feel SO BAD for people with back issues. That stuff truly does effect everything you do.
I was going through this about year ago , i was in pain as hell for over 6 months , I thought im gonna chop off my left leg 😮 thankfully it goes away now but still got sore back a bit and rarely can feel some burning in my calves
@@hector000148 Thankfully my doc gave me some muscle relaxers. After about a week I was recovered and all pain is gone. I hope to never feel that kind of torment ever again... I hope you can find some relief soon.
@@hector000148 mate i was trying 2 ostheopats , first didnt even try to manipulate with my joints or anything just showed to me few exercises to repeat at home which was McKenzie exercises and the second Man has squeeze/massage me here and there and pain goes away for 1 night and then came back .. Also i went to the doctor but he also show me McKenzie exercises which doesn’t really helped me … I remember that i was at work one day and felt warm in my lower back spine and straight away i knew it will be better now and that’s how pain goes away itself … in my own opinion no matter what you do it’s need to heal itself .. i know how’s that sound but that how it was in my example.
This is the first video I've seen where the importance of blood supply is discussed as part of the healing process. I want to add my personal experience that *aerobic exercise* was the key that unlocked the healing in my badly damaged discs after being in constant pain for nearly 4 years. When I started adding aerobic exercise (mostly stair climbing) multiple times every day, I started to improve. And every time I start to get worse, I can always heal myself by pumping up my circulation multiple times a day. Try it! Get that heart pounding any way you can, and do it multiple times a day.
Yup. For the first time in 8 weeks after a ruptured disc incident, i started slow jogging and my back felt good. Aerobics definitely helps. It also relieved some of the numbness too.
Writing this before I finished the video, but I’m glad you’re going through this. I have degenerative disc disease, and have some bulging discs as well as stenosis. Five back surgeries haven’t really helped and I have nerve damage that causes my legs to burn. I’m only 36, but have been dealing with this since I was 16, and it’s not any fun, that’s for sure. I have two artificial discs at L4-L5, L5-S1, and they had to be fused with a cage around them, and a cadaver bone. Then both left and right SI joints are fused. The stenosis and disc bulge is at T-11 T12 L1-L2, L2-L3. Now, it’s hard to get the pain medication that’s needed to help me have a good quality of life. I’ve done 2 spinal cord stims that caused more pain than I was in before the trial phase of it. Both times I had to have it removed early bc of how badly it hurt. Injections only get me so far, and it’s incredibly frustrating and downright painful.
I'm sitting here with my mouth hanging open. I could've written this myself, but mine started at 13, I'm 35, and I've only had 4 surgeries so far (putting off number 5 now). I think everything else is fairly accurate though, just missing the cauda equina syndrome that left me with bladder and bowel issues, foot drop, neuropathy, and a numb right butt cheek. Oh and I think more of my lumbar spine is fused. We're just gonna start on my thoracic next surgery, hopefully still about a year out from now I've never met anyone that had the same spine as me though, and the only people close are normally way older.
i feel your pain, been in the same nightmare since i am 13 and its still gtting worse and endless as i am now 38. had only 3 surgeries yet but a 4th soon to fuse l2-l3. than ill be fused from l2 to s1. keep it up, you are not alone
Thank you for this!! I was permanently disabled in a car wreck & have many of these issues, including a synovial cyst in the L5, severe spinal stenosis (was told my spine was 80 @ the age of 40), DDD & many other issues. This video was perfect as it helps me to "see" what's going on in my body! Thank you again!! I love your videos as they're extremely informative, even for the laymen.
@@janeevans4758 I would hope so, but I do think that most surgeons will have less available time/expertise at explaining this to the lay public. And it does help that with this explanation it's not all about your own scenario and future treatment options but an explanation with many good clear props and that can be (re)watched at your own pace while hopefully not being in much pain. They are certainly more detailed than explanation videos for patients I'm used to from my hospital. Just an example: I had quite a few questions/things I was curious about before my total hip replacement last year. But once you're in the hospital all the other stimuli going on will distract you. New people, getting on the examination table, leg being manipulated to test the joint, some inevitable pain and then the surgeon discussing some things. Specific details if they do come up in conversation might not fully register in that state of mind. Only managed to remember to ask a few of the questions I had about how long they last in my scenario and long term issues after maybe 40 or 50 years. It was (and still is) a bit of a long term concern since I got that total hip replacement at 36 years of age, but better to be able to walk normally again and without pain. I did get the questions answered by reading up on it a bit more and calling the orthopedic department later and while the surgery was delayed more than expected everything went excellent (worst of hospital covid burden coincided with my waiting period). But I did learn from that to bring some notes/questions on paper for any hospital adventures since it's easy to get distracted while there. At least I was there with the knowledge that after the surgery and recovery a fairly normal life would be possible with a "simple joint" problem and the appointment confirmed that. Although my spine is properly ruined too but that is a story of its own and also the cause of why I needed that total hip replacement: ankylosing spondylitis. Scary in itself but even before the diagnosis you gradually get used to those changes already and it's pretty slow, different from a life changing event in one moment. I would expect to have a hard time thinking properly and generally being worried about the future in the car accident scenario Bionic Momma described up there.
@@janeevans4758 not necessarily. You would be amazed at how many doctors, including surgeons herd you through like cattle. Like Extra Stuff explained, you don't always remember to ask specific questions when you're in constant pain, your doctor's are doing different tests to narrow down the issues & most will not sit with you for more than 15 minutes. Not only does this time constraint limit time for testing, but also for in depth answers with diagrams, models or cadaver examples. So, no, the surgeons don't explain this. It's extremely limited.
@@extrastuff9463 thank you!! I'm sorry to hear of your hip replacement, but also know how much it can help you. I was told by 1 Dr I had AS as well & treated me for it & it helped greatly. However, bc I wasn't consistent with ALL her "other patients", she felt it was a placebo affect (which royally pissed me off). The next rheumatologist couldn't "see" inflammation in my X-RAYS after 6 months of treatment & therefore took me off the meds. Now I'm back to square one as the Dr I would like to see (& was recommended to me by the person who mapped my spinal cord stimulator implant surgery) isn't accepting new patients at the moment. It's definitely been a long hard road after dealing with all of this for 11 years now (was 37 when the wreck occurred). Even though my chief complaint has always been the left hip/ lower back area, it took the Dr's 5 1/2 years to FINALLY do a MRI of my hip. Left & right hip surgery has been done now 5 years apart (IT band release, scope, worst case of bursitis surgeon has ever seen removed & the periformis muscle injection). But still nothing done about lower spine & neck. Also just found out I've been walking on a broken for the last 4 years!!! Thank you again for understanding. I hate saying that as I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. Ok, maybe my worst one, but not every enemy! Lol. I hope your hip replacement lasts you many successful years!! I hope your pain is minimal & sending you gentle hugs!!! Thank you again!!💜💜💜💜
@@bionicmaleficent Your experience along with many others, makes me not ever want to get into a car/truck Ever Again! How one incident can truly change your life Forever! I'm so sorry you've been put thru the wringer by not only your injuries, but a callous and inept medical system!!😬 I am experiencing sciatic nerve pain in my left leg! I injured my back a few months ago by doing something as simple as taking a package of steaks out of the freezer! Can you even believe it?😜 I lifted the package from a sideways position as I didn't want to take the time to move a step-stool out of the way! #BadMove! I mostly resent not being able to do yard work like I always enjoyed! Hopefully this will correct itself if I am careful not to do stupid stuff in the future!?🤐🙃
THANK YOU so much !!! I had an accident in December 2020 and my lower back was pure agony. Due to the lockdowns I only got diagnosed in March 2021 with a hernia ( I live in France ) they operated about a week later. But I still have excruciating pain lower, to the point that I cannot do much by myself and have been prescribed morphine since the opp. I kept complaining about the pain, even saw other neuro surgeons but not one took me seriously. I also wanted/needed to understand what was happening to me, but nope. One day after numerous MRI’s ans scanners, I was sent to do an EMG with a very kind and understanding neurologist. She nailed it, she saw another hernia and described my L5 nerve as being « severely damaged » and that it hadn’t been released during my opp. Sadly the so called specialists I saw after refused to look at those EMG reports and instead keep prescribing me morphine... I am very grateful to my physio for teaching me how to walk again and rebuilding my muscles but unfortunately only a neuro surgeon could help me by operating... Every one I have consulted refused to explain things to me, but you just did that ☺️ so thanks to you I finally understand what happened to me and why I am still in a lot of pain. Thank you so so much 🙏 I will be recommending your channel to everyone I know ☺️ Thank you again ☺️🙏
Thank you for this information! I went into the doctor and got profiled as a drug addict just trying to get pills. I can barely get out of bed most days. I got the MRI and it showed 3 compressed disks. I asked the doctor what the next step was.... he didn't have a answer (this is how I knew he was just profiling me, incorrectly). I can barely turn my head left and right. Every move hurts. I would be homeless or dead if it wasn't for my loving mother. Everyone just see's me not bleeding and says "just get a job". I always had a good work ethic and a job (while I could stand the pain). I can't even make it 4 hours with out breaking out into a pain sweat and light headed/dizzyness. Disability hasn't picked me up yet. I probably won't get it cause I am only 47 and not a military vet in any way. I'm just a normal single guy that went to a normal food job and has no savings. I'm totally screwed.
I get it. I went on for surgery and even after it there is no change. I'm not disabled but I can't do anything on my own. I have visited multiple doctors and the last one told me I'm the one chosen to suffer pain throughout life. Finding a job is really hard because even if you get one you can't work due to pain. Please learn something new that will allow you to work from home independently.
Hello my dear Adam, please ....listen....start praying to the good Lord, ask him to take away your pain pray believing and I can assure you he is the best friend and doctor there is. Turn to him my darling and be persistent. He will work in his time, god bless u.
I’ve dealt with Sciatica before and that was bad enough. About 6 years later I was introduced to the exquisite pain of Sacroillitis. I found the best help to be positioned with my stomach over a Pilates ball. Once there you can roll forward/backward until you can feel your lumbar spine decompressing.
Great stuff. 16 years ago I had my L5 disc replaced. Looked like 2 coins with holes in. Changed my life totally. Was walking 2 days after op. Incision was anterior thru my abdomen. LOVE progress of medical technology.
I have watched many videos after getting my mri. But, this is the best video out of all the videos I have seen. The language and explanation used aligns with the language the mri doctor used in the diagnosis . Thank you for making this clear video, you don’t know how much this has helped my anxiety.
I have scoliosis, spinal stenosis, and to add insult to injury my spine rotates. I had no pain until I turned 57. I am 75 now and have been living with this pain for almost 20 years. I've now been told that any surgery would not significantly relieve the pain and may, in fact, cause more problems. So, I'm stuck with finding a good pain management center/doctor. Stay well all. We have lots of company that's for sure. Best wishes.
I recently spent 5 days in the hospital for chronic back pain. Lower lumbar. It can be excruciating and debilitating. It helps to know what is exactly happening. Great video.
As a 26 year old who just had a lumbar discectomy 6 months ago I can safety say it’s the best thing I ever did. I went through PT, epidural injections, chiropractor, all up to the point where I felt paralyzed and they were saying surgery was my only option. I’m glad I did it I was crying when I woke up because the pain was instantly gone.
@@sodevine22 amazing. Best thing I ever did. I’m actually a vet technician so I deal with some pretty cruddy animals and I’m am able to go live my everyday life with soreness here and there. Of course there are some restrictions and I’m not as hard on my back anymore as I was. I’ve been conservative.
I have had piriformis syndrome, which affects my sciatic nerve greatly, for a couple of decades now. So painful that I can’t do much physically at all. I am finally being referred to a surgeon-to possibly release the muscle. Brutal pain.
After 4 back surgeries and currently trying to avoid my 5th, I absolutely love learning more about my spine! It’s always so interesting ❤️. Thank you for an amazing explication as always!!
@@furonwarrior hi there I had 3 microdisectomies and a laminectomy (sorry for the spelling). Currently I have nerve damage in both legs. Left is mainly my outside upper thigh and right is almost my whole leg is numb but I’m am blessed to be able to still walk and do normal things I just trip over myself more lol. Currently I am pregnant so we are doing preventative physical therapy and keeping my muscles strong. Before pregnancy was the same thing. Keep your core strong and posture correct and it truly helps out a lot. Pregnant or not we know that I would eventually need another surgery possible fusion as from my L2-S1 have been unstable for years. Main problems are L4-S1. Between degenerative disc disease and years of sports my back is just telling me hey time to slow down. I should also mention I am only 30. I didn’t listen to my doctors after my first 2 and now I’ve been able to prolong the surgeries in between. Unfortunately the last 2 were due to a simple slip and my disc herniated. Between keeping your body in shape or your muscles strong and eating healthy and exercising it really makes a difference! I hope this helped! Feel free to ask any questions and I will try to answer the best I can!
the absolute best explanation I have ever heard in 60 years of suffering from back pain due to degenerative disc disease. Your ability to get a point across is astounding. Thanks, it's a relief of sorts to finally understand what is going on in there. Robert
I wish my lectures were like this 😁 Interesting, easy to understand, and highly applicable to everyday life. Usually, anatomy lectures causes cognitive overload and I get headaches. Information is very dense with one concept introduced every 3-5 minutes. This is a good review of everything I've learnt so far but with practical applications. I really like how you connect many different pieces of information to form a whole, cohesive picture on sciatica. Often facts are learnt in isolation, so it is really hard to connect the dots when you're just mentally tired.
i came across this on my home page and realized a year ago today i went on medical leave for a herniated disc (l4/l5) and had surgery back in november. definitely the worst few months of my life. this video taught me so much! i had a good understanding from prior anatomy classes, google, and my surgeon; but i’m taking a lot of the stuff i learned in this video with me to make sure i’m being safe with activities and work. the part on dermatomes also made me put 2-and-2 together to realize my intermittent cervical pain is definitely attributed to the numbness i get in my arms and hands. seems obvious but pictures and diagrams are helpful, you make all the info and jargon digestible and easy to follow. sometimes the adhd makes it hard to absorb information and stay focused and not let your mind wander with questions. this was just easy to follow because of all the attention to detail and editing 👍💻 tldr; *great video!*
I suffered for 10 years wit a herniated c4c5 disc. It got to the point where I had to walk around with my right hand in the air because when I brought it down... unbearable pain. And then Dr Norton in Boca Raton performed a replacement with a cadaver disc and 2 screws. When I woke up after surgery it hurt where the incision was made in the front of my neck, but the neck pain... GONE! Literally instant relief. That was 7 years ago and STILL NO PAIN
This video was so helpful. I've had bad sciatica since I was a young kid. It went away for a couple of years but since having kids it's returned worse than ever. Regular chiro helps immensely. I've also found relief with acupuncture and yoga.
If I had two lifetimes, I would have gone through med school because I find dissection fascinating. Alas I have only this one life, but I feel so lucky that I can watch this channel to learn.
Thank you! You described everything perfectly. I’m not a doctor, but I know what I was feeling, but didn’t know how to describe it or articulate it. Watching this video brings me much joy because I’ve been dealing with SI pain for about 20 years on and off and this is the only time I heard about solutions after trying everything and exhausting all my options. Thank you a ton!
20 years?! Glad you found this mans video. Early days but has it been helping? If that's my future I'm taking up yoga once I can chop carrots without it jarring my back.
That explains sooo much! I have a recurring L5/S1 disc bulge from an injury in the military 25 years ago. Two years ago L4/L5 decided to join the party. I have functional stretches that I do to help stretch my lower back to relieve pain but never got the "why" or "how." If I knew all this back then... things would have gone differently! Thank you so much for this video!!
Thank you for explaining this. I've recently been diagnosed with lower lumbar facet arthropathy from L4-S1 and now I better understand why I experience lower back pain and leg pain with pins and needles, muscle weakness, and partial numbness in my right leg. Very informative, Thank you. 😊
As someone who deals with permanent nerve damage from two ruptured discs, I can honestly say it's the worst pain I've ever had when it happens. I was nearly paralyzed from mine.
I had a laminectomy at L4-L5. Symptoms in toes, shin, cramps, etc still existed even a month after surgery. I got fed up with the symptoms as I couldn’t sleep. Rolled on the floor and woke up with no symptoms. Now, I sleep on very hard thick wooden plank with no pillows. I avoid sitting or sleeping on anything soft/cushioned for more than 30 mins. Not a doctor, obviously but this is my experience and personal solution that’s helped me for over 5 years now
You awe me every single time. What a simple and right on point explanation, your channel is my go to channel for anatomy. I am a yoga teacher and I suffer from a herniated disc and "sciatica" pain. Thank you so much for sharing anatomy with us 💜🧘🏽♀️🙏🏾
Many yoga or aerobic teachers are having many issues with their back or hips etc.,because they have yoga as job(4-6 classes per day) and that's main reason why their body is damaged already when they are 30-40 years old...Yes,yoga is healthy but 45min per day max...otherwise you are desiable at age of 40...
I figured out how to heal herniated discs. There is so much unnecessary pain with the sciatica. If I know the cure, certainly many chiropractors should also. My experience over the last 40 years indicates that for the government/medical establishment - greed and corruption trumps healing people. Study on sciatica pinpointed herniated discs as the cause of 90% of all sciatica. Chances are very high that if you have sciatica, you have some degree of herniation causing it. You need to cure the herniated disc to cure the sciatica. L5-S1 herniated disc degeneration will produce the MOST sciatica. L4-L5 herniated discs will produce SOME sciatica HOW TO CURE A HERNIATED DISC ? Use Biocell form of Hyaluronic Acid which includes Biocell's collagen and chondroitin Sulfate. It also uses rooster comb type of hyaluronic acid. Doctor's Best brand on Amazon is the one I use because it is lowest cost. There are other brands that use it also. I can't recommend anything but this formulation because I can't prove it was anything specific in it. May have been the combination. The gel in disc is made up of all three components. Be aware there are two type of Hyaluronic acid. Original low molecular weight rooster comb based HA Fermented high molecular weight HA I have completely cured an L4-L5 and L5-S1 herniated disc in 6 weeks. I am 65 years old. The L5-S1 crippled me and put me on crutches and bedridden for 7 weeks along with severe pain. When I realized what the cure was, my progression was After week 1 ... most pain sciatica pain went away After week 2 ... 95% of the pain went away and could stand After week 3 ... I could start to walk somewhat without crutches somewhat and rehabilitate my right leg ... still some very slight sciatica After week 4 ... I could walk around better without any crutches. Still need to rehabilitate my leg to get it stronger Take 2-4 capsules of the Biocell formulation with cup of water on empty stomach Most people will know within 1-2 weeks whether it is working. You have to gauge the severity of the gel degeneration Of course if you have more milder type of herniated, it will likely resolve quicker. Much sciatica will be healed on it's own in 4 weeks because younger healthy people tend to have only temporary degeneration while others who have chronic degeneration won't get better. The older you are, the more likely you need dense nutrient supplements to overcome it. Standard medical practice should be Biocell formula. It would save a lot of pain, disablement and down time. They won't. It's like arthritis. Most of the cause of arthritis is already known - it's an infection. Borax helps kill the infection. If that doesn't work, you use Minocycline as suggested by the road back foundation. P.S. The chiropractor was useless. He should have known by probability that I had herniated disc. I had another chiropractor tell me 10 years ago that L4-L5 herniated disc could not be cured. I thought he was either ignorant or full of it. It took me 3 years to track down the cure. I was going to get an X ray but I ditched it when I saw that study. I was very confident I could prove it was herniated disc and cure it quickly. I didn't waste any time thinking some stretches or exercise after that. Most advice online about sciatica was basically useless. It also regenerates the gums in mouth. Gum degeneration is why too many elderly loose their teeth.
THANKYOU!!!! I’ve been experiencing pain for 33 years and this is the first explanation that actually gives me the most complete specifics I’ve ever heard. I’ve been going to doctors and surgeons and pain management centers etc. for the last 10 yrs. They all just dump my pain explanation in a general category and want to give me injections which have given some temporary relief but I am in more pain now than when it all started so I am still searching for help. I feel like a human pin cushion!!! ( I’m also a seamstress so some of those pokes were my fault LOL) Your videos are very good and greatly appreciated!!
I figured out how to heal herniated discs. There is so much unnecessary pain with the sciatica. If I know the cure, certainly many chiropractors should also. My experience over the last 40 years indicates that for the government/medical establishment - greed and corruption trumps healing people. Study on sciatica pinpointed herniated discs as the cause of 90% of all sciatica. Chances are very high that if you have sciatica, you have some degree of herniation causing it. You need to cure the herniated disc to cure the sciatica. L5-S1 herniated disc degeneration will produce the MOST sciatica. L4-L5 herniated discs will produce SOME sciatica HOW TO CURE A HERNIATED DISC ? Use Biocell form of Hyaluronic Acid which includes Biocell's collagen and chondroitin Sulfate. It also uses rooster comb type of hyaluronic acid. Doctor's Best brand on Amazon is the one I use because it is lowest cost. There are other brands that use it also. I can't recommend anything but this formulation because I can't prove it was anything specific in it. May have been the combination. The gel in disc is made up of all three components. Be aware there are two type of Hyaluronic acid. Original low molecular weight rooster comb based HA Fermented high molecular weight HA I have completely cured an L4-L5 and L5-S1 herniated disc in 6 weeks. I am 65 years old. The L5-S1 crippled me and put me on crutches and bedridden for 7 weeks along with severe pain. When I realized what the cure was, my progression was After week 1 ... most pain sciatica pain went away After week 2 ... 95% of the pain went away and could stand After week 3 ... I could start to walk somewhat without crutches somewhat and rehabilitate my right leg ... still some very slight sciatica After week 4 ... I could walk around better without any crutches. Still need to rehabilitate my leg to get it stronger Take 2-4 capsules of the Biocell formulation with cup of water on empty stomach Most people will know within 1-2 weeks whether it is working. You have to gauge the severity of the gel degeneration Of course if you have more milder type of herniated, it will likely resolve quicker. Much sciatica will be healed on it's own in 4 weeks because younger healthy people tend to have only temporary degeneration while others who have chronic degeneration won't get better. The older you are, the more likely you need dense nutrient supplements to overcome it. Standard medical practice should be Biocell formula. It would save a lot of pain, disablement and down time. They won't. It's like arthritis. Most of the cause of arthritis is already known - it's an infection. Borax helps kill the infection. If that doesn't work, you use Minocycline as suggested by the road back foundation. P.S. The chiropractor was useless. He should have known by probability that I had herniated disc. I had another chiropractor tell me 10 years ago that L4-L5 herniated disc could not be cured. I thought he was either ignorant or full of it. It took me 3 years to track down the cure. I was going to get an X ray but I ditched it when I saw that study. I was very confident I could prove it was herniated disc and cure it quickly. I didn't waste any time thinking some stretches or exercise after that. Most advice online about sciatica was basically useless. It also regenerates the gums in mouth. Gum degeneration is why too many elderly loose their teeth.
Fascinating. I wish you could do a similar presentation on neck problems. I have cervical stenosis, which is apparently putting pressure on my spinal cord and causing problems. I also have scoliosis and something called a “dowager’s hump” - all of it runs in my family. My older brother got so bad with his that he required emergency surgery with a specialist to prevent paralysis, and I’m terrified that I will have to go through the same torturous treatment. Right now I am unable to look up, and it’s getting harder and harder to physically raise or turn my head.
Oh you and I must be related ! LOL- I have the same but the level of curve is clearly not as bad as you describe. I have terrible issues with my neck and hate the term Dowagers hump as its always seen as related to poor posture- my " Hump" began pre/early teens-when I told them that I'm sure they were skeptical. As for lower back, years as a nurse never helped-nor to be fair does being overweight. Pain meds do very little and the numbness/pins and needles is basically 24/7- though sometimes if I have been asleep I'm ok for 1st maybe 15 mins I'm awake. I am so fed up with life. I had to retire early but since I can't do much that in itself is a misery. ( I also have pins/needles etc in my hands. I thought I might have some life after work-I've worked since 15...this is just hell
Always love the videos about the spine. I currently have 5 bulging discs and pars defect of L4 vertebrae. Only one of the discs give me trouble & that bugling disc is right by the pars defect. I have been dealing with the pain for over 7 years. Whether I’m standing, sitting, or laying I’m in pain. Going places and walking around is unbearable at times. I have tried physical therapy, chiropractor, injections. Currently doing radiofrequency ablations. They get me some relief for 6-7 months. The surgeon doesn’t want to operate because he doesn’t know if fusing it & fixing the disc will actually help or not. Plus they don’t want to because of how young I am (25). I even lost 20lbs to see if that would help any, which unfortunately it didn’t. Definitely hope one day I can be pain free. Can’t wait to see more spine related videos from you guys!
got my first herniated disc at 15 and another one a bit later. Just recently got surgery for one of them and so far its been amazing and no pain. I hope it stays that way😁
As someone with a recovering L5 and L4 herniated disc's, this was a really informative video. Can't wait to see more from you guys! You rock! I was in an elevator accident and car accident(elevator fell 2 stories and smashed into the basement floor with me inside it). While I was in pain the straw that broke my back was poor lifting technique. Felt a bubble "pop" in my lower back and curled over the coach. 2 days later I was bed ridden for over 2 weeks in the worst pain I've ever experienced, couldn't move my legs or toes without having waves of agony throughout my lower back and all the way down my right leg. Genuinely contemplated suicide as the pain was unending and no amount of over the counter pain meds helped. Luckily I saw a doctor and she was able to prescribe me something better. It's been 6 years and I'm still recovering. The hypersensitivity of my disc and nerves is awful but I'm learning to deal with it. It was incredibly humbling, and I've had to make significant lifestyle and career changes. But I'm still going. Im actually an inch shorter than I was before the elevator accident lol If anyone reading this is struggling, your not alone! You got this, as difficult as it can be. Your incredible, don't give up! There is a silver lining in the mushroom cloud, even if it's just radiation. 😜
I figured out how to heal herniated discs. There is so much unnecessary pain with the sciatica. If I know the cure, certainly many chiropractors should also. My experience over the last 40 years indicates that for the government/medical establishment - greed and corruption trumps healing people. Study on sciatica pinpointed herniated discs as the cause of 90% of all sciatica. Chances are very high that if you have sciatica, you have some degree of herniation causing it. You need to cure the herniated disc to cure the sciatica. L5-S1 herniated disc degeneration will produce the MOST sciatica. L4-L5 herniated discs will produce SOME sciatica HOW TO CURE A HERNIATED DISC ? Use Biocell form of Hyaluronic Acid which includes Biocell's collagen and chondroitin Sulfate. It also uses rooster comb type of hyaluronic acid. Doctor's Best brand on Amazon is the one I use because it is lowest cost. There are other brands that use it also. I can't recommend anything but this formulation because I can't prove it was anything specific in it. May have been the combination. The gel in disc is made up of all three components. Be aware there are two type of Hyaluronic acid. Original low molecular weight rooster comb based HA Fermented high molecular weight HA I have completely cured an L4-L5 and L5-S1 herniated disc in 6 weeks. I am 65 years old. The L5-S1 crippled me and put me on crutches and bedridden for 7 weeks along with severe pain. When I realized what the cure was, my progression was After week 1 ... most pain sciatica pain went away After week 2 ... 95% of the pain went away and could stand After week 3 ... I could start to walk somewhat without crutches somewhat and rehabilitate my right leg ... still some very slight sciatica After week 4 ... I could walk around better without any crutches. Still need to rehabilitate my leg to get it stronger Take 2-4 capsules of the Biocell formulation with cup of water on empty stomach Most people will know within 1-2 weeks whether it is working. You have to gauge the severity of the gel degeneration Of course if you have more milder type of herniated, it will likely resolve quicker. Much sciatica will be healed on it's own in 4 weeks because younger healthy people tend to have only temporary degeneration while others who have chronic degeneration won't get better. The older you are, the more likely you need dense nutrient supplements to overcome it. Standard medical practice should be Biocell formula. It would save a lot of pain, disablement and down time. They won't. It's like arthritis. Most of the cause of arthritis is already known - it's an infection. Borax helps kill the infection. If that doesn't work, you use Minocycline as suggested by the road back foundation. P.S. The chiropractor was useless. He should have known by probability that I had herniated disc. I had another chiropractor tell me 10 years ago that L4-L5 herniated disc could not be cured. I thought he was either ignorant or full of it. It took me 3 years to track down the cure. I was going to get an X ray but I ditched it when I saw that study. I was very confident I could prove it was herniated disc and cure it quickly. I didn't waste any time thinking some stretches or exercise after that. Most advice online about sciatica was basically useless. It also regenerates the gums in mouth. Gum degeneration is why too many elderly loose their teeth.
I agree. I ran a chronic pain group with back pain sufferers from around the world and suicidality was common. We had pinned post outlining help lines and such. It's devastating, many people's cases are mismanaged like mine was originally, with no physio or walking or hydrotherapy but instead just strong painkillers upon strong painkillers. And it comes to a point where they don't work and actually cause more pain. There is no relief when you are on the strongest they have and that isn't working anymore. The only good way out of it is to stop entirely and just use them sparingly.
@@sometimesawful the trouble with too many people is that they bow at the altar to authority figures called doctors for solutions. they become too brainwashed. they refuse to look at alternative ways to cure their problem. it took me over 3 years to find a natural solution to back problems. they go to pain solutions after finding no conventional treatment to help them. there is no excuse for most people to not heal their back problems anymore.
@@prioris55555 I don't know, funding, housing insecurity, I could think of those off the bat. Or lack of support, if they're immobile with no friends or family who will help them physically access help.
I lived with sciatica for years, but when I herniated a disc I had to have it fixed within months (although it felt like years). The best decision I've every made to get surgery to fix that issue. My sciatica went away as the doctor said he did something to alleviate it. However, it crept back. It wasn't until I went to a chiropractor (a great one) that I finally was freed of sciatica. I first went to a mediocre one that did nothing. I was lucky that I the second one, that came as a recommendation, is an awesome chiropractor.
You explain this so clearly and give a great description of this common condition. I just found out that I have three “herniated” disks and this video was a tremendous help for me to understand my problem. PT is next up for me. Wish me luck!
@@oldfogey4679 Sorry you had to endure surgery and the recovery. PT, along with Chiropractor visits is REALLY helping with the pain and my mobility. Me and my wife did a fairly strenuous four-mile hike yesterday and no pain at all. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it continues to relieve my issues. Along with the usual adjustments, the Chiropractor put me through electric stimulation treatments on the affected areas. One treatment and I was pain free for almost a week. He mentioned that I can buy a “cheap” one these (muscle stimulators) on Amazon that does the same thing. Overall, I’m hopeful.
All the luck with your recovery and well done you for proactively looking for useful information beyond the short visits to the doctors etc. Personally don't want anybody to touch the area let alone crack it. Well done you and again, good luck and a speedy recovery!
These guys do a utmost excellent job explaining human biology, physics and chemistry. I always enjoy watching their videos and learn so much in such a short time. 👌👍
My grandma suffered from leg pain since she was 40 till she died at 95. Remember she was born in 1908, so there weren’t so much investigation or treatments. I wish she could be here to hear, see and understand where her horrible pain came from. Kisses to heaven, abue!!! ♥️
A great presentation, especially the last segment around central versus posterolateral/lateral disc bulges/herniations. Definitely worth noting that high quality evidence exists that some disc bulges/herniations can regress (shrink/reduce in size) over time, with conservative treatment and without surgery. This has been established from studies that include follow-up or repeated lumbar MRIs over time. Chiu et al. (2014) was a systematic review that included 361 lumbar discs, finding that the larger the bulge/herniation, the greater the chance of it receding over time - calculating that the probability of a disc bulge receding (a.k.a regression) was 96% for disc sequestration, 70% for disc extrusion, 41% for disc protrusion, and 13% for disc bulging. The rate of complete resolution of disc herniation was 43% for sequestrated discs and 15% for extruded discs. Wang et al. (2020) was a larger systematic review of 2219 non-surgically treated, symptomatic disc herniation patients, finding that 1425 of showed evidence of regression over time - a 63% chance. Having said this, there will always be a group patients whose symptoms are severe enough to warrant early surgery (defined by the North American Spine Society as earlier than 6 months), if they haven't already gained relief from other interventions such as medications, physical therapy and epidural steroid injections or transforaminal nerve root blocks.
I recently recovered from lower back pain (my physio most likely said it's a sciatica nerve issue, however I never had a slipped disc or anything). But man, it hurts LIKE CRAZY. I'm still paying for it today, I'm not even in my 30s. Look after your back kids, get a good chair!
Such a great vid bro! I had 3 herniated disks in my lower back and thanks to decompression, stretching and strength exercises most of the pain has gone. Still needs to be decompressed regularly tho! Great explanation 👌
Wait, that’s it?! I was so engrossed that I didn’t want the video to end! The spinal cord development section was so fascinating, I wanted you to keep talking!! 😜 Great video!
Awesome video! So nice to have it explained so you can understand it. I hate being told to do exercises but not understanding why I'm doing them or being told why I'm in pain or what benefit they provide but through my own research and videos like this it really helps me to understand what is happening to me and what these exercises are helping to correct and where the pain is coming from
As an Indian I am amazed how this western world is promoting Yoga for optimum health. We Spiritual Indian also believes in Spiritual healing and upliftment along with health using Yoga
Yoga as a physical and mental exercise is fine and all, but there is no spirituality in how science sees it. Spiritual healing on the other hand sounds downright dangerous. The sort of thing my grandma would have choosen rather than chemotherapy. She could have treated her cancer and survived but she choose diets spirituality and gurus, and ultimately followed the inevitable path to a slow painful death. Everyone can have their beliefs its not like thats going away, these beliefs are unfalsifiable after all and people actually think this is a good think, but anyway. You're free to believe and say what you want, until you start promoting dangerous pseudo science. Then people get killed. People die fr lack of treatment, in debt for all the money they paid the guru
@@alexisjuillard4816 IMHO, allopathic medicine has a place in holistic medication. And vis versa. I’m sorry for your loss, truly. Ultimately, we are all responsible for our bodies, ourselves. That doesn’t minimize the pain you felt, however.
@@miask my pain is irrelevant, i wasn't trying to extort pity or anything, i don't need any condolences- though the gesture is sincere i m sure and well received/appreciated
@@alexisjuillard4816 thank you Alexis, pain is never irrelevant, IMHO. Feelings are not irrelevant. We can chose to not give it power. I don’t mean to spilt hairs, but there is a distinction. Please accept that in the spirit I intended. ❤️
Watching this video makes me realize I now have to be careful lifting heavy stuff and working so hard! One of the best videos I've ever watched! Thank you!!! Question:. Would any nerve pinching cause legs to lose feeling when getting out of bed in the morning,? I've had that happen to me twice in the last month. Going to see my doctor tomorrow about it.
A couple years ago, a workplace accident left me with a herniated disk between L4 and L5. That was the most excruciating pain I've ever felt. I was walking around like Gollum for six months with a cane unable to straighten up. 6 months of PT and 2 epidural shots final got things back in order. This video was incredibly fascinating. You gave soo much more detail than my doctor did, and I love it! I see you mentioned yoga. I was beginning to look into yoga before the accident, but afterwards, it felt as though the disk would be injured again with some of those poses. Could the disk actually be reinjured in this way?
I figured out how to heal herniated discs. There is so much unnecessary pain with the sciatica. If I know the cure, certainly many chiropractors should also. My experience over the last 40 years indicates that for the government/medical establishment - greed and corruption trumps healing people. Study on sciatica pinpointed herniated discs as the cause of 90% of all sciatica. Chances are very high that if you have sciatica, you have some degree of herniation causing it. You need to cure the herniated disc to cure the sciatica. L5-S1 herniated disc degeneration will produce the MOST sciatica. L4-L5 herniated discs will produce SOME sciatica HOW TO CURE A HERNIATED DISC ? Use Biocell form of Hyaluronic Acid which includes Biocell's collagen and chondroitin Sulfate. It also uses rooster comb type of hyaluronic acid. Doctor's Best brand on Amazon is the one I use because it is lowest cost. There are other brands that use it also. I can't recommend anything but this formulation because I can't prove it was anything specific in it. May have been the combination. The gel in disc is made up of all three components. Be aware there are two type of Hyaluronic acid. Original low molecular weight rooster comb based HA Fermented high molecular weight HA I have completely cured an L4-L5 and L5-S1 herniated disc in 6 weeks. I am 65 years old. The L5-S1 crippled me and put me on crutches and bedridden for 7 weeks along with severe pain. When I realized what the cure was, my progression was After week 1 ... most pain sciatica pain went away After week 2 ... 95% of the pain went away and could stand After week 3 ... I could start to walk somewhat without crutches somewhat and rehabilitate my right leg ... still some very slight sciatica After week 4 ... I could walk around better without any crutches. Still need to rehabilitate my leg to get it stronger Take 2-4 capsules of the Biocell formulation with cup of water on empty stomach Most people will know within 1-2 weeks whether it is working. You have to gauge the severity of the gel degeneration Of course if you have more milder type of herniated, it will likely resolve quicker. Much sciatica will be healed on it's own in 4 weeks because younger healthy people tend to have only temporary degeneration while others who have chronic degeneration won't get better. The older you are, the more likely you need dense nutrient supplements to overcome it. Standard medical practice should be Biocell formula. It would save a lot of pain, disablement and down time. They won't. It's like arthritis. Most of the cause of arthritis is already known - it's an infection. Borax helps kill the infection. If that doesn't work, you use Minocycline as suggested by the road back foundation. P.S. The chiropractor was useless. He should have known by probability that I had herniated disc. I had another chiropractor tell me 10 years ago that L4-L5 herniated disc could not be cured. I thought he was either ignorant or full of it. It took me 3 years to track down the cure. I was going to get an X ray but I ditched it when I saw that study. I was very confident I could prove it was herniated disc and cure it quickly. I didn't waste any time thinking some stretches or exercise after that. Most advice online about sciatica was basically useless. It also regenerates the gums in mouth. Gum degeneration is why too many elderly loose their teeth.
Me and you had the exact experience!!! Mine happened at Amazon at the start of Covid.. I just paused my yoga to watch this video and I wish to the gods that I someday get at least an epidural shot like you did or some type of surgical procedure. Bc even tho these exercises help tremendously, like no kidding when I do it I feel so much relief I just know with added help like what you had gotten I know I’ll be back to myself! So my opinion, if you’d like it😊 I would most definitely get into yoga! You’ll feel so much relief! I actually had the same thought too about reinjurying myself doing those crazy poses lol, but I had one bad pain outburst episode. Was in soo much pain that I said fuck it! and I am so glad I started yoga, next thing is carful weight lifting and hopefully I’ll find a doctor who will take a chance on me. My advice starting yoga is to please go slow and be extra careful, don’t push yourself and keep on moving lol and rest when you feel your body can’t take anymore! I wish you the best ❤
I slipped a disc in my back a month after I turned 15 (for no apparent reason). My sciatica was excruciating and really impacted my social life and ability to concentrate on tasks, therefore effecting my exams, study and mental health. It got much worse before it got better. I actually had a steroid injection into my spine which was supposed to fix it, but made it far worse. Due to my young age, I couldn’t get prescribed anything that could help much with the pain and when my spine doctor referred me to a pain specialist who could actually prescribe me with something, for some reason she told me the whole thing was in my head and to go to a shrink instead (this was after I showed her the actual scan of my spine…) I walked with a very noticeable limp, kids started to try to bully and trip me up. Sometimes my pain would flair up so much that I’d get stuck after walking only about 100 meters and I’d have to call my poor grandparents to give me a lift. It was only after 2-3 years that the pain started to subside a bit. No amount of physio did anything for me. I’ll be 21 in a couple weeks and my sciatica still flares up occasionally :(
Wow, this is a terrific video, I'm an acupuncturist and this is such a great explanation of the anatomy of radiculopathies, so useful. You're a great teacher, I love the visual aids, please keep these vids coming!!
I'm a 26y/o construction worker and I've been in the industry since I was 16 working full time. There are days where I wake up in the morning and I struggle to even put my pants on while standing up because it feels like someone is twisting a knife in my lower back, and sometimes I have to even use a chair to put socks and boots on. I've always grown up with the attitude of "if you can walk you can go to work" and to rarely take time off unless it's an absolute emergency. But today I had a registered holiday to sort out a few errands I'd otherwise have no time for, and since they were delayed a few hours my wife convinced me to stop by the doctors clinic to get a check up for my back. He noticed something and basically told me I need an immediate X-Ray scan. Even went so far as to book it for the following day, when it would normally take weeks. I have the appointment tomorrow and I'm nervous to say the least.
@@bandguygt8178 I ended up going to an orthopaedic specialist after doing some scans, and after looking over my scans and doing a few physical checks she thinks it may be a "malformation in the vertebral disc region" Sorry I can't translate that exactly back into English but that was more or less what she said. I have another appointment next month and we will see where we take it from there.
I really enjoyed your video even tho I suffer debilitating pain from several spinal surgeries gone very bad! My grade 2 spondi started off with drop foot eventually causing intense pain from compressed nerves that forced me to under go a couple of micro diseconomies that didn’t solve the problem. Next forcing me to under go my first major 5 hr major surgery to install 6mm rods and screws, that left me in intense debilitating pain with the rods& screws loosening 30 days later, forcing another 5 hr surgery to install 8mm screws& rods to accommodate a double fusion on 4 & 5, that was never straightened to begin with! Still having intense pain throughout that yr, my 8mm screws and rod also backed out adding to the pain and misery! I then had a different surgeon removed the defective botched installed screws and rods a yr later leaving me with an unstable back and in complete misery from extreme debilitating permanent pain and nerve damage!! Sadly to say I’ve spent years after suffering from intense debilitating spinal nerve damage and pain!! Forcing me out of work permanently and in a situation that took away most of my abilities to do normal things.I’ve spent yrs at pain management with pa’s who would tell me what’s good for me without any of them suffering even close to what I’m actually experiencing!! They all treat me for the pain that the DEA tells me I should have, instead of the pain I actually do have!!! They all prescribe medication based on their lack of experience with it!! The DEA all knows how much pain I should be in, instead of the reality of pain I actually experience!!! It’s been an uphill mountain fighting the DEA trained drs in NYS, who know absolutely nothing about what a human being is actually experiencing!! It’s a very shameful disgraceful sinful reality, full of non compassionate and less than experienced drs & pa’s who are so numb to pain that they really don’t care about the human side of the problem!!! Sadly I hope the ppl that proclaim to know the most get to experience what I go through on a daily basis some day, maybe they will get a greater sense of respect and compassion for what I go through and what many like me going through on a daily basis!! Based on my real life experiences, I don’t think I’ll ever find someone who just treats me for the pain I truly have, not the pain they imagine it to be! The pain management system in NYS is so bad, I hope that they all get to experience some day, the complete disgust and anger I experienced suffering from the worst pain a human being should ever have to go to through, with next to NO help whatsoever!!!
I wished everything was as easily explained as in your videos! Would love to see more back videos including the specifics of spinal nerves (roots, sensory and muscular nerves, etc). Thanks so much!
I am a veteran L5-S1, L4-L5 blown disc patient from heavy lifting in construction...I have had 3 surgeries to correct and doing much better 15 years later. The twisting motion that yoga teaches is the reason I blew my L4-S1 disc...BEWARE, yoga can/WILL pop your compromised discs so BE CAREFUL...never do any side bending or twisting exercises or you will eventually live the rest of your life like me...constant leg cramps, phantom low leg pain, and not being able to do the things you used to do when younger
Yep, check with doctor first or end up dealing with tons of doctors and pharmacists later. My blown disc gave me superpowers. Allow me to introduce myself. I am barometerman. If a major barometric pressure change comes in, a minimum of one leg and occasionally, both legs get the familiar 440 volts down both cheeks to the balls of my feet. At a minimum, with just regular severe storms, it's rock hard calf spasms and an inability to feel what position my knee is in. I was considering taking doctor up on a full body transplant, as my knees are shot as well and my hearing is fairly lousy, but the only donor bodies come with a brain. Ain't needed one of those for decades. ;)
Do you get the hyperalgesia (over the top pain) and sensitivity too? My back is screwed from the mid thoracic to the sacral and the skin and muscles either side of my spine and into my sides, my butt, my thighs front and back… they are so ridiculously hypersensitive to pain and touch. Laying down can hurt. My cat sitting on my lap hurts. My kids when they were smaller and would jump in my lap omg I’d have to stifle a scream or yelp. The drs just pressing either side of my side hurts and if you actually press my spine I jolt involuntarily. Electric hot pain… like I’m being stabbed with a hot blade. I’m not a stranger to pain. I have tattoos, piercings, hell I had 4 babies with no drugs nothing. But you try and rub my thigh or my back and nope. Cannot do it.
Thanks I was diagnosed with scoliosis and it's really painful I'm praying it doesn't herniated..or get worse. Thanks for every one or family that donate the human body for study's..
I've been trying to learn this for ages since i got sciatica . Only from you i learned the best. I think there's more that you can share, video number 2 ? thank you so much 🙏
Wow. You used layman’s terms and medical terms in a way that made this make perfect sense. That was about the best explanation and demonstration possible! I feel like I could graduate from medical school with ease if I had you as my professor.
As someone who has L4-L5 and L5-S1 herniated discs, nerve disorders and issues around the S1 and C3-C4 herniated disk compressing the spinal cord, this is a great video to explain the relation of the nerves and disk. Much better than my doctors have ever explained it.
@TheAnatomyLab This is probably my first ever comment on youtube, I have 2 herniated discs and none of my doctors in three different countries have ever been to explain this so well. I urge you to please make a similar video on how exercises that is recommended by physiotherapist helps in detail, many thanks again!
I had minor sciatic pain from getting piriformis syndrome. Oh my god it was so painful. And when I realized it was only MINOR sciatic pain?! I couldn’t imagine it. It sucks hard.
My lower back has been bothering me so bad with the last year that I lost some bladder control and get bladder spasms that I never got before. I can't hold my bladder like I used to.
Loss of bladder or bowel control is definitely one of the L4-L5-S1 symptoms that they screen for at an intake appointment (just had mine on Monday). I hope you’re seeing a physiatrist or orthopedic surgeon for this, because my physiatrist said that if these symptoms haven’t healed over a few weeks or months, they probably won’t improve on their own.
Could you please talk about Spondylolisthesis of the spine? This condition is totally different from bulges or herniations. This is where the whole vertebral column goes in two different directions causing severe pain for some people. People don’t talk about this condition enough and your detailed way of showing things would be helpful with explaining this spinal condition.
Just want to reiterate the gratitude expressed by others - you're a true MVP to humanity and we thank you! Been getting stuck in some comical positions / situations (for others to watch). Was doing some gardening, after painting a fence, went to stand up, something pinched and trapped - head butted top of the fence, grabbed it and was left with a bloody paint impregnated forehead balancing on one foot looking like Mr Bean trying to dance and sniff his armpit simutaniously. Never experienced a pain like it, had surgery on my ribcage (late teens) and that healed faster, hurt less and dare I say was a walk in the park in comparison. To all those getting stuck in weird positions, losing sanity from lack of sleep and the ability to stand, sit, lay down and walk - wish you a speedy recovery and a good night sleep!
I have a herniated disc between L5 and S1. When I initially injured myself I was in excruciating pain for months. This happened during the height of Covid and my doctors office was only taking “emergency” cases. Mind you I’m relatively young and had no idea what was happening to me. I had a few phone appointments and they prescribed me muscle relaxers and paint killer (ibuprofen) that did absolutely nothing (I later found out from my PT and not my doctor that ibuprofen does nothing for nerve pain). I suffered for so long that while I was not suicidal, I gained a tremendous amount of empathy and understanding as to why people living in chronic pain may make the choice. Eventually I was able to get into some physical therapy. My PT put me on this contraption that basically stretched my whole spine and the instant relief I felt brought me to tears. I still have flare ups every now and then but physical therapy has given me the knowledge and the tools on how to manage it. Back injuries are no joke people! Take care of yourself. Strengthen your core.
I dealt with this for more than a year and only began to feel better very recently. Motion is healing. Keep moving (walking, running, swimming), and as you start to feel better incrementally you need to strengthen your muscles. It might feel counter-intuitive, but low weight squats and deadlifts are your friends.
I have DDD (Degenerative Disc Disease) because of me experiencing this for a year and some change now. All happened because of a physical assault. It was hard explain to the people closest to me about this specific issue as they don’t understand how bad it can become, so thank you-from the bottom of my heart- for making this video so that others can be made aware of this kind of complication. I currently have 3 bulging discs that are pinching nerves within my cervical spine (left side specifically) and I’m not able to lift anything more than 10 lbs. Anything you think I should do in terms of this?
I’m so sorry. I had 2 bulging/herniated discs in my neck. The pain is insane. It finally got to the point I was unable to cope and I ended up having them replaced. It was the best decision- the recovery was easy, didn’t lose any function and no more pain. I hope you are able to find some relief.
I would HIGHLY recommend that you DO NOT have surgery until and unless you have exhausted every other remedy available. Even then, think twice or three times first. I first had a ruptured surgery cervical disc replaced in my neck, but the pain never went away. The doctor, in his “great wisdom” (and even greater ego) thought that because his “perfect” surgery technique didn’t cure me, I must be depressed. I’m serious as a heart attack. He recommended I get psychotherapy. A few years later, I had a disc in the lumbar region blow out, so I had that replaced. The pain was only slightly better after that, but, over the next two years, I had the two discs below the previous lumbar disc blow out, and (yes, I’m sure I’m an idiot, but my theory was “there’s always hope. But I was wrong), so I got another surgery on each one. Turns out that I have Degenerative Disk Disease, and this will probably continue until they’re all gone. But, I will NOT get another surgery. One neck and three disk surgeries later and I’m on Percocet for the rest of my life (or until the doctors decide to discontinue my prescription for it because it’s “addictive”. That’s a whole thing now, and they’re already doing that to people. Sadly, there’s nothing to replace it in terms of pain relief), yet I’m in so much pain, constantly, that I really do not look forward to living many more years. I’m also now bent over at almost a 90° angle, and have to use a walker. Yes, I am 72 years old, but I’ve been this way for at least 10 years, and it is not how I envisioned my senior years, especially the pain. So, anyway, be very careful if anyone recommends surgery. Of course they will tell you there are people that it helps immensely, but I can tell you there are people it doesn’t. Good luck. I hope you find something that will really help you.
It's great to see this pain as the worst , although burns are pretty close ,there is no tough mentality can get you to ignore the sciatic pain .at its worst it can make you cry .
I love it. I have spondylolisthesis and severe stenosis and you explain it lot better than my doctors. I wish you can have Spanish subtitles so I can share it with my friends and family in Mexico
Amazing breakdown. Thank you very much. I had a microdiscectomy 10 years ago and now I am on the floor with sciatica trying to determine if in fact its a bulge, herniation or a facet joint issue.
