Disc Herniation/Sciatica

Training Powerlifting
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[quote]BayPride wrote:
I suppose the depends entirely on you. I would say that is probably not worth it unless you are God’s gift to the gridiron. Your story actually reminds me so much of me that I won’t get into the details of mine, but I missed my senior season as well due to serious back injury.

At the time I really wanted to come back and then to play at the college level. My head coach and a former coach (guys who had played professionally) sat me down and basically told me that it wasn’t worth it.

I thought that losing football was the worst thing that ever happened to me and it was pretty bad but at this point I am SO glad that I decided to be down with organized full contact football. My back is still messed up (I blame myself for getting lazy at this point) so who knows how bad it could have gotten if I’d put more wear on those discs.

In the long run it is up to you and your doctors. Football, being such a violent sport, is one where career ending and life altering injuries happen frequently to people who aren’t already hurt in some sort of way. Its amazing and was extremely important to me but to play football with a bad back is very serious risk, make sure it is worth it to you. [/quote]

What about even after my disc surgery?

And Guys, I’ve had so many doctors tell me that a disc cannot heal. So I guess surgery is the only way.

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I’d say that really depends. If the doc says you are totally 100% then of course go for it. I don’t think that is generally the way the back works though.

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My Polish therapist says that manual stimulation with specialized massage can ‘rehydrate’ discs that are degenerating and stall/slow degeneration.

Mind you, his English isn’t perfect, so bear with me.

This is the only guy I’ve found in 12 years who has been able to help,so I have great faith in him. DDD is rampant in Poland for genetic reasons, so they know their stuff.

If you can find a Polish ‘massage therapist’ it is well worth asking them about it. Medical massage is a legitimate profession in Poland.

Mine just happens to be a competitive athlete and a board-certified PT specialized in Rehab.

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I am generally not a necromancer, but I feel it serves a great purpose in this thread. This young man is now likely 26 years old and if he is a member of the site still I must ask, how have things worked out for you? What was good? What was bad? Etcetera. I have strikingly similar problems, I suppose they are not that rare, and would appreciate a response for that reason and, after reading over 60 comments, for genuine curiosity. It’s almost like my favorite series just got cancelled.