Slip Disc Health Feed

Slip disk is a condition of the spinal column which consists of a stack of vertebras from the cervical, thoracic and the lumbar spine. The bones of the spine are cushioned by disks that are present to absorb shocks. Trauma to the spine may cause the disk to bulge or be ruptured. This may lead to pain in the neck and the back.

Causes of slip disk

Slip disk is caused when the jelly-like substance present in the disks bulges out. The damaged disk thus puts pressure on the adjacen...more

No, it may not be advisable to do the heavy workout.
And there is no permanent solution in allopathy.
Better take homoeopathic treatment if you want to cure it.

Complete physiotherapy treatment and strength exercise of spine avoid heavy weight and towards bending posture corrections must.

You need to post your mri images. If there is compression of nerve, you need a decompression procedure of some sort. If you are put on a rehab, follow strictly the protocol and find improvement in 6 weeks and further down the line.
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Bulging discs occur when pressure on a spinal disc damages or breaks down the once healthy disc, causing it to compress or change its normal shape. This can in turn put pressure on spinal nerves, causing pain and inflammation
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Injury or weakness can cause the inner portion of the disc to protrude through the outer ring. This is known as a slipped, herniated, or prolapsed disc. This causes pain and discomfort. If the slipped disc compresses one of your spinal nerves, you may also experience numbness and pain along the affected nerve
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Exercise #1: lying figure-4 stretch (for piriformis)
in the early stages of a disc bulge, your body’s natural response is to tighten up and protect the spine and buttocks area. Because of this, one of the the simplest things you can do yourself to relieve radiating back pain caused my a disc bulge is stretching piriformis muscle.
How to perform it:
● begin lying on your back with your knees bent and feet positioned flat on the floor
● place your right ankle over your left kneemore

Tab lyrica 75 mg 1 at night
2. Do exercise (physiotherapy)
3. If disc bulge is too much then send mri and we can discuss if it needs further intervention.

A Herniated disc also known as a slip disc or prolapsed disc and it refers to the problem where one of the discs located in between the bones of the vertebrae(backbone) gets damaged and stacks itself upon the nerves. The tender inner portion of the disc gets protruded over the outer ring. Herniated disc causes severe neck pain and back pain. It occurs when the outer ring gets weak and tears down. The most common symptoms include pain and numbness, especially on one side of the body. The pain ext...more

You need to start doing back extension exercises and that to only when pain subsides.
Avoid forward bending and lifting heavy things.
If it doesnot settles on 3 months time I would suggest you to undergo endoscopic discectomy under local anaesthesia.