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I've got two herniated discs, L3 - L4 and L4 - L5

Posted by Steve Freides

In Reply to: Preventing and Recovering from Back Injury - What I learned the hard way posted by Robert Justice


Sorry to hear your story, and glad to hear you're on the mend. I've got
two herniated discs, L3-L4 and L4-L5, the latter of which caused me to
be bedridden for two months then unable to walk without a limp for a
year.

I highly recommend "Treat Your Own Back" by Robin McKenzie, available
through http://www.optp.com for $10 + shipping. It was, more than
anything else, what kept me out of surgery.

And I think your advice about strengthening abs and back is right on!
While I'm still new at lifting, I have no plans on ever using a belt
because what I'm after is strengthen those very muscles the belt would
take part of the load from. I understand that they're sometimes useful
with very heavy weights and in competitions, but I'll fall off that
bridge when I come to it .

Best of luck to you.

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