In this video a physiotherapist demonstrates gentle exercises for a herniated or slipped disc, a form of sciatica. The aim of these exercises is to reduce the pressure on the nerve caused by the slipped disc and to reduce the inflammation around it. This video is part of a series on exercises for sciatica.
What is a slipped disc? http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Slipped-disc/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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In this video a physiotherapist demonstrates gentle exercises for a herniated or slipped disc, a form of sciatica. The aim of these exercises is to reduce the pressure on the nerve caused by the slipped disc and to reduce the inflammation around it. This video is part of a series on exercises for sciatica.
What is a slipped disc? http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Slipped-disc/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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No can’t do any of these at the moment. I’ve had x2 surgeries and looks like I’ll need a 3rd. Sciatica is sheer agony.
A good video.
I just wish folk wouldn't infantalize patients – "abdominals/ stomach/ face-down" would have been a better choice than "tummy."
To get folk to be a little more in control of their bodies/ create better body awareness (which in this case, is probably paramount), help educate them and explain clearly than use generic terms.
is it work for someone who had iron at the back?
Great tips, thanks 😊
So I’m 2 years on from my slipped disc and I still occasionally get pain. I was told in about 5 years you tend to find out how good you’re going to be and that it’s comparable to what you’d get with surgery. Is this accurate?
I’m able to do yoga, martial arts and weight lifting, I just find every now and then I get a small back pain where the disc presses on the nerve
Is there any check point to get know that i can start my routine work
These moves look to be in conflict with each others!!! first one is extension and then is flexion of the back!!!! Very confusing….
Even having the tiniest pillow from midwaist up while on the side helps tremendously w lower back pain
Helping many people… thanks Dr Sammy Margo and team NHS
Ur doing wonderful work
I've been in pain for nearly 2 years. Been to chiropractic sessions but the pain comes back after a day or two.i saw a physiotherapist and that made my pain 10 times worst. I was getting home from work nearly collapsed in pain. Tried taking medication but it doesn't help
I've found the Bma bad back book the best so far
The little yellow things she calls them are nerves ?
Position 1 is terrible for the sciatica in my calf
Consult your gp that funny, I'm born and bread in the UK and I can never speak to my gp
I find only Nsaid reduce my pain
I thought she was about to play a guitar when the video started
Most herniated discs are self-limiting so find a position that gives comfort and wait it out. Then start fixing maladaptive postures when the pain is tolerable.
5:10 that patient is gorgeous.
Thanks for this video. The lying on your belly position has been helping me. I have 3 hernias. T12, L5, and C4 or C5 (not sure about this last one) But doing any small task is painful. I'm so tired of living with back, shoulder, and neck pain 🙁 🙁 🙁
I lived in back pain for so long that I had no idea what normal life was. I gave my girlfriend at the time (now wife) 2 good years, out of the 8 years we have been together. I had herniated (some portion) of 2 discs in July of 2012, but it was only treated by the doctors (even the E.R.) , as just a pinched nerve. They gave me EVERYTHING they had and yet didn't / couldn't touch my pain…not even take the edge off. Numerous medical professionals and my finanaces told me that I should just give it time. Since the business that I was working for (for only 4 months), had a willingness to pay me 40 hrs a week while I was off, all while he still covered the deduction like insurance premiums and all that….as long as it wasn't a BWC case. Looked good to me in the short run.. [Got hurt while working, was scared I'd lose my job since I was new and couldn't come to work for an entire month, but instead he's going to pay me 40hrs a week.] After I had only shelled out $200 max in med. bills…It seemed like this guy must "Really like me to do this. "… Making good money and paying my taxes while playing Xbox. FAST FORWARD 1 YEAR I wasn't ready for myself to notice my left leg muscles are all small and won't flex.. My P.C.P. called for m.r.i. (ASAP) and 9 days afterwards his friend the orthopedic surgeon did double discectomy and double laminectomy. I felt amazing for the next 11 months from the moment I woke up. He released me ri work despite me telling him I mainly install commercial glass as being a glazier. He released me to work full duty 3 months later and yet told me to lift smartand not to grab "the 8th bag of groceries." . Wife and I got married Oct. 25th 2018 and 7 days into our honeymoon my left leg turned to stone. We came home and i made an appointment with my same orthopedic surgeon. Another emergency m.r.i. and immidiate double discectomy and double laminectomy. SAME 2 DISCS HE TOOK FROM 11 MONTHS EARLIER!!!! I posed it like I was joking but I told him that " I still have the original reciepts and wondered if this was under warranty?" He didn't seem to like me anymore. Lol! True though. From the moment I woke from that 2nd surgery, I've wanted to die. I don't do suicide, but prayed to die. Pain like I listed an hour ago… ha! FAST FORWARD 6 YEARS…: 23 days ago I had a neurosurgeon, whom I got to know very well first. He wasn't fast to cut into me. He reminded me that I was young and in great shape. I had E.S.I. (epidural steroid injection) I tried all the exercises, tens units, wraps, creams, over the counter, and over the border drugs. Nothing helped quite like getting drunk….daily……in front of your friends and wife. Some times I guess it was pretty embarrassing (they tell me)… Years of pain, hating life other than my wife, and being a turd of an example of a man at home, while I take advantage of my wife's good nature and patience. The moment I woke up from my fusion of the L4-L5 / L5-S1 with hardware, 33 staples, interior sutures, a hose out of my back, and "peter"………I FELT LIKE I WAS THE GUY MY WIFE MARRIED AGAIN. Sure, because of one fraudulent business owners actions it's cost me $13-15k of end result out of pocket cost (including this surgery), I quit that place 4/30/10 due to the cancerous relationship that working for a man who owes you money can create. My wife and I still haven't been able to make the next steps after our marriage due to my pain for 5 years and finances. Check me out though. I may be the SUPER DUPER BEST SPINAL FUSION RECOVERY CASE EVER!!!! GOD blesa anyone who lives with any kind of pain. You can slowly make money back, but not those wasted years…Hell, a "well known" BWC attorney talked to me for over an hour and he was like, "You're gonna be rich!" All of the sudden I'm his TOP priority.. I get my hopes up and he calls me like 18 days, and lots of my texts / calls / VM's later and sad he spoke to several people he knew and the case would be dead in the water due to statute of limitations and yada-yada. I left it at that and now even though my wife and I haven't had that extra $$$ we've had to rent for 6 years at $500 more a month than the mortgage would've been….. okay…..I'm done……God bless!