have a bulging disc and im going to PT and i gotta get an epidural in a week or so but my question is

are there any stretchs that can relieve leg pain due to bulging disc? im gonn aask my PT tomorrow when i go but im hurting like fuck today....lmk

Which disc? And is that an official diagnosis? If it's a slipped disc it will also hurt like hell but it's usually a quicker (2-3 wk) recovery (assuming you have a good chiro).

Basically, if it's lower back your glutes (esp. piriformis) and hammies may tighten like a mother. Stretching the piriformis when you have mobility issues is hard as heck, so I might recommend a massage instead. As for hammies, it depends on pain tolerance. You could potentially make the stretch easier by resting your foot on an elevated surface--that way you can bend forward without bending "down"--without bending as far b/c the leg is already up. I'm not recommending anything particular b/c every disc issue is different.

I have had a variety of lower back injuries and displaced rib issues in recent years due to a bad fall w/ a concussion. If you can find ways to keep your ass and hamstrings loose and mobile you will feel less pain, but if your injury/issue is recent or could worsen, take caution. If your IT has tightened up (which can happen), you can't stretch it but you can Google "4 point stretch", which can release it a bit. If your IT is tight, it's better to roll it out if possible, because there's no way you're doing a 4 point stretch with a bulging disc unless you were a contortionist in at least 6 or 7 past lives.

You could look into cryo-heat types of creams to temporarily loosen things up, or you could pop some prescription pks. Anti-inflammatories or turmeric & fish oil can help, even NSAIDs are useful over time.

This post was edited by RewtheBrave on Dec 21 2017 11:29am

lifting too heavy.

if you cant find a
real good pt they will say
stop lifting

find a sports chiro
works wonders way more than
a pt saying you need surgery

My PT showed me multiple stretch's so I feel confident things will start getting better.

herniated l5-s1

pain management: stretching (piriformis*sp, glutes, hams, quads, particularly like laying flat on my back stretching one foot to opposite hand, and applying pressure to piriformis), strengthen core, reverse hypers
- diet I believe has helped me most, i generally follow a low carb diet and i think it's helped me more than the three epidurals I had / over 3 months of essentially prescribed sedentary behavior.. had just done what stretches i could.


kabuki strength and louie simmons especially have good information on fixing lower back injuries

You guys kill me with the chiro love over pt.

Literally getting trained to do everything a chiro can do in pt school plus more.

none of my pt's ever recommended surgery, it was the chiro + spine specialist who said surgery was best bet lmao

pt was the only guy to ever actually provide relief in showing me specific core exercises / stretches to help + did minor adjustments for me. and he was right out of school too, not some experienced guy

a pt suggesting surgery is like a drug dealer suggesting getting clean.....they arent gonna run off their own customers

Horrible analogy