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Bulging Disk? Herniated Disk? The BIG LIE you need to know.

Bob & Brad

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Famous Physical Therapists Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck present information you need to know about bulging disks and herniated disks. Information based on the book by Dr. Melissa Cady called PAINDEMIC. This is a link to her book http://www.amazon.com/Paindemic-Pract...

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0:00 Video Intro
0:13 Intro song
0:20 About Us
0:30 Paindemic by Dr. Melissa Katy
1:05 Bulging disc/herniated disc - should you have surgery?
3:51 Explanation of bulging disc with props
5:19 When should you have surgery
6:53 Outro

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20 Comments

@JP-in4zq 7 years ago

My dad was recommended to get back surgery. He went to several Dr's before deciding to get it done. While he was in the waiting room waiting to be called in for surgery, he saw so many people in pain and misery who already had back surgery, he began talking with them and he saw how miserable they were. He figured he didn't want to be like those people either, so he walked out of the Dr's office. He then happened upon a book about Yoga and began do it what the book described. He did yoga every single morning the rest of his life and even began jogging and eating healthy. He's now in his 80's and very healthy for his age. I can only imagine the lessor quality of life he'd have experienced throughout his life, if he'd had back surgery. Food for thought.

@BrayanDaGlockShootin 5 years ago

Just found out i have a bulging disc at 21 on my lower lumbar so now im here

@MichaelSkelton 3 years ago

I had several severe herniations with anullar tears in my mid 20's that was, at that time, EXCRUCIATING to deal with. I met with a good surgeon who looked at the MRI study and essentially said the exact same things these guys said (unfortunately the surgeon didn't have nice theme music like Bob and Brad). He really had a hard time correlating what he saw in the MRI to actual symptoms and pain I experienced. Essentially he seemed unsure where/what to repair, cut or move, without risk of making things worse. I'll never forget that he said he'd seen studies worse than mine where folks had nearly 0 discomfort and referred pain, and then he'd seen nearly perfect studies where folks were in unbearable agony. I turned away from surgery and used PT and smarter exercise habits, and many years later, the back pain has virtually disappeared, except in very rare instances.

@bedbackandbeyond 2 years ago

Herniating a disc was the worst thing that ever happened to me. Having back surgery was emotionally traumatic. I felt so alone and scared. That was 2019. I am now pain free and living a normal life. YOU can get there too! You will not be stuck in this pain forever!

@alexg8460 4 years ago

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@davidhasselhoff619 8 years ago

I had a micro discectomy L5-S1. Previously 22 years of pain, Physical therapy, cortisone injections, spinal cord injections, chiropractic hocus pocus, traction, everything. Immediately after the surgery I had relief. I never have back pain. I follow the guidelines and do not do aggressive sports. My lifestyle is more like Tai Chi, swimming. Careful safe, excercise. Zero pain...four years now.. before I was bedridden for weeks sometimes with level 10 pain... wish I had surgery much earlier.

@Pdwlx4 9 years ago

I have an L5-S1 protrusion. If I'm not extremely careful, I'm back to misery town. These guys act like it's no big deal.

@vesaliusnotdead 3 years ago

I´m an orthopaedic surgeon, dedicated exclusively to spine surgery. What these two gentlemen say is absolutely true. It will take some time but the concepts shown in this video will be the state-of-the art. Congratulations

@nmariejenkins2041 7 years ago

I respect these men BUT I would even say that if your disc is protruding and hitting a nerve and causing pain and or foot drop WAIT before having surgery. Many times with proper physical therapy this will improve greatly. I am an example. Car accident caused a herniated disc/ extruded disc. Spinal nerve pain, sciatica and foot drop. Bad bad time for me. Had an MRI, saw the TOP back surgeon in Michigan. He was honest and told me he could operate. But also said that if I did physical therapy it would resolve. He told me 75-80%of ppl who get surgery do NOT need it. And this is a man who makes his living doing them. He was honest with me. Well I skipped surgery, found a great PT and chiropractor and now I am doing great!

@ashleymarie6682 3 years ago (edited)

I went to a pain management doctor because the nurse practitioner at the urgent care told me I came in way too often for sciatica, just to get shots and sleep it off and miss work over. She asked me to see a doctor about my back. I went to a pain management doctor. He let me know it was a herniated disc most likely but was pointless to get imaging done and not worth getting surgery for how infrequent the flare ups were. He gave me a prescription for an NSAID to use as needed and a referral to physical therapy. Once I learned how my back worked and how to maintain strength and how to move correctly, i have not had a SINGLE flair up of sciatica since. I had 3 flare ups a year since I was 16. Saw that doctor and went to physical therapy only about a half a dozen times at 30 years old, and haven’t had a flare up since and I am 36 years old now.

This is so much better than missing work and being zonked out on a couch on muscle relaxers and pain killers wasting a whole day to get over a flare up. Its better to just prevent them altogether

@kendo4242 4 years ago

10 days ago I could hardly walk. Really painful lower back pain. I happened on some of these kinds of videos, and began stretching every morning and night, along with a few other techniques. With that and also in process of dropping a few pounds, I have absolutely no pain today. Thanks so much to you guys for these videos, you have helped me immensely!

@lindaakillingsworth5124 6 years ago

I am having my 7th lumbar surgery on Feb. 17th. This is not something that I take lightly! I didn't just wake up this morning and decide I just wanted to have surgery again. The damage to my back started in the 80s and continues to this day. A lot of people say to me " your nuts I'll never have back surgery" or "they'll never cut on me", but let me tell you the truth of the matter ; when you hurt so bad that even your thought process is interrupted or you can't even get out of bed without help you will be grateful for that surgery! The one bit of advice I will share is to be sure and find the right surgeon. One that has a good success rate. If I had had Blake Pearson in the beginning maybe this wouldn't be number 7!!!

@VinodKumar-iy3ob 9 years ago

I have had back pain before .. all the doctors I met, were ready with knives to get a surgery done on me.. but I kept their hands and knives away from my back .. after watching your video , I learn so much about it and feel so confident after knowing the true side of bad back .. excellent job .. I wish the entire world watch these humble and kind people , sharing so much of their knowledge and experience for people's betterment .. would love to watch more.. great job .. loads of love from India ..

@kristiekononen9735 6 years ago

I’m 40years old with bone spurs and L4L5 and L5S1 disc herniation. I did aggressive therapy for months with no relief. I’m one month out of surgery and it has changed my life! I can actually walk from the bedroom to the kitchen with no tears!

@jmcinnis621 3 years ago

Thank you for that video guys.
During my college days I suffered a ruptured disc at L4. I was treated in a Boston hospital by an orthopedic surgeon who specialized in treating athletes. He gave me three choices: surgery, chemo nucleolysis or bed rest. We decided to go with the bed rest. I was in the hospital for 13 weeks, each week he would check the healing process by lifting one of my legs while lying down and check pain level. Surprisingly each week I gained a little bit more flexion. After 13 weeks I was released with full mobility and the spinal disc healed itself. Since then I've continued in all various athletic activities hockey, soccer, lacrosse and have never had another episode. I've learned better body mechanics so that I don't repeat the injury. I think this is exactly what the author of that book was trying to communicate, surgery is not always necessary. I'm just one example of how my disk healed itself with simple bed rest.
My biggest challenge was patience, to see if anything was actually working. In my case it worked perfectly just as the author of that book indicated.

@alihaider-gz4gs 5 years ago

Guys dont lose you hope just walk and walk and walk the problem will resolve and do hydrotherapy my symptoms just disappeared after walking and hydrotherapy just don’t rest too much i was diagnosed with l5 S1 bulging disc and after a month of physical activity i am feeling good and my pain goes from 8 to 2 just move

@manestage5403 4 years ago (edited)

I swear this channel is a ministry! God bless you guys. You are so sweet, optimistic, and helpful! I just found out this morning I have bulging discs. I was getting intense burning in my right leg and numbing toes. Whatever I have to do without surgery, I'll do. Thank God the doctor told me my case is not severe, will likely just require some physical therapy, and just recommended I see an orthopedic spine doctor. I'm grateful that the pain is really something that I experienced twice within the last two years. I don't know what "triggers" it.

@smithenstein79 7 years ago (edited)

I tried everything first. Put up with chronic pain for 8 years. Became addicted to pain killers, quit my job, put unnecessary stress on my family and marriage. Had the surgery. Never been better! Never looked back!

@rickykeller1862 6 years ago

I injured my back in 1993. I was 33 years old. Dr wanted to do surgery, second opinion was no surgery. I started stretching and had a series of epidurals. For the better part of 10 years I had pain, drop foot,and tingling in both trunks. I kept active and slowly I began to feel better.I still have symptoms but I feel 70% better than I was. I am now 60 years old still no surgery, still working on construction equipment. Every year we learn new ways to treat and strengthen. Surgery is an option only when I can't walk any more.

@lynnpeppa1 8 years ago

I had a herniated disk at the age of 45. it pressed on my spinal cord, it bulged right into my spinal cord and I had pain down my left leg and buttocks for 10 months straight, 24 hours a day. I would cry every day.
My doctor told me I could either have surgery right away if I couldn’t stand the pain, or I could wait it out 6 months and see if retracted by itself. I waited 10 months and all of a sudden it was gone. I was told that if I waited past six months, it could cause permanent damage, But I waited 10 months anyway because I was scared of surgery. The disc retracted on its own and I no longer have had that problem. That was 20 years ago and I’m fine.
Just so it never happens again, I have limited myself to not running, jumping or even swimming( my back would arch and hurt my back )or anything else that could cause an impact on my spine.