Any fighters here w/ back injuries who recovered 100%? Help needed

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Hommexodus

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Are you still active on this thread? You seem like you were suffering 95% similar symptoms I have. I also have an herniated disc in my lower back. I can't even carry more than 2-3 books, never mind even simple workout. Being a professional fighter was my dream, but now, living in this world is like a torture for me. I was thinking of giving up my life...actually I am..even now. It's been 2 years since you set up this thread. Hope you get well as much as you hoped;)
 

sparkuri

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Are you still active on this thread? I also have an herniated disc in my lower back. I can't even carry more than 2-3 books, never mind even simple workout.
Is it
L5,S1?
 
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Leigh

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Are you still active on this thread? You seem like you were suffering 95% similar symptoms I have. I also have an herniated disc in my lower back. I can't even carry more than 2-3 books, never mind even simple workout. Being a professional fighter was my dream, but now, living in this world is like a torture for me. I was thinking of giving up my life...actually I am..even now. It's been 2 years since you set up this thread. Hope you get well as much as you hoped;)
I had a herniated disc in my lower back. I was mangled for a few weeks/months but after that I just pushed through the pain and I'm ok now. It does ache if I stand or sit in a bad position for too long but I can train and wrestle etc.
 

The EZ Life

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Is stem cell therapy an option?

"Medical researchers are trying a new treatment for low back pain. Their hope is that harvesting and then re-injecting the body's own bone marrow -- which is rich in stem cells -- may repair worn-out discs in the spine."



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Hommexodus

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I had a herniated disc in my lower back. I was mangled for a few weeks/months but after that I just pushed through the pain and I'm ok now. It does ache if I stand or sit in a bad position for too long but I can train and wrestle etc.
good for you! Have you recovered from serious condition or was the symptom just moderate?

I also used to train intensely before the disc got serious.
 

Leigh

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good for you! Have you recovered from serious condition or was the symptom just moderate?

I also used to train intensely before the disc got serious.
I was in quite a bad way. Couldn't get out of bed easily and it became very painful sciatica. I think I had a herniated disc but probably not seriously.

Note: you had accidentally tagged your longer post for deletion. I've undeleted it and tidied the thread.
 
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I'm starting DDP Yoga tomorrow, I don't care how gimmicky it is, I have personally seen it bring results to people with back injuries and at this point I will try anything. But any and all advice is much much appreciated, even the smallest stretches to alleviate pain, etc
Hey Γαλάνης @Galanis, I hope that the yoga-stuff will help you, try it for sure!
If you are willing to give it a shot to recover your body, have you heard about the Wim Hof Method?
It is a combination of breathing, cold exercises and (here it goes) yoga practices to make your body work better in general, meaning making the control-unit in your brain and your body that executes connect better and influence your immune system and thus the body's recovery in many ways.
I came across it by chance in a UFC promo where Alistair Overeem trained with Wim (the guy), before the Arlovski-fight, and that stoked my interest. I think and later I saw a clip of him explaining some stuff to Joe Rogan. I will add this clip at the end as I think it is a great summary and has an amazing breathing exercise which I encourage everybody to try out. Takes less than 5 minutes.

I met a guy who was a professional soccer player in the Netherlands, got hurt with a herniated disc at 23, too; couldn't really move pain-free for months, followed the program and is pain free now. He's not doing intensive sports, though, but he stopped taking medicine and functions normally. So that was the first thing I thought about when I read your thread.

So I really feel weird making some strong claims on the internet ... and the stuff will probably not get some bone alignment back to normal ... but if you're willing to try it, please(!) give it a shot and share if it helps. If nothing, it will improve your (or as we're going in this direction - anybody who reads this and would try it regularly, there I said it) overall well-being, as you influence the nervous system (adrenaline, melatonine) and condition your body as brain & body align better. The breathing changes the chemistry in your body, releases endorphins and shuts down pain receptors to a degree. It's also being researched and documented by scientific studies from university.

For me, I have no injuries but the breathing helps for example against a raging hangover or feeling down (do 5 rounds of the exercise in the video and you fly). So if even only that helps, that can be something.

Here is the clip as a start. Research more on your own, that's always the best way.



final disclaimer: I really don't want to look like a guy that pops up out of nowhere and proclaims some stuff like a marketing ploy. I just saw so much positivite stuff here in this thread that I want to help as well and I'm 100% positive that it can make you feel and function better. I recommend it to all my friends, and now also to you guys ;)
 

ReaperMMA

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I am a pro mixed martial artist who fights at 170 anf walks now at 230+ and I had a severe herniated disc 15 mm to my L5S1. I'm 36 now and had the injury almost 2 years ago. I'm still unable to train and it sucks bad. I know this is an old post but I need to tell you that I got a stem cell shot and it's helping alot. Before that they kept saying surgery and I'll never fight again. I refused their meds and surgery. I'm out of shape but looking forward to working out at the gym with weights and the pool. I just want to train in bjj and regain myself again. The stem cell shot was out of pocket and costed me $8,500 and I'm so glad I did. It's worth a shot.
 

sparkuri

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I am a pro mixed martial artist who fights at 170 anf walks now at 230+ and I had a severe herniated disc 15 mm to my L5S1. I'm 36 now and had the injury almost 2 years ago. I'm still unable to train and it sucks bad. I know this is an old post but I need to tell you that I got a stem cell shot and it's helping alot. Before that they kept saying surgery and I'll never fight again. I refused their meds and surgery. I'm out of shape but looking forward to working out at the gym with weights and the pool. I just want to train in bjj and regain myself again. The stem cell shot was out of pocket and costed me $8,500 and I'm so glad I did. It's worth a shot.
15mm is YUGE.
Last MRI I had there was only 6mm, but that was a good 6 years ago, I'm sure it's larger now. But my worst is T9,10, then T5,6, then L5,S1, then L4,5.
What state was this stem cell shot?
Is this in the U.S.? Canada? Abroad?
 
Dec 12, 2019
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Hey everyone. To be brief, I have been struggling with a back injury for a couple years now. I've got 2 herniated discs, a pinched nerve and spinal stenosis. I'm looking for any advice, like home workouts, or any kind of point in the right direction to get myself healed up to the point I'm able to train again.

For the FRAT detail version see below.

In 2011 my doctor told me to stop training but I ignored it. Around late 2012 it got to the point where I realized I should have listened, because I couldn't get through an hour of training even bag and mitt work without being destroyed in my back for the next 2-3 days.

Anyway, it's a part of my every day life now and I am struggling immensely. Not just training (I can't anymore) but everything. The reason I am asking this question here is in hopes someone had a similar injury, but got through it. From the research I've done, it seems like for martial artists/fighters who have herniated discs, the best thing they did was physical therapy or yoga.

My problem is, I've been to PT twice, but we did nothing physical outside of stretching. The PT I've read online about fighters seems to be work out based, centered around strengthening the core and building the back muscles back up. The PT I had done was the complete opposite of this, just a lot of laying around and doing nothing.

So to sum this up... Have any of you suffered a similar back injury, got through it? My life without being able to train is miserable and I know I will never be able to compete, but if I don't get back in the gym at all again in my life I am gonna go nuts.

Is there anyone out there who can recommend anything for me? The slightest advice is much appreciated. Anyone who cant point me in the right direction, it's appreciated. I'm set to get my first cortisone shot soon, so I'm hoping that can help me get through something physical like a workout based PT, or yoga sessions based entirely around muscle building.

Any advice is appreciated NO MATTER HOW SMALL. I know it's possible but it seems like the doctors I have seen have no idea what they are doing for someone who wants to live an active life style beyond using an exercise bike and stretching around. or It's heart breaking to get told repeatedly you can't train anymore. But I know for a fact people have come back from worse and fought at a high level - and I'm just looking to train as a hobby and keep sane.

Thanks.
I have a bulging disc that has a Tare in it was hat presses up against my sciatic nerve extremely painful I’ve been they the mill with this injury from pain management like pills and fetynyl therapy you name it shots in the spine and it seems the only thing that helped me was training and testosterone replacement therapy and Kratom cbd for the pain stretching and not giving in are a few natural things that have helped as well wish you the best
 

Γαλάνης

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Right now! I just saw this thread come up in my notifications when I came to read about the UFC fallout from this weekend.

I ended up going to a sports science type place near me and they really really helped me a couple years ago. I still have back pain and issues but it's no longer crippling. Lots and lots of hours in PT and stuff at home with resistance bands, yoga/stretching and inversion table therapy has been the key to turning my life around in this regard.

If anyone is going through it, Ι really gotta recommend trying to find a PT place that is based in sports science. Other places I had gone to in the past seemed more geared toward like, old ladies recovering from car accidents. Not for someone who is looking to be active.

This was a pretty dark time in my life and I'm a lot older and wiser now (lol) so I kinda cringe looking at this stuff but I needed help back then and will be forever grateful to TMMAC and the fine people apart of it for supporting me in that time.