[spaceisballer]

I mean diet and exercise can have profound effects on your health. My personal experiences have been that doctors I have been to are likely to prescribe something and then toss in “also you should exercise and lose some weight”. I herniated a disc and basically my options were steroid shots or surgery. I opted for the steroid shots just to get rid of the constant numbness and pain down my leg. But there had been no real help on what to do now. “Strengthen your core” um ok thanks. All that to say a lot of time is spent treating the symptoms and not the cause. Meanwhile I’m stuck finding the cause and then trying to remedy it.

[abrichr]

Unless you sustained a back injury, the cause is most likely weak core and trunk muscles, which places strain on your spine. Therefore, strengthening your core and trunk is the solution.

I have had excellent results with reverse back extensions [1] and inversion table stretches and crunches.

Good luck!

1: https://youtu.be/3d9_W--eUcI

[lrnStats]

I definitely recommend Physical Therapy for that. They are Doctors but not MDs, they don't prescribe. They teach exercises, stretches and do massage and that crack that chiropractors do.

Physical Therapy is really what I need most the time, but when I was a kid I was taught to go see a PCP.

[tcoff91]

If you need some good guidance on strengthening your core and back I highly recommend Foundation Training.

book: https://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Redefine-Your-Conquer-Conf...

streaming workouts: https://www.foundationtraining.com/