1. if you have a period in the day to feel no pain 2. generally worse with sitting and getting up from sitting (bending down worse, stretching up gets better > good sign) 3. if it is worse while bending forward doing something 4. worst in the morning but improves in about half an hour cause of disc imbibing with fluids during the night 5. worsens with inactivity, gets better with movement like walking 6. if pain stops above the knee 7. if generally you are better when laying on the stomach and on the elbows If you have at least 4 of them its a good sign you can heal your own sciatica
I am 62 and exercised every morning and lost 30lbs. Then I laid on a roller the wrong way and herniated a disc. It was agony for two weeks. Now it has been a month and it IS getting better. Just had an MRI and have a disc extrusion. I felt like many of the commenters. My active life was over and all that that infers. Now it is a month later and I’m able to lay on my stomach when I sleep and can lay on my back with little pain. Hang in there! If an old guy like me can get better and continue my life, then you younger ones can as well. Be patient and listen to your body. Don’t push your limits and be kind to yourself. Chances are good it will get better This is a 3 month update to my herniated disc issue. I am back to lifting and working out normally! I was careful and stopped all of that activity for a while and now it is fine. I am very careful about lifting with my legs and not my back now, but there have been times I’ve tweaked it and feel it. But even the numbness in my left shin has gone away. Of course each of us is different, but if someone had said I’d feel this good 3 months later, I would never have believed them. Hang in there and remain hopeful!
Thanks for the pep talk. I'm on day 2 of complete agony and I needed to hear that there's a way out of it. I'll likely be bedridden for my 28th birthday and I'm sitting here thinking that I'll have to quit the sport I love to ever hope to live a relatively pain-free life with all the back issues I've been having.
same bro I laid on a foam roller the wrong way and I felt it hit my nerve and it was excruciating pain. Been in agony for 2 weeks. I have an L4 L5 herniated disc.
@@ClarkKasheta I ve had injections and a bit of therapy , but now working on mind-body connection (John Sarno) and trying to influence the way my brain thinks about pain..
75 years old, suffering the worst pain of my life, fearing I can no longer take care of my home, garden, dogs, and myself -- but this video gives me real hope. Thank you!!!!
For four long years I've been dealing with sciatica and I didn't know what it was. Until a few weeks ago. Because, of this I haven't been able to hold a real job. I think God for letting me find these videos!
I am dealing with a herniated disc right now. It is located at S4 and S5. It is the worst pain ever. I have been active my entire life and yes it takes a mental toll.
I’ve been really depressed about my stubborn back injury, as I’m only 28 and have a lot of energy, but can’t do a lot physically anymore. I also have a very physically demanding job that has been just injuring it more, so I’ve been worried about my career. I was starting to think that I’d be stuck with the pain forever, as I roll it, use heat, stretches, exercises...but this video has given me hope again, as I pass them all! I just need to be more assertive on asking for breaks to exercise, I can do this!
Tessicat omg i feel you im 18 and i have two herniated discs. some days i feel like i’m never gonna get better but watching videos like these makes me feel better. the first step in healing is being positive and i thank you for sharing yours. we will get better! :)
Please try walking up steep inclines get your self an inversion table to hang at about 20 degrees learn to massage spasms until they are gone to help relax the back. Good Luck Deep breathing helps try this, lay on floor stretch out breath in for ten hold breath ten using diaphragm and lower stomach muscles force air out for ten, keep this posture and continue repeating for 100 times be amazed using stomach muscles to force air out. It realigns the spine.
I’m mid 20s with a herniated disk. I’ve been in extreme pain for about a week, found your videos, your stretches have reduced my pain and given me back mobility. Thank you guys so much. If I keep on it I’ll be back working out in no time!
In my 20’s I had a pretty bad case of sciatica, confirmed by MRI to be caused by a bulging disc. I didn’t have a good handle on how to properly recover and dealt with the pain for a couple of years. I thought it would never go away. The reality is that it healed on its own slowly; one day I realized I had zero pain. Don’t be discouraged! It can get better
@@useraccount1187 I didn’t follow up with an MRI - I considered myself “fully healed” when I had absolutely no pain. It was something that gradually got better. It was also hard (agonizing) to sit down and I would have to arch my back aggressively, but one day I remember sitting down and realizing I had no pain and that perhaps months had gone by without noticing it. This was after 2-3 years of sciatic pain. I have since been able to pursue flexibility/mobility and have achieved palms on the floor with legs straight, no issues running or jumping or squatting - but I also have been very mindful about living a healthy and active lifestyle as well
@@adamrosner7736 You can bend and touch ground with palms? That's really great to hear. I'm almost 2yr after initial injury. Not yet healed, but I feel that its getting better every month.
1) Periodic lapse in pain. 1:23 2) Generally worse with sitting and getting up from sitting. 1:55 3) Worse after prolonged bending or stooping. 2:35 4) Worse in morning, but improves after 30 minute or so. 3:11 5) Worse when inactive. 4:31 6) Pain confined to above the knee. 4:55 7) Better when lying on the stomach. 5:17
This video literally saved my back and leg. God bless you guys. I started doing that floor stretch up stomache down, and instantly my leg started feeling relieved. Like you guys said, "it's like a miracle." On the first stretch it took so much pain in my leg away. I'm excited to see what happens when I continue doing this everyday. I'm so grateful for your videos! Keep up the good work. You are helping so many!
You guys have saved me so much pain, and have helped me get rid of 2 herniated discs. much. I can't express how greatful I am to your channel. Really guys, your videos have pretty much saved me.
I have going to a local PT for sciatic nerve pain. Some of the home exercises they suggested for me to do came from that book. It has helped tremendously in the 5 to 6 weeks I have had a huge improvement.
Found out I have a large disc protrusion with narrowing spine and thought I was facing surgery. Surgeon said my body is healing itself! Thank God. This video helped convince me too, so many yes’s!
These guys are amazing. I went from excruciating pain and numbness to some pain and numbness slowly residing. Just from that one exercise laying on stomach and pelvis down pushing arms up . Amazing
I watched several of your videos and found out I had sciatica. I had previously gotten some shots of hyaluronic acid in my knees but it didn't help at all. The first video of Bob and Brad's I saw said to put a bolster pillow behind your back when you are sitting. I actually sit quite a bit during the day because I'm at my computer. After months of dealing with this extreme pain up and down my leg and especially on the upper part, my pain was virtually gone within 48 hours! No more taking Advil and ibuprofen all day long! I'll try this new exercise and I know I will feel 100% in no time at all! Thanks, Bob and Brad!
You're 30. I am too. You're young enough to where your body can repair and heal itself, don't give up, I've been trying yoga and stretches I find on here for a few days now and can feel a big difference. I refuse to give up cause I'm so stubborn and I definitely don't wanna be an old man riding a wheelchair to get around. Don't give up.
I've been watching your videos since the beginning of the year when my back started to hurt. 1st diagnostic was dégénérative discs of L4-L5 & L5-S1. After being pain free during the first 2 weeks of march this yr, back hurt again and this time the pain goes down from the buttocks till my legs & knee. Turns out I have herniated disk & a possibility of sciatica. Your videos been so helpful with your infos, advices & some exercices we can do. I still have to see my neuro surgeon in May but hope to be better by then. Thanks again for these very useful videos guys! 👍🏻
@@johnnyrodriguez276 no, unfortunealty not yet.....had a set back 6 months ago where i hurt it again. I've since found doing clam shells with bands around my knees helps strengthen and doing runners stretch. Slowly getting better. Ive also done 6 treatments of dry needling. Hurts, but works amazingly!
Hey I'm on month 5 with pain. Yesterday I got a mri and found out I have a slight left disc protrusion on my l5 how did u make your pain go away and how long for recovery
Strongly agree with this video-- I had some very intense sciatica this past fall, and #s 2,3,4,6,7 were all true for me. It took a bit more than two months, but I was able to recover almost 100%. Now I just have very occasional light pain. I don't think I could have done it without seeing a physical therapist in person, but your videos were very helpful also. Back pain can be so debilitating and I am thankful every day that I was able to recover from mine.
Queenie x I've been taking regular pain relief, and seeing my own physio once a week. Lately I've been performing some of the advanced exercises suggested by both Brad, Bob and my own physio to treat my resistant leg symptoms.
I cannot believe that i've been in agony for the last two weeks with what I came to think was a bulging disk, and I came across your videos, did your technique, and it immediately feels a million times better! I live in Indonesia so getting the back seen to would have been a long slow and frustrating process, what a relief, thank you guys
Making use of it finally gets rid of the terrible feeling of sciatica pain and also the stress it gives on my back. Look for bit.ly/2DExRvj to know more about this back pain guide. Using this, one can sleep in different positions. Helps my hip pain and it`s relaxing.?
Many thanks, I've been looking for "which lumbar disc is related sciatic pain" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Sonictoria Stupefying Smasher - (do a search on google )? It is a great one off guide for discovering how to stopping your sciatica without the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my neighbour got cool results with it.
This was really insightful! I have been recovering from back pain and decided I needed to rehydrate as I wasn't drinking nearly enough water. I noticed day 1 I started feeling worse. The information about the spine losing and then reabsorbing at night makes sense.
thank you gentlemen , love the comical relief and the informative episodes you guys provide. again thank you and keep up the amazing work that you gentlemen provide . i salute you.
Bob and Brad have helped me sooooo much !!!!!!!!!!! The stretches they teach on the Mackenzie and teachings in general have totally relieved my back pain!!
I would love to know what it's like to be completely pain free. I had back trauma 3 yrs ago. Had to give up exercising all together a yr ago because of the pain. Nothing helps it.
and how did that affect you on the long run ? I am 24 and I had an MRI about three months ago only to discover that I have disc bulging. It really affected my mental health because I keep thinking about how it will affect my life in the next 10 years, 20 years, ...
Thank God I got all the 7 yesses. I'm 19 years old and got an herniated disc from weighted pistol squats. Looking back at the stupid 17 year old me, it's easy to say what I should and should not have done, but I just wanted to look cool doing 30+ kg pistol squats without the bare minimum ankle mobility (had to do them with heel supports) and even less hamstring mobility (I couldn't keep the opposite leg straight). I'll start to read this book today, 23/12/2021, and do the exercises, while I update how my back feels.
In one video you said to try putting a bolster pillow behind your back when you sit. I've been doing that for a couple days and I actually feel activity in my lower back it's not painful it actually feels really good and I know that that's the key to healing. Since I have to sit so much every day, I'm thrilled that this is actively healing my sciatica! Almost pain-free after 72 hours and months of continuous aches and pains in my legs. Better advice than I got from the Orthopedics doctor I went to..
Thank you, thank you, thank you , Bob and Brad, for these videos. They’ve been soooo helpful, especially since I’m unable to afford $40 copay for PT. You guys rock!🙏👍❣️
5 out of the 7 here. Currently suffering with a bad back which I believe to be a herniated disc as I was diagnosed with 2 herniated discs 5 years ago plus my body is leaning towards the left. I have been laid up resting for the last 4 days with little improvement and just found your videos and currently trying out some of your exercises. Hopefully I can fix myself this time through exercise and avoid another lengthy lay off from work. Keep up the good work.
I have to agree with your slogan, you guys are the best! Have had trouble with sciatica since I was 14. Now 33 and not being as active ( driving 3+h a day ) is killing me. I don’t care who thinks I look stupid swinging my legs outside my ute in between site visits. Great job guys! Edit, can you get someone to level the 2 cupboard doors to the left. HAHA!
After watching your video, I tried hanging from a bar and then stretching my back from a position on my stomach. I also tried your nerve floss. I don't seem to have any more sciatic pain. Maybe it's temporary, but maybe not. I thank you so much!
@@yahyael-sabban4903 after a week I could go back to my normal lifestyle however I still feel it just no excruciating pain. I'll continue doing these stretches and see if it'll fix these last kinks.
Thank you for this video! I currently have symptoms of a disc bulge and I meet this criteria for likely healing myself. Two years ago, I had a huge herniation and did not have 4 of these I could say yes to (the scariest thing was NO TIME WITHOUT PAIN! Literally 24/7 pain and had to drug myself to get any sleep--Gabapentin was my BFF!) so I now feel more confident in the decision I made at the time to have surgery. I'm watching more and more of your videos to incorporate more exercises to try to suck that bulge back in!
Happy that I have all 7 good signs , Wish you all . we can overcome this pain 👍 ur videos so amazing for sciatica. Decompression by hanging from bar or doing shoulder dips helps a lot
airchairairflare I have all 7 signs, it’s been 3 days since initial pain, still quite tender in the morning and certain positions, stopped exercising, how are you
@@kieranbutler3323 I've noticed great improvement this week. Last 3 days I've walked more than 30 km ( 10 km each day ) almost without any discomfort. Sciatica is still present, but its minor, and after long walks or after prolonged sitting, and it dissapieres after lying on stomach. I try to walk 15 - 30 minutes a few times a day, then do some decompression with chair or with pull up bar, do 15 McKenzies and lie down on stomach. Rinse and repeat every 1.5 - 2 hours. I sleep on my stomach as well. Hopefully my back will heal in a few weeks, so that I don't wreck neck sleeping like this.
airchairairflare great to hear, when did you first feel pain? I was lifting in the gym and woke up with pain! What triggered your pain! Do you do any gym work
@@kieranbutler3323 This is how it happened for me as well. Too much deadlifts, and then in the middle of the night sorness turned to pain. Tried to stretch ql, hip flexors, gluteus, releases with ball...etc,initially for 2-3 weeks and it only aggravated it. After that stopped all stretching and focused on lying on stomach as much as possible, which decreased sciatica symptoms. After hour or so I stoud up and walked around in order to flush junk stuff in my lower back. Also avoided sitting as much as possible, and doing hip hindge instead of bending. It looks like it works. Keep in mind, I was able to do pull ups from day 1, but bending, standing, even lying down on my back hurted( and it still does ). I think this is 4th or 5th week since I changed rehab program, and Its so far with promising results. Edit: I don't do any gym work currently. Only controlled pull ups, and push ups once a week. I've read that combination of lying down ( for me on stomach ), standing and walking will heal you.
This video has convinced me that I am on the road to recovery. For I can lay on my stomach, and extend myself to the fullest point several of times. Furthermore the pain does hit me when I stand up after being seated. Plus the pain for the most part doesn't go below my knees, but for several of weeks it did. And when I walk back & fourth the pain hits me, but yet if I push through it the pain goes away(with me being able to walk pain free or almost pain free for several minutes). So like I said before I will be healed without surgery, and thanks to you guys I now know this.
I have a cervical hernia at c6/7 from BJJ proper on the floor screaming agony pain down my right tricep shoulder numb fingers, fading away keep active as far as possible and stay positive!!! Don’t go rolling when out of pain, you are not healed, my consultant said it needs to resorb and scar takes some months but better that than never. Had an epidural nerve root block strongly recommend this. Get well guys feeling ya pain. Stay positive please 🙏!!!! You have options.
I have all the opposite signs I have pain all the time, no pain while sitting but while standing less pain in the morning and worsen afterwards it's good while inactive and gets worse with motion pain is below the knee in the side of the calfs
I have horrible pain. I’m waiting on approval from insurance for an MRI. I went to two neurosurgeons, the first looked at some xrays said my back was great no disk issues. Second one points out a couple tiny spots in my lumbar area. I have All the symptoms for DDD. I’m a yes on 7/7. 10 months of PT didn’t help. Watching this video makes me feel like I have a good chance of getting my life back soon. I will try these exercises while I’m waiting for testing to get done and reviewed. Thank you.
I guess I have spinal stenosis, cuz in the morning I TRY to get out of bed it's like a pain level 10 plus lower back and both legs... The only thing that's releives the pain is walking. Thank guys 😊 great job.
Thank you! This video gives me hope! I have been nervous and anxious about my situation for a while. I am 22 years old and have herniation at L4and5, I even considered surgery lol. But this gives me hope and I feel a lot better now.
After going through some serious pain due to 2 bulging discs, I can tell you the best sign you can heal your own issues is if when you wear a back brace the pain subsides. If that is the case, then your core is extremely weak. I obsessed with strengthening my core the last 6 months and my pain went from a 10 before I started, to a 1 or 2 on a bad day. A back brace is essential acting as your core. Core people, obsess over making it as strong as possible, and you can be pain free.
Zubair P what works best for me is doing some sit-ups on an ab mat. Those, and dead bugs. Hip mobility stretches help too. Look up the couch stretch. This should help.
Bee L the best thing you can do is strengthen your core. I would recommend dead bug exercises to start, and the progress with more advanced exercises. You can google advanced core exercises. But, I find doing sit-ups to be the most effective. Currently, I do about 250 sit-ups a day, but mix in other core movements like ab wheel roll outs, or dragonfly lifts. Work hard at it and it will get better. Hopefully this helps!
I don't care as long as I can see what you're doing but I like when you explained it I like to hear what you're saying listen I want to know if my sciatica is ever going to go away I've had it for almost 4 months now when I do your exercises they really seemed to work but I want to know exactly what to do what exercises to do everyday to centralize the pain
I strongly recommend hanging on a pull up bar where your feet can still touch the ground to decompress the spine before extending up from your stomach. Great content as always. You don’t have to beg for my like 😃
Today is Thursday(7-7-22), and I started hanging from my pull up bar on Tuesday(7-5-22) all the way to where my knees almost touch the ground, and my feet drag on the ground. But anyway it does help in releasing that tension.
Hello. Thank you for your videos. I have had a herniated disc 4 years ago now it has happened again. I work in a nursery school so i am always bending down. So i think this is the cause. I have been out of work for 5 months and in a lot of pain. I can't sit for very long. I go to physio and this really helps me. (If you get a good physio). They correct posture and get you to stretch. They push you to your limit. But it helps. Love your videos as they are helping me aswell. Thanks for the advice on the book. I have a l5/s1 herniation. Which left me unable to walk or go to the toilet. Its a very slow recovery but hopefully i will be pain free again. Thanks again for your videos.
I personally have healed from sleeping correctly I was under the impression my sleeping patterns were only during a sciatic injury then I realized it is the way I have to sleep daily injury or not..this completely took my pain away before it was good days and bad days where my legs hurt really bad...so I was sleeping inconsistently only pain I'm still having is pain behind my left ankle near my heel but it's on and off....I heard it's also from the sciatic nerve. Thanks so much
I had a herniated disc before in 2014.. Its back again. It took 3 months to go away on its own the last time. I hope it goes away on its own again this time. Its been 30 days already.
@@cellkingsouthafrica3765 I feel great now. I had a 3 level laminectomy(s). On April 6th of this year. The surgery went great. 6 weeks after surgery I was ready to return to work. I was advised not to bend, twist, or lift. I didnt do anything like thst after surgery but I was bending down to pick up things thst I would drop like pens, papers, or meds. Eventually my back started to ache/hurt a good deal. I honestly thought I had messed up my back again. So I stopped bending and stayed in bed on my days off. The pain went away after about 2 weeks. Now I feel great and pain free. Mu neurosurgeon did a great job. I just need to be careful with my back. I think if it messes up again I probably need to have my vertebrae fused. If there isnt enough disk left. But I did learn that there are artificial discs that are being used now to fix/replace the real ones. I don't know how long those have been around but its good to know if they are an option.
this has helped me immensely thank you's guys. my only problem. is now that I have localized pain I'm not sure how to get rid of it. it is a sharp jabbing pain -.- hopfully it dissipates.
1. if you have a period in the day to feel no pain
2. generally worse with sitting and getting up from sitting (bending down worse, stretching up gets better > good sign)
3. if it is worse while bending forward doing something
4. worst in the morning but improves in about half an hour cause of disc imbibing with fluids during the night
5. worsens with inactivity, gets better with movement like walking
6. if pain stops above the knee
7. if generally you are better when laying on the stomach and on the elbows
If you have at least 4 of them its a good sign you can heal your own sciatica
Thanks for the check list.
Thank you
Pain don’t stop above the knee… in calves
@@kobiecamp1134 thanks buddy
Any updates anyone?
I pray to almighty that all of us will heal completely❤
I am 62 and exercised every morning and lost 30lbs. Then I laid on a roller the wrong way and herniated a disc. It was agony for two weeks. Now it has been a month and it IS getting better. Just had an MRI and have a disc extrusion. I felt like many of the commenters. My active life was over and all that that infers. Now it is a month later and I’m able to lay on my stomach when I sleep and can lay on my back with little pain. Hang in there! If an old guy like me can get better and continue my life, then you younger ones can as well. Be patient and listen to your body. Don’t push your limits and be kind to yourself. Chances are good it will get better
This is a 3 month update to my herniated disc issue. I am back to lifting and working out normally! I was careful and stopped all of that activity for a while and now it is fine. I am very careful about lifting with my legs and not my back now, but there have been times I’ve tweaked it and feel it. But even the numbness in my left shin has gone away.
Of course each of us is different, but if someone had said I’d feel this good 3 months later, I would never have believed them. Hang in there and remain hopeful!
Glad youre feeling better!!
Thanks for the pep talk. I'm on day 2 of complete agony and I needed to hear that there's a way out of it. I'll likely be bedridden for my 28th birthday and I'm sitting here thinking that I'll have to quit the sport I love to ever hope to live a relatively pain-free life with all the back issues I've been having.
Thank you. Glad you are back in business! I needed to hear that!
same bro I laid on a foam roller the wrong way and I felt it hit my nerve and it was excruciating pain. Been in agony for 2 weeks. I have an L4 L5 herniated disc.
I’m 19 and I popped 2 discs from a 220kilo deadlift , I really hope this heals as my mental health has taken a huge hit
I’ve been crying from the pain. Had a severe panic attack right last night. This made me hopeful. Thank you 💖
Was in the same boat last month. It gets better. Stay strong.
Agreed. I was there too feeling much better now.
@@ClarkKasheta I ve had injections and a bit of therapy , but now working on mind-body connection (John Sarno) and trying to influence the way my brain thinks about pain..
@@oe5943when did the injections started helping you?
🙏
75 years old, suffering the worst pain of my life, fearing I can no longer take care of my home, garden, dogs, and myself -- but this video gives me real hope. Thank you!!!!
How are you now? Has this video helped??
How are u doing now?
❤ you will heal 200%
For four long years I've been dealing with sciatica and I didn't know what it was. Until a few weeks ago. Because, of this I haven't been able to hold a real job. I think God for letting me find these videos!
We are glad you came across our videos:)
I am dealing with a herniated disc right now. It is located at S4 and S5. It is the worst pain ever. I have been active my entire life and yes it takes a mental toll.
Yes, it sure does. It's awful
best wishes
I’m going through the same thing . Does anyone know what I can do for a disc herination
I’m with you
Did yours resolve?
I’ve been really depressed about my stubborn back injury, as I’m only 28 and have a lot of energy, but can’t do a lot physically anymore. I also have a very physically demanding job that has been just injuring it more, so I’ve been worried about my career. I was starting to think that I’d be stuck with the pain forever, as I roll it, use heat, stretches, exercises...but this video has given me hope again, as I pass them all! I just need to be more assertive on asking for breaks to exercise, I can do this!
Tessicat omg i feel you im 18 and i have two herniated discs. some days i feel like i’m never gonna get better but watching videos like these makes me feel better. the first step in healing is being positive and i thank you for sharing yours. we will get better! :)
Please try walking up steep inclines get your self an inversion table to hang at about 20 degrees learn to massage spasms until they are gone to help relax the back. Good Luck Deep breathing helps try this, lay on floor stretch out breath in for ten hold breath ten using diaphragm and lower stomach muscles force air out for ten, keep this posture and continue repeating for 100 times be amazed using stomach muscles to force air out. It realigns the spine.
I'm 23. I used to workout everyday, weight lifting etc. Now i gotta be careful when i move. So annoying. I feel you.
I used to flip and stuff before work smh...you can't get workers comp?
How have you felt after 11 months??
I’m mid 20s with a herniated disk. I’ve been in extreme pain for about a week, found your videos, your stretches have reduced my pain and given me back mobility. Thank you guys so much. If I keep on it I’ll be back working out in no time!
In my 20’s I had a pretty bad case of sciatica, confirmed by MRI to be caused by a bulging disc. I didn’t have a good handle on how to properly recover and dealt with the pain for a couple of years. I thought it would never go away. The reality is that it healed on its own slowly; one day I realized I had zero pain. Don’t be discouraged! It can get better
@@adamrosner7736 i am 25 and newly married. diagnosed with this 2 day ago. My life ends 😑
@@adamrosner7736 did you notice that you were fully healed after getting another mri screening ? Or do you just feel fully healed ?
@@useraccount1187 I didn’t follow up with an MRI - I considered myself “fully healed” when I had absolutely no pain. It was something that gradually got better. It was also hard (agonizing) to sit down and I would have to arch my back aggressively, but one day I remember sitting down and realizing I had no pain and that perhaps months had gone by without noticing it. This was after 2-3 years of sciatic pain.
I have since been able to pursue flexibility/mobility and have achieved palms on the floor with legs straight, no issues running or jumping or squatting - but I also have been very mindful about living a healthy and active lifestyle as well
@@adamrosner7736 You can bend and touch ground with palms? That's really great to hear. I'm almost 2yr after initial injury. Not yet healed, but I feel that its getting better every month.
You should have called the book 'We've got your Back'.
Anyway- thanks for all that you do-
1) Periodic lapse in pain. 1:23
2) Generally worse with sitting and getting up from sitting. 1:55
3) Worse after prolonged bending or stooping. 2:35
4) Worse in morning, but improves after 30 minute or so. 3:11
5) Worse when inactive. 4:31
6) Pain confined to above the knee. 4:55
7) Better when lying on the stomach. 5:17
Thanks
Exactly what I came to the comments to find, thanks friend
Thanks
Thank you
Thanks a lot
This video literally saved my back and leg. God bless you guys. I started doing that floor stretch up stomache down, and instantly my leg started feeling relieved. Like you guys said, "it's like a miracle." On the first stretch it took so much pain in my leg away. I'm excited to see what happens when I continue doing this everyday. I'm so grateful for your videos! Keep up the good work. You are helping so many!
How is it now? Are you feel better?
This is the smartest group of physical therapists I have seen. These two explain real well.
You guys have saved me so much pain, and have helped me get rid of 2 herniated discs. much. I can't express how greatful I am to your channel. Really guys, your videos have pretty much saved me.
How did you recover? Thanks for answering. Hope youve been well😁
How did u recover please help
I have going to a local PT for sciatic nerve pain. Some of the home exercises they suggested for me to do came from that book. It has helped tremendously in the 5 to 6 weeks I have had a huge improvement.
Found out I have a large disc protrusion with narrowing spine and thought I was facing surgery. Surgeon said my body is healing itself! Thank God. This video helped convince me too, so many yes’s!
Did it heal itself eventually?
You two are a blessing. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to post these.
Thank you for the kind words!
They are awesome! But don't worry, they make money off of it through ads. It's great, because this way, we all win.
@@antjobert why do Americans say "off of" when they should just say "of" it makes no sense 🤷♂️
Walking does help sciatica but you have to persevere because you may feel stiff to begin with but it gets better.
Not for me. It's the opposite. VERY frustrating. I start off fine and then massive pain.
Yeah walking is the main trigger for me too.
Never bored! you guys are the best!
These guys are amazing. I went from excruciating pain and numbness to some pain and numbness slowly residing. Just from that one exercise laying on stomach and pelvis down pushing arms up . Amazing
Do u still have numbness?
I watched several of your videos and found out I had sciatica. I had previously gotten some shots of hyaluronic acid in my knees but it didn't help at all. The first video of Bob and Brad's I saw said to put a bolster pillow behind your back when you are sitting. I actually sit quite a bit during the day because I'm at my computer. After months of dealing with this extreme pain up and down my leg and especially on the upper part, my pain was virtually gone within 48 hours! No more taking Advil and ibuprofen all day long! I'll try this new exercise and I know I will feel 100% in no time at all! Thanks, Bob and Brad!
just them explaining the fluid in the discs ... at the beginning... answered so many things for me.
u guys saved my life have pain for like 3 years not sure what to do couldn't walk its really bad.
These two guys have made such a huge difference to me. After checking out several of their videos and exercises I am getting so much better..!
I'm 30. Been dealing with this half of my life. This video is helping me realize I have a serious problem. I failed all of these. Lovely.
You're 30. I am too. You're young enough to where your body can repair and heal itself, don't give up, I've been trying yoga and stretches I find on here for a few days now and can feel a big difference. I refuse to give up cause I'm so stubborn and I definitely don't wanna be an old man riding a wheelchair to get around. Don't give up.
Me too im suffering so hard.
be positive start small and be consistent
I've been watching your videos since the beginning of the year when my back started to hurt. 1st diagnostic was dégénérative discs of L4-L5 & L5-S1. After being pain free during the first 2 weeks of march this yr, back hurt again and this time the pain goes down from the buttocks till my legs & knee. Turns out I have herniated disk & a possibility of sciatica. Your videos been so helpful with your infos, advices & some exercices we can do. I still have to see my neuro surgeon in May but hope to be better by then. Thanks again for these very useful videos guys! 👍🏻
How have you been doing?
How are you now?
You guy's are incredible! Thank you for all the information and encouragement!! God bless!!!
Ive been doing Frog Pose and it has greatly helped relieve the pain and I'm waking up without much pain lately.....takes a long time to fully heal.
Have you completely healed?
@@johnnyrodriguez276 no, unfortunealty not yet.....had a set back 6 months ago where i hurt it again. I've since found doing clam shells with bands around my knees helps strengthen and doing runners stretch. Slowly getting better. Ive also done 6 treatments of dry needling. Hurts, but works amazingly!
Hey I'm on month 5 with pain. Yesterday I got a mri and found out I have a slight left disc protrusion on my l5 how did u make your pain go away and how long for recovery
Had a real progress not without inspiration from this channel.
Then made a bad move and I’m back to square one, but with confidence this time🤙😎
I did what they said and it relieved my pain like for a long time .. I did it again I have had no more pain
Volume control all the way up. Still hard to hear.
Press 'x' to doubt
Strongly agree with this video-- I had some very intense sciatica this past fall, and #s 2,3,4,6,7 were all true for me. It took a bit more than two months, but I was able to recover almost 100%. Now I just have very occasional light pain. I don't think I could have done it without seeing a physical therapist in person, but your videos were very helpful also. Back pain can be so debilitating and I am thankful every day that I was able to recover from mine.
Thanks for this video, it's very timely for me. I'm 8 weeks into my recovery from 2 herniated discs and I feel reassured.
Queenie x I've been taking regular pain relief, and seeing my own physio once a week. Lately I've been performing some of the advanced exercises suggested by both Brad, Bob and my own physio to treat my resistant leg symptoms.
Have your discs completely healed now? Any tips? Going through the same. Thanks!
Progress?
@@ech07as how’s yours
I cannot believe that i've been in agony for the last two weeks with what I came to think was a bulging disk, and I came across your videos, did your technique, and it immediately feels a million times better! I live in Indonesia so getting the back seen to would have been a long slow and frustrating process, what a relief, thank you guys
You guys are great...down for 2 months with sciatica, getting better finally!
Keep the vids coming!😉👍
Are you still doing good?
@@my_universe1290 unfortunately it's back again, both legs now...getting an MRI tomorrow, hoping I don't have nerve damage.
Thank You for asking.
@@ricksspringfield45hey how are you feeling?
this comes and goes,,was down a couple weeks ago. better now.@@arielrwc
I'm happy now. Most of these are in my favor! Your video just took away so much of my stress!
Bob is literally 60 year old Jeff cavalier
Making use of it finally gets rid of the terrible feeling of sciatica pain and also the stress it gives on my back. Look for bit.ly/2DExRvj to know more about this back pain guide. Using this, one can sleep in different positions. Helps my hip pain and it`s relaxing.?
Hahaha All PT's are the same.
I guess that’s how I got here😂. (Tho no offense to jeff)
Many thanks, I've been looking for "which lumbar disc is related sciatic pain" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Sonictoria Stupefying Smasher - (do a search on google )?
It is a great one off guide for discovering how to stopping your sciatica without the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my neighbour got cool results with it.
This was really insightful! I have been recovering from back pain and decided I needed to rehydrate as I wasn't drinking nearly enough water. I noticed day 1 I started feeling worse. The information about the spine losing and then reabsorbing at night makes sense.
How have you been recovering like what have you been doing to heal
thank you gentlemen , love the comical relief and the informative episodes you guys provide. again thank you and keep up the amazing work that you gentlemen provide . i salute you.
Thank you for posting. I appreciate this video and find it very helpful.
Bob and Brad have helped me sooooo much !!!!!!!!!!! The stretches they teach on the Mackenzie and teachings in general have totally relieved my back pain!!
I would love to know what it's like to be completely pain free. I had back trauma 3 yrs ago. Had to give up exercising all together a yr ago because of the pain. Nothing helps it.
Thn what you do?
You guys have saved my butt so many times. I cant thank you enough for all the information
I’ve never had the sciatica but the herniated disc pain has been a recurring part of my life for the last 25 years and I’m only 44.
and how did that affect you on the long run ? I am 24 and I had an MRI about three months ago only to discover that I have disc bulging. It really affected my mental health because I keep thinking about how it will affect my life in the next 10 years, 20 years, ...
@@bilelbesbes7717how are u doing now?
Guys you make my life better. Thank you so much
Thanks alot Docs.
Thank God I got all the 7 yesses. I'm 19 years old and got an herniated disc from weighted pistol squats. Looking back at the stupid 17 year old me, it's easy to say what I should and should not have done, but I just wanted to look cool doing 30+ kg pistol squats without the bare minimum ankle mobility (had to do them with heel supports) and even less hamstring mobility (I couldn't keep the opposite leg straight).
I'll start to read this book today, 23/12/2021, and do the exercises, while I update how my back feels.
i do not have pain in the morning but during the course of the day i get it especially when i am sitting
Damn that intro song was corny but I liked it.
It gets stuck in my head from time to time lol
Really helpful!!!! Thanks
I don't feel any pain now at all
Yay! I'm 7 out of 7. This video is very encouraging! Thanks Bob & Brad!
How are you doing now?
In one video you said to try putting a bolster pillow behind your back when you sit. I've been doing that for a couple days and I actually feel activity in my lower back it's not painful it actually feels really good and I know that that's the key to healing. Since I have to sit so much every day, I'm thrilled that this is actively healing my sciatica! Almost pain-free after 72 hours and months of continuous aches and pains in my legs. Better advice than I got from the Orthopedics doctor I went to..
Thank you so much for these videos!!! Tfs! To everyone reading this, Jesus loves you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you , Bob and Brad, for these videos. They’ve been soooo helpful, especially since I’m unable to afford $40 copay for PT. You guys rock!🙏👍❣️
Thank you for all you are doing! I am glad to discover you Chanel when I am just starting to have little problems there and there.
5 out of the 7 here. Currently suffering with a bad back which I believe to be a herniated disc as I was diagnosed with 2 herniated discs 5 years ago plus my body is leaning towards the left. I have been laid up resting for the last 4 days with little improvement and just found your videos and currently trying out some of your exercises. Hopefully I can fix myself this time through exercise and avoid another lengthy lay off from work. Keep up the good work.
@Nick Giarratano Much better thanks. Thankfully these exercises have helped loads and it looks like I am on the mend.
Hi how are you now ?
I am in same situation 😪
I have to agree with your slogan, you guys are the best!
Have had trouble with sciatica since I was 14. Now 33 and not being as active ( driving 3+h a day ) is killing me. I don’t care who thinks I look stupid swinging my legs outside my ute in between site visits. Great job guys!
Edit, can you get someone to level the 2 cupboard doors to the left. HAHA!
After watching your video, I tried hanging from a bar and then stretching my back from a position on my stomach. I also tried your nerve floss. I don't seem to have any more sciatic pain. Maybe it's temporary, but maybe not. I thank you so much!
Nerve floss? What's that? Can you hang upside down and NOT hurt?
Was it temporary??
@@veramariecano289 check out nerve flossing Stuart McGill
This video helped me a lot, god bless you guys!! 🎉🎉
I hurt myself doing deadlifts and I'm super thankful for this video!
Me too, how are you so far? How long did it take to heal?
@@yahyael-sabban4903 after a week I could go back to my normal lifestyle however I still feel it just no excruciating pain. I'll continue doing these stretches and see if it'll fix these last kinks.
@@5pcchickentendy917 glad to hear that and best of luck.
I checked off all 7 of these thank god, i go see the doc tomorrow but now I’m going in with some encouragement
Tell me how it goes, i checked out off all 7 as well and im worried sick. How did you get your injury as well? I got mine from lifting weights.
Thank you for this video! I currently have symptoms of a disc bulge and I meet this criteria for likely healing myself.
Two years ago, I had a huge herniation and did not have 4 of these I could say yes to (the scariest thing was NO TIME WITHOUT PAIN! Literally 24/7 pain and had to drug myself to get any sleep--Gabapentin was my BFF!) so I now feel more confident in the decision I made at the time to have surgery.
I'm watching more and more of your videos to incorporate more exercises to try to suck that bulge back in!
Happy that I have all 7 good signs , Wish you all . we can overcome this pain 👍 ur videos so amazing for sciatica. Decompression by hanging from bar or doing shoulder dips helps a lot
Im the same, all 7 signs. How are you progressing with healing?
airchairairflare I have all 7 signs, it’s been 3 days since initial pain, still quite tender in the morning and certain positions, stopped exercising, how are you
@@kieranbutler3323 I've noticed great improvement this week. Last 3 days I've walked more than 30 km ( 10 km each day ) almost without any discomfort. Sciatica is still present, but its minor, and after long walks or after prolonged sitting, and it dissapieres after lying on stomach.
I try to walk 15 - 30 minutes a few times a day, then do some decompression with chair or with pull up bar, do 15 McKenzies and lie down on stomach. Rinse and repeat every 1.5 - 2 hours.
I sleep on my stomach as well. Hopefully my back will heal in a few weeks, so that I don't wreck neck sleeping like this.
airchairairflare great to hear, when did you first feel pain?
I was lifting in the gym and woke up with pain!
What triggered your pain!
Do you do any gym work
@@kieranbutler3323 This is how it happened for me as well. Too much deadlifts, and then in the middle of the night sorness turned to pain. Tried to stretch ql, hip flexors, gluteus, releases with ball...etc,initially for 2-3 weeks and it only aggravated it.
After that stopped all stretching and focused on lying on stomach as much as possible, which decreased sciatica symptoms. After hour or so I stoud up and walked around in order to flush junk stuff in my lower back. Also avoided sitting as much as possible, and doing hip hindge instead of bending. It looks like it works.
Keep in mind, I was able to do pull ups from day 1, but bending, standing, even lying down on my back hurted( and it still does ).
I think this is 4th or 5th week since I changed rehab program, and Its so far with promising results.
Edit: I don't do any gym work currently. Only controlled pull ups, and push ups once a week. I've read that combination of lying down ( for me on stomach ), standing and walking will heal you.
Thank you, I just saw ur channel. I'm so glad to watch your video. I've been in pain for almost two years now.
This video has convinced me that I am on the road to recovery. For I can lay on my stomach, and extend myself to the fullest point several of times. Furthermore the pain does hit me when I stand up after being seated. Plus the pain for the most part doesn't go below my knees, but for several of weeks it did. And when I walk back & fourth the pain hits me, but yet if I push through it the pain goes away(with me being able to walk pain free or almost pain free for several minutes). So like I said before I will be healed without surgery, and thanks to you guys I now know this.
Thanks for all the free info you guy provide. Really has helped my back.
Ah yes thank God I can say yes to all of these - thank you for this video!!! I feel a lot better and hopeful!
Awesome advice. Thank you
I have a cervical hernia at c6/7 from BJJ proper on the floor screaming agony pain down my right tricep shoulder numb fingers, fading away keep active as far as possible and stay positive!!! Don’t go rolling when out of pain, you are not healed, my consultant said it needs to resorb and scar takes some months but better that than never. Had an epidural nerve root block strongly recommend this. Get well guys feeling ya pain. Stay positive please 🙏!!!! You have options.
This video gave me hope. I said yes to all except “better with sitting”, I’m better moving around or laying. Thank you
Thank you gentlemen!!
Wow thank you for uploading sir I got so much help from this video
I have all the opposite signs
I have pain all the time, no pain while sitting but while standing
less pain in the morning and worsen afterwards
it's good while inactive and gets worse with motion
pain is below the knee in the side of the calfs
Ankur Sharma Hey. I have the same exact pain as you, how are you doing??? Are you better now? If so what helped????
@@primitxve8076 how are you now? Still the same?
@@primitxve8076 Still in pain?
I guess the pain killed him. He is 💀 Dead now.
Get checked for an SI joint dysfunction
Thank you more helpful. Awesome world savers 🎉
Thank you. Very informative
I have horrible pain. I’m waiting on approval from insurance for an MRI. I went to two neurosurgeons, the first looked at some xrays said my back was great no disk issues. Second one points out a couple tiny spots in my lumbar area. I have All the symptoms for DDD. I’m a yes on 7/7. 10 months of PT didn’t help.
Watching this video makes me feel like I have a good chance of getting my life back soon. I will try these exercises while I’m waiting for testing to get done and reviewed. Thank you.
6/7 I'm gonna hold out hope. Thanks guys.
I guess I have spinal stenosis, cuz in the morning I TRY to get out of bed it's like a pain level 10 plus lower back and both legs... The only thing that's releives the pain is walking. Thank guys 😊 great job.
Thank you! This video gives me hope! I have been nervous and anxious about my situation for a while. I am 22 years old and have herniation at L4and5, I even considered surgery lol. But this gives me hope and I feel a lot better now.
Hey how are u now?
how are ya
@@savageriddle4126 thx, no symptoms now, feeling a lot better.
@@maude6048 thx for asking, almost no symptoms now
@@deadpoolchinese6570 what did you do to recover? What are things you did and can recommend to do to heal
After going through some serious pain due to 2 bulging discs, I can tell you the best sign you can heal your own issues is if when you wear a back brace the pain subsides. If that is the case, then your core is extremely weak. I obsessed with strengthening my core the last 6 months and my pain went from a 10 before I started, to a 1 or 2 on a bad day. A back brace is essential acting as your core. Core people, obsess over making it as strong as possible, and you can be pain free.
Lany Burnett what exercise do you recommend ? If you don’t mind me asking I suffer from the same problem.
Zubair P what works best for me is doing some sit-ups on an ab mat. Those, and dead bugs. Hip mobility stretches help too. Look up the couch stretch. This should help.
This helped your pain??? I ordered me a back brace... I be in some serious pain. I don't want surgery... I need some pointers.. could you help me??
Bee L the best thing you can do is strengthen your core. I would recommend dead bug exercises to start, and the progress with more advanced exercises. You can google advanced core exercises. But, I find doing sit-ups to be the most effective. Currently, I do about 250 sit-ups a day, but mix in other core movements like ab wheel roll outs, or dragonfly lifts. Work hard at it and it will get better. Hopefully this helps!
I just found out I have a building disc at l5 slightly to the left I'm on 5 months of pain. What would u suggest I do to get better
You are the best!
Watching these guys videos healed my Sciatica gone.
Kip Oblion hey did it resurface after sometime ?
Thanks for such useful video, gives hope which essence of recovery,
Thankyou for this informative video
I LOVE the McKenzie protocol!
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I don't care as long as I can see what you're doing but I like when you explained it I like to hear what you're saying listen I want to know if my sciatica is ever going to go away I've had it for almost 4 months now when I do your exercises they really seemed to work but I want to know exactly what to do what exercises to do everyday to centralize the pain
I strongly recommend hanging on a pull up bar where your feet can still touch the ground to decompress the spine before extending up from your stomach. Great content as always. You don’t have to beg for my like 😃
Today is Thursday(7-7-22), and I started hanging from my pull up bar on Tuesday(7-5-22) all the way to where my knees almost touch the ground, and my feet drag on the ground. But anyway it does help in releasing that tension.
@@kobiecamp1134 can you tell us please if it does help?
Doctor said I may need surgery.
Followed Bob and Brad’s 3 or 4 videos about sciatica… it’s now day 6; pain is almost gone.
Thank you. This was very informative.
Hello. Thank you for your videos. I have had a herniated disc 4 years ago now it has happened again. I work in a nursery school so i am always bending down. So i think this is the cause. I have been out of work for 5 months and in a lot of pain. I can't sit for very long. I go to physio and this really helps me. (If you get a good physio). They correct posture and get you to stretch. They push you to your limit. But it helps. Love your videos as they are helping me aswell. Thanks for the advice on the book. I have a l5/s1 herniation. Which left me unable to walk or go to the toilet. Its a very slow recovery but hopefully i will be pain free again. Thanks again for your videos.
Hi kathy, have u recovered or still going through the same pain,I have l5 s1 so just trying to gain your experience
I have the exact same thing. Did u recover if so how long did it take
I personally have healed from sleeping correctly I was under the impression my sleeping patterns were only during a sciatic injury then I realized it is the way I have to sleep daily injury or not..this completely took my pain away before it was good days and bad days where my legs hurt really bad...so I was sleeping inconsistently only pain I'm still having is pain behind my left ankle near my heel but it's on and off....I heard it's also from the sciatic nerve.
Thanks so much
Realladi 228 how do you sleep?
How do you sleep?
Thank you for your help Bob & Brad, you are fantastic.
Hi, u guys are amazing... Had a question... I would love to walk, is it a fine walk while having pain?
You bring optimism in people thankyou so much .
Happy to do what we can!
Wow. Thanks for this easy to follow series of tutorials.
I had a herniated disc before in 2014.. Its back again. It took 3 months to go away on its own the last time. I hope it goes away on its own again this time. Its been 30 days already.
how are you feeling now plz reply
@@cellkingsouthafrica3765
I feel great now. I had a 3 level laminectomy(s). On April 6th of this year. The surgery went great. 6 weeks after surgery I was ready to return to work. I was advised not to bend, twist, or lift. I didnt do anything like thst after surgery but I was bending down to pick up things thst I would drop like pens, papers, or meds. Eventually my back started to ache/hurt a good deal. I honestly thought I had messed up my back again. So I stopped bending and stayed in bed on my days off. The pain went away after about 2 weeks. Now I feel great and pain free. Mu neurosurgeon did a great job. I just need to be careful with my back. I think if it messes up again I probably need to have my vertebrae fused. If there isnt enough disk left. But I did learn that there are artificial discs that are being used now to fix/replace the real ones. I don't know how long those have been around but its good to know if they are an option.
this has helped me immensely thank you's guys. my only problem. is now that I have localized pain I'm not sure how to get rid of it. it is a sharp jabbing pain -.- hopfully it dissipates.
Thank you sir urs videos soo helpful me 100 percent cure my sciatica pain
I'm feeling pretty good the whole day but just in morning I have some pain but overall it's getting better
What do you do to recover and heal
@@solitude4562 u don't heal bro, u just get used to the pain and don't feel it, I mean be patient things will get better,
Appreciate the info and videos!