... aces and they all said different thing. Could be muscle.. Could be ur spine.. So i got an mri. I have a minimal disk bulge somewher that i can't remember, and an annular tear in the l4 l5 region. Physical therapy hasn't worked and has just made it worse. None of the medicines ive been given have helped one bit. ... (5 replies)

... I went through Physical Therapy to realign the pelvis, which included manipulations. I have maintained the alignment now for about a month and a half. ... (4 replies)

... Hi all, I am 29 years old and have been diagnosed (MRI) with a circumferential annular tear in L5/S1. I do not have sciatica but i do have considerable discogenic pain due to the fissure. Doctor asked me to try PT but 2 days into the PT, i think my pain has worsened. So my common sense and imagination kicks in and tries to reason out if PT, rather than helping, is... (2 replies)

... constant pain. Neurologist said herniation of L4, L5,S1 and wanted to operate but let me go to chiropracter. I got better with meds and physical therapy. ... (0 replies)

... of the time. The tear wouldn't have been a problem except the fragment leaked out and landed on the nerve causing problems. ... (5 replies)

... I too am 43 and heard that pop too seven years ago. Through all the years of conservative therapy it has never got better. ... (16 replies)

... He requested that I go through physical therapy first,so I did for 4 months. ... (0 replies)

... i have been diagnosed by an mri as having a tear on my l5s1 disc close to a year ago. my disc constantly bulges causing a great deal of pain on my left buttox. ... (14 replies)

... If you do have an annular tear in the disc between the lumbar 3 and lumbar 4 vertebrae, it is a problem that originates in your lumbar spine. ... (4 replies)

... touching or Child's Pose. The problem is getting the muscles to relax WITHOUT rounding forward which will stretch or tear the ligaments. ... (2 replies)

... d...which usually means that something is going on that can be handled with conservative treatments which would include things like oral medications, a course of physical therapy, perhaps massage therapy, acupuncture and a series of epidural steroid injections. ... (11 replies)

... a short course prednisone. I've also been in physical therapy for 6 weeks. ... (6 replies)

... I am experiencing very bad back pain so I had an MRI and see a spine specialist in a week. I have had back pain since I was about 14 years old so for about 15 years now. It seems to be worse now. Things that have been tried are physical therapy, a steroid injection (this made the pain worse), tens unit, anti inflammatories, and a back brace. My pcp gave me vicodin 5-500 and... (4 replies)

... S1. I have learned what it is like to be in constant pain for the past 9 years. Along my journey to find relief I found myself in physical therapy. As I was lying on the PT table the PT said my hips were uneven and if he manipulates them he could relieve my pain. ... (6 replies)

... s going g on. But first I will post a little background of my situation. I am 30 years old as of tomorrow and have had chronic back pain for 10 years. I've done physical therapy, chiropractic care, steroid injection, hot cold therapy and and on a pain management medication therapy. ... (0 replies)

... were out. Consequently, the second time it went out after doing at home aqua therapy exercises. ... (1 replies)

... That tear you have in S1 and S2 will probably start causing you some sacral radiculopathy. That's burning pains in or around the sacral spine. ... (9 replies)

... There is a posterior central annular tear. No ventral canal or foraminal stenosis. ... (9 replies)

... she finds upon physical examination, a basic neurologic exam and what you report regarding symptoms, levels, type and location of pain to reach a diagnosis. ... (3 replies)

... Keep in mind that the results of a MRI are just one piece of the diagnostic puzzle. Your doctor will use the results of this, as well as a physical and basic neurologic exam and what you tell him of your symptoms to arrive at a diagnosis. ... (1 replies)