Lower Back Injections

[El Forajido]

Felt good for about two days, then back to square 1

[Puggy625]

Injections are only a bandaid to get going enough to figure out the correct next course of action that you need to take while consulting with your Dr.
Just like surgery, core strengthening is not something to start without a Dr consultation. In my case, injections didn't help (turns out that more times than not, they don't give much relief at all), and no amount of exercise (core strengthning) would have helped me it would have done more harm than good.

Go get a Dr consultation, even get 2, before deciding to do anything.

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[Skyjunky]

Stretch your Hammies and glutes. Strengthen your core

[kruppa24]

I had one injection. It was in my neck. It was great, but only lasted about a month. Decided on surgery. Been good so far, but it is only a year old. I had an artificial disc put in.

[howabouttheiris]

Just had c5-c6 injection for 2nd time yesterday. 1st one lasted great for 18 m, then I jacked it again dragging a kayak.

Mine was to the point of a lightning bolt down my arm every step while running, so it was that or surgery.

No recommendation, as I am in Austin.

Good luck.



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[PYBUCK]

Waste of time and money for me. Series of shots over a 2 month period. Lasted 2 days max Out of pocket about 2 grand

[flywise]

I need something, been in a lot of pain for 3 weeks now.
Numb leg, feels like fire from my knee to my ankle and a knife in my hip

[Death from Above]

Worked for me with one round. Got core strong and no problems since

[nursejenn]

I need something, been in a lot of pain for 3 weeks now.
Numb leg, feels like fire from my knee to my ankle and a knife in my hip

Go see a doc. Sounds exactly like my hubby symptoms and he was diagnosed yesterday with a herniated disc...

[flywise]

Go see a doc. Sounds exactly like my hubby symptoms and he was diagnosed yesterday with a herniated disc...

Hoping to get an appointment soon

[TX_Hoghunter]

I have never had surgery or injections but I have had a "bad" back since an injury when I was around 18. I have never been in bad shape but about 5 years ago I made the decision to work out at least 3 times a week. Nothing super hard, just some reasonable exercise. My back issues went from once every 60 days to once every 2 years or so. I "workout" at least 30 minutes 3 times a week. I try to have a well rounded routine but a fair bit of it are stretches, legs, back, core types of things.

Good luck.

-john

[Chris1962]

Do NOT do the injections, My wives really good friend and trainer had them done after a car wreck because the chiropractor told him he needed them. When they did the injections they tore the durim off the L5. This left the spinal column exposed and all the chemical went in to the spinal cord burning his nervous system. This causes a disease Aracnaditious. He lived for 9 months after. You cant imagine the pain he suffered. This is a real thing look it up!!!

[Chris1962]

Google The Dr Oz Show in May 2013, he did a show on it about spine injections,

[Hughiam]

ugh so much to write... Ive had a bad back since I was 27, 52 now. Ive had over 20 injections, nerve blocks, discograms etc. Two surgeries at L4/L5 including a partial fusion. For grins I also have fusions at C2-C6.

From over 2 decades of pain, sometimes so severe and life impacting you question going on, let me offer this. Don't settle for one doctor or opinion, I made that mistake because its convenient. When I went through my last incident, I got tired of the injections and started seeking out surgeons. I actually set up appointments with various surgeons here in Anchorage and even flew to Seattle with my records to go over a course of treatment. I finally settled on a Dr. here in Anchorage who has done both my neck and my back and I would argue that I am at about 80% of what I consider "normal". That's about as good as its ever going to get for me. But I can tolerate 80%.

Take some time to find the right Dr. and course of treatments, it can save you years of hit and miss procedures. Good Luck.

[justin81]

I have 2 herniated discs from 2012. The pain was so bad my wife would have to put my pants on me in the morning and tie my work boots for me.

I finally went to the doctor after four weeks of no relief and she sent me to a pain management clinic. I did 5 rounds of the shots. They helped stop the extreme pain immediately and since then the pain has been manageable with 800mg of ibuprofen once to twice a day.

Some days I don't need the ibuprofen at all, some days I need it bad. I can deadlift 400lbs for reps, but I cant run a shovel. Certain movements still really suck.

I would say give the shots a try if you can find a reputable dr in your area. I would also start doing yoga or some core building exercises. Yoga has helped me a lot.