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Is acupuncture successful in pain relief from lumbar spinal stenosis
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: May 28 12:06pm | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
Jennifer, what a fantastic way to strengthen your core. Horseback riding is the best. I used to ride years ago but i now live in an area where there are no riding centers. I would have to drive over an hour to get to one🥲
The physical therapists I worked with seemed to make my problem worse. After each session, I was in pain. So, my doctor suggested aquatic therapy. My bulging discs are not supposed to get worse according to my doctor as he viewed my MRI. But, exercise and strengthening the core is definitely my goal.
Thank you for your reply and I envy you for being able to ride!
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@susanjane77 If you got one of those large inflatable therapy balls to sit on you could rock yourself back and forth like the motion of a horse (or side to side) and doing that can help your core strength. Perhaps holding a stick horse in front may help with the illusion! Then you will be like I was when I was a kid pretending to ride a horse. I used to strap pillows and blankets on a school desk that was really solid and get on and bounce up and down. I would also canter myself around the back yard.
I have a air filled cushion to sit on that I can do the same things as sitting on a therapy ball.
Swimming and even walking against water resistance should be good too. I hope your discs will behave over the years. Many people have bulging discs that are asymptomatic.
Jennifer