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Spinal stenosis leg pain and hip any recommendations
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Spinal Stenosis is complicated. It depends on so many variables, Where, the structural issues, etc., etc. Important to understand. I have alot of spinal stenosis especially, but not only, L5,S1 which I understand is common. I have had good manual PT to help depress my spine and build my core. It is important to have Core strength with includes hip muscle strength so that the spine is braced. Now that I have completed almost a year of PT for my spine twice a week, I do Personal Training twice a week and my Physical therapy stretches everyday, my physical therapy exercised on the day I don't do personal training. My back work at home has bc part of my maintenance and care of my body like washing my face and brushing my teeth. Hope this helps.
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4 ReactionsTraining myself in the Gokhale Primal Posture Method eliminated my back pain without surgery.
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3 ReactionsI became involved in the Boot Camp Program at Mt Sinai Hospital in Toronto led by Dr Carlos Ammendolia.
Difficult but rewarding and definitely worth the 8 week program.
Need to do the spinal exercises for life.
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Does it help though?, sounds like you are dedicated enough, Bless you!
@rockinrene65 Of course it helps. Why would I continue to do it if it didn't. Yes, I am very dedicated to keeping strong, working on core strength, etc and returning to Physical therapy if needed. Not sure what does it help though mean???
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Are you doing this with a person trained in Gokhale - using the book (which I found complicated) or finding things online? I keep seeing it come up on this forum, and I just located a person trained in it who works nearby or would even come to my home. My nerves are compressed at L4-5, S1, along with scoliosis and a few other things. I weight train, pilates and ct guided epidurals every four months. On hard hikes I still get some lower leg pain. I keep thinking i should do the decompression surgery but I hate to take off from working out, one loses so much strength and endurance so quickly being older
I started with the book, but then did a daylong group training class. Later I also did a small group “glidewalking” class.