I have a friend who has a herniated disc in his lower back. I don't know the exact medical term, but the herniation is going into the nerve. For the last 6 months hes been doing physical therapy (both his parents are physical therapists) but it just doesn't seem to be cutting it. Sometimes he feels like he's on track and then some days it feels like the same ol never ending pain. He's trying to heal up so he can return to jiu jitsu and other activities, but he's losing hope and it sucks to see it happen. Is there anything he can do that will speed up the process of healing? Some kind of supplement he can take? I don't really know anything at all about steroids except that its looked down upon so much..Is there anything he can take that would help heal this type of injury? Anything helps guys. Thanks