Deadlifting and back POPPed...

**Bodacious** · 03-19-2015, 12:56 PM

Well the title say it all. It was some of the worse pain I have ever felt. Been deadlifting for years don't know if it was just a freak accident or if I got loose on my form. Don't guess that really matter now since it's already done.

Went to the doc he said x ray wouldn't help us th at he is sure the spin and thr bones are ok. He said an MRI is what the need I have to wait 8 to 10 days and see if it gets any better first. He is think a disk popped out. He said he is pretty sure. Told me to take it easy for awhile no lifting for 8 to 10 days. Once I start back very very light.

Anyone have this before if so what can I do to help out. Thanks a lot.

**BB King** · 03-20-2015, 11:55 AM

Back popped in college doing bent over rows. Turns out I herniated two discs. Was painful for years but through proper exercise and PT, my herniated discs greatly improved.

Get the MRI and definitely take a break from lifting till you know the full extent of the injury. At that point, you'll know how to safely proceed.

**Bodacious** · 03-20-2015, 01:53 PM

Yea just resting up for thr past few days. The doc is thinking I might have slipped a disk. It has gotten a lot better last 2 days haven't done nothing. Today I stretch very lightly. Just been icing it a lot. If it's not better this time next week we are going to do the mri.

Thanks for the help.

**BB King** · 03-21-2015, 12:36 AM

Here to help. Best of luck Bodacious.

**600@50** · 03-22-2015, 11:00 PM

Rest it man. This is something you shouldn't rush. Take it slow and get the MRI. There's a whole protocol that's followed before surgery is even mentioned.

**lovbyts** · 03-23-2015, 01:25 AM

Originally Posted by Bodacious

Yea just resting up for thr past few days. The doc is thinking I might have slipped a disk. It has gotten a lot better last 2 days haven't done nothing. Today I stretch very lightly. Just been icing it a lot. If it's not better this time next week we are going to do the mri.

Thanks for the help.

Keep the icing up. 20-30 minutes ice then 20-30 minutes no ice and repeat at least 3x in a row and do it at least 3x a day.

MRI is good. If it's actually slipped find a GOOD chiropractor to help get it back in place. It wont go back on its own even if it feels better after a while.

Hopefully you did not herniate it or worse rupture. I'm guessing it's not ruptured because it would not be getting better. I ruptured my L5/S1 (lowest disks) and after 2 weeks it fest 0% better. I could not stand more than 30 seconds without passing out in pain, literally. I could not even sit for 30 seconds at a time so that made some daily needs very difficult as you can imagine.

I'm by no means unfamiliar with pain. I herniated L3 & L4 and lived with it for 25 years until I could not walk or stand more than 10 minutes at a time and went in for surgery. Wow that was a god send and felt 99.5% better until 2 years later when I did the L5/S1. After that surgery I was 85% better or a little more.

**zempey** · 03-23-2015, 06:23 AM

Rest it and get the mri to see if it is herniated or not. Forget about deadlifts, that is a shorter mans game, us tall guys aren't built for it. Once it starts to feel better try some planking along with your stretching, it has helped my back tremendously. I herniated L4/L5 and L5/S1, ended up having surgery but not before have a shit load of nerve damage caused by the bulging disks in the nerve canals. Hope it gets better quick for you, back pain sucks.