Good evening, I’d say In the last few months my lower back issues have gotten worse. As many of you know my back issue is going on 2 years now. I’m training and trying to do activities that don’t hurt, but my pain is getting worse as my numbness and burning pain has been worse the last few months and now my pain sometimes goes down to my quads and hamstrings. I have not been able to train a squat or deadlift without pain in quite some time even very light weight. I still cannot sit for more than 5-10 minutes without some bad discomfort. I’m seriously lost of what to do as nothing is helping. There is not a single moment where I do not have this burning pain (I only feel it in my quads and hamstrings some days). I’m seriously lost of what to do as I have tried everything.
I’m sorry to hear this. We have recommended consultation with our coaches on multiple prior occasions, but you have not pursued this.
There are no new recommendations from our end, especially via this forum.
We recommend seeking out professional consultation.
I already did an in person consult with dr Michael mash a few months ago. I’m actually definitely gonna do a consult with you guys now, but what benefits do you think it will have?
Our coaches provide evidence-based education and guidance with an option for ongoing coaching & programming to help individuals return to their desired activities.
On the other hand, I’ve seen you post in multiple places that you’re convinced you need surgery. Of course, we neither recommend this to most people nor do we offer it.
@Shafiqblake I’m sorry to hear things are worsening for you. I agree with Austin that you do likely need professional consultation and perhaps even in-person rehabilitative services on an ongoing basis to ensure regular contact points while working through this process. It’s also important to state how important expectations are in this scenario - meaning if there is the expectation rehab won’t help this situation then it likely will not be beneficial. There also has to be trust between clinician and patient that they are working collaboratively to get to the patient’s end goals. However, if there isn’t time to establish trust and build a collaborative relationship then the process tends to not go well. We are not out to fix people with our services, rather our premise is to educate people how they can help themselves throughout these difficult and painful situations.