I currently have 3 herniated disks and disk degeneration (I’m old). I worked on tanks for years and lift heavy stuff for work. Physical therapy and a chiropractor are doing wonders for me. Ortho wanted to do surgery, I said F that.

I currently have 3 herniated disks and disk degeneration (I’m old). I worked on tanks for years and lift heavy stuff for work. Physical therapy and a chiropractor are doing wonders for me. Ortho wanted to do surgery, I said F that.

I herniated my L5-S1 about 7 months ago, It took me about 3 months of rest before I went back in the gym and about 4 to even touch legs. I've yet to even try a squat or a leg press, and I wouldn't even think about dead lifts. I only do isolations as of right now, maybe soon I will test out a Leg Press, but I don't think I'll ever barbell squat or dead lift ever again. To me its not integral for a good physique and there are more safe ways to go about training, just not worth risking my back to even try that shit, I wanna be able to stay in the gym as long as possible.

Not sure if applicable to your situation but look into PRP and stem cell therapy. It’s worked wonders for a friend of mines shoulder. Just another non surgical option to check out.

I don't believe I have any herniated disks, but my left lower back had been fucked for a long time. From deadlifting dumb to the work I've done in life I did something serious to my lower back, almost any time I would put over 185# on my back squatting the next day I'd be crooked. I started glow 70, gh, and started back trt 250mgs 3 weeks ago and Im wondering if the peptides and growth are fixing my back. I have not had one pinch in my lower back since starting peptides, growth. I'm on a low dose of both, I take 12 units of glow alternating top of left and right glute daily, 3 iu growth every night. I've never had a Dr look at my back. I never see a Dr unless I'm in the ER. I'm just speaking for me.

If you're able to get cortisone injections into the disc space, do that. Sometimes takes up to 3 to really work, but depending on the degree of herniation, it can be almost curative. I had the same, took 3 shots, and now (coupled with lifestyle changes), sciatic issues are a thing in my past.

HGH/BPC/etc have different mechanisms of action, and won't really do anything significant for herniation. You can try them as complementary approaches, but I think a medical / physio approach, as press says below, is best.

When I have had one off back pain periods after deadlifting in the past, I've spent considerable time researching what it could be online and the various problems that you can have, the general impression that I got is anything involving skeletal issues/nerve problems had to be be dealt with professionally through physio's and doctors etc - when issues were more muscular / tendon / inflammation related then peptides and HGH were more likely to help. You should get lots of people chiming in on this as a few weeks ago someone else was asking similar questions to do with back pain.