I was just really happy and wanted to share my progress ;_;
I hope everyone who's going through recovery right now is going stronggg.
Hi all, I've had sciatica for about 3 months now. Intense pain at the start through right hip, hamstring and calf with pins and needles in my foot. Through pt, medication and stretches I'm now back at work full time and feeling maybe 80% range of motion.
One of the tests I had early on was to sit straight up and try to extend my right leg straight. I could barely mange a quarter of the way up at the time and now I can get maybe half way where as my left can get full extension without pain.
So my question is, what is causing the pain ( hamstring or nerve) and once I have full range of motion in the right leg would it be fair to say that's as good as it gets?
I am 2 days post op and on my instructions it is said that I should do straight leg raise and ankle pump. Do you guys do it with or without your brace? My brace is heavy especially with the ice wrap
Hi all.
I am 5 weeks post op L5-S1 microdiscectomy. I am getting better each day and walking more etc etc. however, when laying down in bed or sitting in a chair, I still seem to be unable to do a straight leg raise (SLR). I will begin having real bad pain in the hamstring / butt cheek region.
Is this residual nerve damage? Is it muscular? Is it bad to stretch something like this because in my opinion we donβt want to force something thatβs tight right?
I have been dealing with muscular lower back pain (right side) on and off since 2017. There were a couple of times where it progressed to sciatic numbness on right foot.
This episode of back pain started about three months ago and visited a PT for it (no sciatic pain by this time). The PT gave me some exercises and also acupuncture and I was kind of getting better. Then the nerve pain started about 15 days ago out of nowhere (I suspect my posture is to blame here). Concerned with the bad development, I visited an MD last week in hope of getting some MRI done. The doctor did standard nerve evaluation which included a straight leg raise test of both sides. He could not raise problematic (right) side more than 30 degrees but he went up to I think 50-60 degrees on the left side before I got this weird sensation in my calf and told him to stop. He said I just have pain but no loss of function and recommended to continue with the PT and dismissed me.
Now I have got pins and needles and sometimes pain sensation in my both feet. I had this problem only in the right foot before I visited the clinic. I am worried that the straight leg raise test damaged my back further. I am unable to meet him in reasonable time because to the healthcare system where I live. Did SLR tests bring more agony to anyone else? Should I go see another doctor or wait it out a bit? Please advise.
TLDR: A week ago, I went to see an MD for right foot numbness but left his office with bilateral issues after SLR test.
These are really hard for me. Iβm currently 7 weeks out (Monday).
Has anyone had a negative SLR but positive Slump test? I asked my doctor about this and he basically told me that the slump test was way more sensitive than the SLR, but I wonder what it means anatomically. I havenβt actually had an MRI yet as now Iβm just kinda going through the motions of doing 6 weeks of PT first. I was wondering if anyone had a similar situation or if anyone has any thoughts on what it means, if anything.
Hi there. When performing a βstraight leg raise testβ I can only raise my right leg about 40 degrees. Pain will flare from my foot up to my hip. I have no problems with my left leg. I understand this is a positive for S1 or L5 root irritation. However my MRI and X-rays came fine. Are there other possible causes for this pain and lack of mobility? Should I get another kind of imaging test to confirm an herniated disc? Thanks in advance.
Would it make any difference to create strength at these ranges of motion?
I get a lot of rectus femoris cramping when I try to hold these positions, usually 20-30 degrees shy of 90.
Iβm POD #11 s/p BTB autograft for right ACL tear, no other injuries. 4 days ago I couldnβt fire my quad at all but after a lot of work, Iβm happy to report I did my first straight leg raise yesterday. At the start of the day I couldnβt get my foot to budge but by the afternoon I could do it. Amazing how fast the body can recover.
Question for you - wondering when you guys were able to wean off crutches? My discharge paperwork said by 3-10 days but that feels quite early (my PT agreed). I am able to hobble around the room holding onto stuff without crutches for the most part but nowhere near normal gait. Iβm still relying on the crutches quite a bit.
I'm 2 weeks post-op from my patellar autograft surgery, and I'm worried about sharp pain at the front of my knee when attempting straight leg raises while lying down. Every other PT exercise is fine, but I can't even do a single front leg raise. I feel like it is really holding back my rehabilitation. Practicing walking with crutches is difficult too because I get the same pain fully extending my leg with my quads during the stepping motion. Did anyone else have this issue?
Straight leg raises are one of the best exercises to strengthen your lower abdominals, but you need to make sure that you are in the right position while doing this. Back pain will not occur if you do the exercises with precaution. Single straight leg raise should be done first with the other knee is bent to avoid pressure on your back especially for the beginners. Progression of this is safe and better if you are under the guidance of an experienced physiotherapist.
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I've been doing bent knee raises for a couple months now, and I've definitely gotten better at them. I haven't been able to do a straight leg raise yet, and I was wondering if you guys could give any advice on that. I'm 6' 4" and my legs are pretty long, so I think I have more difficulty with this then the average person.
I appreciate any advice you could give.
I just can't keep my legs straight when doing hlr. I can do it if I slightly bend my legs, but if my legs are straight it kinda hurts my legs when raising them and I can't keep them straight. I also can't touch my toes like that either.
What should I do? Just keep trying to keep my legs straight or do some flexibility exercises?
My child is four months old and doesnβt sleep well at all. I usually swaddle when putting to sleep and in the middle of the night would raise their legs and slam them down very hard.
After a while of this, they will wake up and cry while arching their back. Why are they doing this and how do I stop this from happening?
$15 is the MINIMUM amount starbucks can offer to be competitive with other jobs. Where I am, lots of other food establishments, target, grocery stores, gas stations, and a lot of other service jobs have already been offering $15hr. Starbucks isn't offering anything better than the competition. In fact it's still lacking. There are a ton of jobs that pay the same amount and are less work and much less stressful that starbucks. Plus these places offer performance based raises, instead of starbucks where you only get a raise of everyone else gets one.
Plus they aren't implementing it for just shy of another year. There's literally no reason to wait that long, all these other companies raised their wages immediately, starbucks can definitely do the same. A lot of the people working at starbucks now will continue to quit before the raise even takes affect because we're still severely understaffed and overworked.
What's also really important to note is that by next summer, $15 probably won't be competitive anymore. All of these places are offering $15 and still struggling to get and keep workers. They're going to have to keep increasing wages. $15 is the bare minimum needed to survive (and in a lot of places that isn't even enough) and places are realizing that. Starbucks is so far behind, other places are gonna be offering $20+ by the time starbucks starts to pay $15.
I say all this to say DON'T BE FOOLED BY THESE CORPORATE SHENANIGANS! This is just a power move to try and keep us from unionizing, they're still gonna treat us like shit.
EDIT: Editing to address some common things being brought up.
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Yes starbucks offers benefits, no that doesn't mean they can pay us shit. Not everybody uses all the benefits, and also benefits cannot pay for food or shelter. Yes it is nice that they offer decent insurance plans, but that doesn't matter if partners don't have enough money to eat or afford a place to live. This is a common notion companies bring up in order to justify low pay.
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I understand that some places already pay more, or have competitive wages. That doesn't mean that a majority of locations aren't severely underpaid. It also doesn't count if the cost of living is a lot higher in the areas getting paid more.
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STOP BEING UPSET THAT PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE WORTH MORE THAN THEY ARE BEING PAID MY GOD. Capitalism really has some of you by the balls.
Hey everyone, hope you're crushing it. So I've contracted golfer's elbow in both arms, it's been two months now and is still hurting, I'm trying to rehab it but I'm now realizing how much time it takes.
During the meantime I'm alternating my training days between a rehab day and a leg & core workout. I've got ir covered for the leg part but I can't really find suitable exercises that I like for the core. Before my injury I was doing only hanging leg raises, hanging tussian twists, skin the cat and L-sit routine for the core. But now all 3 cause me flare ups so better avoid them for now. Could you have suggestions for core exercises that do not involve the arms ? Ab wheel, oblique plank, drgaon flag all aren't feasible right now for that reason. Here's what I've tried :
1- Hollow body hold : ok that's the only one I like on that list. I'm going to keep it, it's not that difficult but I like the grind of pushing my time more and more. But still it's static and I can't find something dynamic.
2- Hollow body crunches : I hate those. I now calisthenics movement ranked them 1st in their best abs exercises video, but honestly I can't scale the difficulty and I find them extremely boring and even akward. How to
3- Reverse crunches : I don't dislike it. I like the feeling even. But how do you really make that harder ? Because it isn't hard at all honesty. I'm combining it with candle raises (when you move your legs towards the ceiling) to make it more challenging what do you think of that ?
4- Heel taps/Russian twists : only thing I found for the obliques but boy is it easy. not very challenging in comparison to the hanging version or the oblique plank crunches.
5- V-up : I feel like it's more a cardio exercise than an ab exercise ? I haven't really implemented it to be honest, what do you think about this ? Is it worth the inclusion ?
thanks for your help
The one where you lay on your back and lift an individual leg up? On my non affected leg I get about 70 degrees before it gets tight, not sure if its sciatica or just tight hammies. Never been able to touch my toes though anyway, my PT at the time said some people just cant. The affected leg, 20-30 degrees. Worst it has ever been and I get a throbbing pain after doing the test which is why surgery is best for me. Just curious how others perform
Dr Aaron Raynor is playing an original Donkey Kong arcade machine for 24 hours straight at Netherworld Fortitude Valley to raise money for mental health. He's been going for just over an hour now and has raised over $1200. It would be great to get this stream some more traction and show some love. He was interviewed on ABC Radio on Friday about it.
Every dollar donated goes directly to the charity and even if you just run the stream muted in the background, it all helps contribute.
$5215 raised as of 10:15pm
https://www.twitch.tv/netherworldarcade
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This is why SHFs and the following big banks who have acted as enablers are fukt -- JP Morgan, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America.
Other smaller banks or institutions exposed to the above are also fukt.
I swear every person ive seen do leg raises to perfection where theyre doing VERY strict reps on reps have a gymnastics background where they were able to use a wooden wall bar to practice and progress. But realistically speaking, you dnt need it right??
I workout on the street and at home. No bar parks where i live so i feel discouraged knowing that wall bars can help a lot and i dnt have access to one.
i can do straight leg raises just not to perfection. Or 10+ strict reps
If you look at the level of the cultural divide in this country it only seems to be growing and growing with no signs of slowing down. I'm not a particularly pessimistic person, but the sentiment of racial hatred against whites is out of control (made even worse if you're a man who happens to identify with the gender you were born with). How will a society function with all this division? We have POC who are being brainwashed to believe in non-existent systemic racism to cause strife where there needs to be none. I'm worried for the next generation of straight white men but I'm also worried for everyone else. Just for clarification, I have a multi-racial extended family. My oldest sister is raising a half Dominican boy. He has absolutely no hate in his heart whatsoever and it should stay that way by all means. I've seen what irrational hate can do to people, it absolutely corrupts their awareness and worldview, literally eats them up inside. Why would we put our multi-cultural society through such an ordeal? To turn and eat itself?
