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Dtaylor918
For the last few weeks I’ve had low back pain that radiates into my left hip with numbness in my left leg and foot. Chiropractor diagnosed it as compressed vertebrae on the right side of my spine. He also told me my left leg was .25 inch or so shorter than my right and he thinks squatting with a short leg caused my compression issue. Will getting my shoes shimmed and continuing to squat and deadlift help or will I make the compression worse?
Mark Rippetoe
"Compressed vertebrae" is not a diagnosis. And a quarter-inch LLD is not really a serious problem, and in fact it would be hard to measure. I think you have a chiropractor problem.
What do you suggest I do next? Work through it?
I don't know what's wrong with it. Radicular pain and neuro symptoms indicate an L5-S1 issue with the disc. But training through it is usually your best option.
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AJM64
I pulled my hamstring four weeks ago while foolishly doing a 1RM following a 5RM because the 5RM felt great. For the first two weeks, I thought I had sciatica because I have pain in my backside and behind my knee so I thought it was "radiating" down the leg. A little less than two weeks ago, a Physical Therapist diagnosed it as a pulled hamstring which is consistent with the location of the pain. The PT did not think I tore the muscle. It is affecting my sleep. I can't squat or deadlift. It hurts to walk most of the time.
Question: Is it too late to start the Starr protocol? The pain is so bad I am alternating ibuprofen and Tylenol throughout the day. I have two more months left on this deployment and I want to be healthy when I leave and not lose too much of the strength I have gained following the LP and now Texas Method. Please help.
If you actually tore the muscle belly, it's already a scar and doesn't hurt. Your PT is full of shit, as usual. Ask him how one "pulls" a muscle without tearing it, and why it would be hurting after 4 weeks. In short, you do not have a diagnosis.
Thank you for replying. Unfortunately, the PT has redeployed back stateside and there is no new PT. Since posting, I have been more aggressive with trying to move through the ROM. This has decreased pain. I intend to do the Starr protocol with RDLs starting tomorrow.
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