Hi everyone,

does anyone here have experience with acupuncture?

My girlfriend (25 y.o.) has developed severe back pain in the lumbar region (probably due to "detraining" and lack of exercise) during the corona-related training-free period. It has been difficult to return to regular training so far, so she went to the doctor last week.

He sent her to an MRI and now he diagnoses (with a lot of technical terms) a "protrusion" at the level of the vertebrae L4 / L5 / S1. As far as I understand it, a protrusion is not much more than a slightly excessive curvature of the spine, right?

Of course he advised her against any physical exertion and prescribes regular acupuncture for the next months. I have never had contact with acupuncture before, is there any experience here? And does anyone have any advice on how to return to training?

Thanks a lot in advance.

(Sorry if some of the medical terms are wrong - English is not my first language)