Update after Neurologist
I left Dr. Arnaldo Isa’s (Neurologist) feeling confused yet positive. He said that there is not severe enough damage to need surgery. He recommends taking it very easy until I finish my steroids and hopefully they will lessen the swelling enough so I can get full feeling back in my legs and less nerve pain. [...]
Read onHere is what happened for those wondering…
“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.
I re-injured my back 2 nights ago during the “air squats” (a natural body movement that involves NO weight) of [...]
Read onWhat is a herniated disc? aka My injury
Scientific answer: Herniation of the nucleus pulposus (HNP) occurs when the nucleus pulposus (gel-like substance) breaks through the anulus fibrosus (tire-like structure) of an intervertebral disc (spinal shock absorber).
Answer for Dummies: Basically, if you think about a jelly filled donnut (that you should not be eating!)
anuls= donnut
nucleus pulpos= jelly
Therefore; when you herniate a disc there [...]
9 Benefits of Fish Oils
Here is a list of 9 benefits from taking Fish Oil (sometimes referred to as Omega-3’s):
1. Reduces Inflammation-Omega 3 fatty acids regulate your bodys inflammation cycle which in return can reduce pain that it caused by inflammation (any condition ending in “itis”-like tendonitis most commonly found in athletes). If you think about it, if you reduce inflammation [...]
