Great advice here! (i have "spinal stenosis","Leaking Bulged,Pinching A Nerve Herinated Discs,arthritis "Facet Hypetrophy","disc desiccation" "congenital central canal stenosis",Lower Back Killing me (this pic was like a week or 2 ago) i been rushed to the ER Before (went to "go pee" in the middle of the night and just crumpled to the floor could not get up/move stand up....called 911 *laura to come "break into my house" and take me 2 the hospital..they say i need a back operation but i been doing like what Alex has stated/plus seeing a great chiropractor a couple times a week...and it's been helping!)
I just had an MRI and X-rays. Couldn't take the pain anymore.
Ive seen Chiros, Orthos, etc, but never had an MRI.
Ive got: Slight Stenosis
Moderate to severe scoliosis
Facet arthropathy
Foriminal narrowing
Spondylolisthesis
Spondyolisis
Bulging Disc
Overall we are still in teh "moderate to severe" stages. It doesn't get better with age. You learn to cope and "manage" however you do. Could be a combination of muscle relaxants, exercise, Chiro, Massage, PK's... etc, etc. Stuff like this doesnt' just "go away"- the weardown continues just as it does with anything.
To that other guy: Drop the fucking Deadlifts. Forsake them and say "Adios"-- sorry. I know they can build a shitload of solid mass, but in the end, who cares? Mass or chronic pain?