Welcome to episode 124 of The Optimal Body Podcast
Disc Herniation – Myths, Statistics, and What You Can Do
Diagnosed with a herniated disc? DocJen & Dr. Dom breaks it all down for you! Debunking the common messaging we hear about bulging discs, DocJen & Dr. Dom provide you the hopeful perspective you need to hear. With a strong emphasis on adaptability, they mold the conversation around function, instead of structure, through research and their client experience. Through a brief and simplistic explanation of modern pain science, DocJen & Dr. Dom moves past the stereotypes associated with disc herniations, and talk into how you can adapt back into your optimally functioning body! Let’s debunk the misconceptions around herniated discs!
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What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:
3:30 – Taking fear away from diagnosis names
5:33 – Disc Anatomy
7:37 – Disc Diagnosis & MRI Scans
10:27 – Studies of Disc Herniations
12:28 – Adapting to Pain
14:57 – Function over Structure
15:55 – Never flex the spine?
18:17 – Diaphragmatic Breathing
22:25 – Flexion in the Spine is normal
23:55 – Mobility Method
26:49 – Don’t be afraid and keep exploring!
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Research Citations
Amin, R. M., Andrade, N. S., & Neuman, B. J. (2017). Lumbar Disc Herniation. Current
Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 10(4), 507–516. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5685963/
Brinjikji, W., Luetmer, P., Comstock, B., Bresnahan, B., Chen, L., Deyo, R., … Jarvik, J. (2014).
Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Features of Spinal Degeneration in Asymptomatic Populations. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 36(4), 811–816. Retrieved from http://www.ajnr.org/content/36/4/811.short
Jordan, J., Morgan, T. S., & Weinstein, J. (2011). Herniated lumbar disc. ClinicalEvidence. Retrieved from https://www.dartmouth.edu/sport-trial/Related_Papers/CE_issue8_HLD.pdf
Kreiner, D. S., Hwang, S. W., Easa, J. E., Resnick, D. K., Baisden, J. L., Bess, S., Cho, C. H.,
Depalma, M. J., Dougherty, P., Fernand, R., Ghiselli, G., Hanna, A. S., Lamer, T., Lisi, A. J., Mazanec, D. J., Meagher, R. J., Nucci, R. C., Patel, R. D., Sembrano, J. N., … Toton, J. F. (2014). An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy. Spine Journal, 14(1), 180-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2013.08.003
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