Spinal disc herniation

CyberGene

SouthPark Can herniated disc be fixed up permanently?

This probably deserves a separate discussion but I’d say it depends. A surgery may help but it may also worsen it…

SouthPark

CyberGene This probably deserves a separate discussion but I’d say it depends. A surgery may help but it may also worsen it…

Hoping it recovers by itself, or no issue if not doing anything out of the ordinary like carting a relatively heavy keyboard. If it's not so bad for short distance, and depending on the terrain, then one of those portable trolleys could come in handy. Strap the unit on vertically, and wheel it around. I haven't tried that on my own instruments yet though. I would probably need to fit some early end-cap cushions so the ends don't get crunched or damaged.

kawafanboi

CyberGene

spinal disks don't have their own blood supply, which means they are fed entirely by diffused nutrients by surrounding meat/arteries.

if your cholesterol is average ~200mg/dL then it's probable that you have clogging in the smaller arteries around the spine.

this is more common for lower back pain, because the arteries don't go as low.

in any case, keep an eye on it. remember the AVERAGE is Too-High. 75% of heart attack patients have average cholesterol.

vagfilm

kawafanboi
Beware of general talking points pushed by the nutri-ventures market. The low back pain association with blood fat (in fact, the association is best with triglycerides not cholesterol...) is a merit theory that however lacks complete medical evidence. The best and more recent populational studies failed to show association between blood lipid levels and spinal degeneration after the data is adjusted for body-mass index. What that means is that it is impossible to know if it is the lipids or simply body weight that has a detrimental effect on spinal disks. I am unaware of studies showing that borderline elevated cholesterol in non-morbidly obese individuals is a factor in low back pain.
But, hey... High HDL never hurts!

kawafanboi

vagfilm

these studies are correlational studies, so not causal, but we're 100% confident that cholesterol damages the endothelium and is among the root causes of atherosclerosis. as it also correlate with weight/bmi it's difficult to separate the amount of impact of contributing factors.

in any case, that's why the general advice is to watch cholesterol carefully,

if the body is an industry, and you cripple the roads / infrastructure, the industry will lag in all areas, impact will be systemic, both new construction AND repair.

CyberGene

I have low cholesterol and currently with a BMI of 22 (thanks to the intermittent fasting diet I started 7 months ago when I was 80kg and now 73kg. That diet I heard from Elon Musk. Basically I only eat between 2PM and 8PM). My herniated disc was most probably caused by a trauma according to the MRI and the most probable candidate is a bicycle fall I had in 2013 when I broke my elbow and collar bone and had surgeries.

Beemer

I had a herniated L4 disc which occurred in a gym. This resulted in pressure on my spinal cord cause excruciating pain. My Surgeon decided to remove bone around the disc and leave the disk in place. This was risky as the nerves to my left leg exited at the same point. Th operation was a success but I required six months recovery before my mobility was pain free.

It is four years since the operation and I have not had any problems although lifting heavy weights of any kind is out. I have no discomfort when playing piano for hours.

SouthPark

That's why I'm thankful of advancement of medical technology. Also advancement of piano technology. We often have a much better chance these days when we get health issues.