Hi all! I’m an RN with L4-L5-S1 bulging discs and for the past two years I’ve dealt with significant pain and the unpleasant works that come with back issues.
Anyways, over the past few months I’ve gotten better and I am slowly going back to the gym and weight lifting (carefully) and also trying to workout my hip and deep core muscles with exercises I learned in PT last year.
HOWEVER, I have not been able to lay flat (neither prone or supine) in 2 years and I am tired of my wedge at night!! If I lay flat for 5-10 minutes, my lower back feels so achey, painful, and on fire that it takes me a good 5 minutes to situate my skeleton once I’m standing.
My question is: what exercises should I be doing so that I can achieve a good night’s sleep without an infinite amount of pillows and pain?
Sincerely, A tired nurse