SLA is right in several areas. You do need to keep the inversion table, you also need to do abdominal exercises. You should also go back and have another MRI. They can compare this to what it was last year. It is possible that you have a new problem, or just the old one getting worse. Exercises is the best single item you can do to get a disc back into position. If you stop the exercises you are putting yourself back where it can happen again.

Most people either swear about their chiropractor, or they swear at them. The manipulation, or adjustments can help on a temporary basis, but you need a new appointment before you leave the office. Yes they can provide some temporary relief, but not permanent relief.pp

Now on to the better news. Keep using that table. If you need it every day, use it every day. Think of it as part of your brush-your-teeth, shave, shower routine and just do it. And if you need to get up and walk at work, do it.

Find a GOOD chiropractor. Like doctors, not all chiropractors are created equal.

Indulge in a good deep tissue massage once or twice a week for a month or so. That’ll help the muscles quit pulling together and bulging that disk.

Fortunately you’re young, you didn’t herniate that disk and you can heal.

If you get everything stretched back out so the disk can go back to normal, get that spine realigned and then work the muscles, you’ll be good as new, but it’s going to take six months of doing all the right things.

You’re going to get to practice long term healing projects for the rest of your life, and as you get older, the process gets slower. But this will get better. Do the right things and give it some time.

Don’t do any heavy lifting or decide to spend 24 hours sitting in a car, or things like that, however.