Unfortunately because of an accident in combination of sitting all day, I have 2 bulging discs. I've tried chiro, pt and reading a few books by dr. Stuard mcgill. If anyone has suggestions, I would love to hear it. I'm also in my 20s.
Find a good Chiro then go regularly and do pt exercises. Build core strength through th exercises. My ex did this and she actually did her exercises and over a few years her back pain is now entirely gone. Surgery will F you up hard no on that. Don’t get addicted to narcotics they will F you up too. There is no short cut.
No shortcut. Surgeons and hospitals will happily take your money and guarantee nothing. Do physical therapy.
Some chiropractors and pt offer back strengthening machines (MedX) which can help you recover mobility and reduce pain.
Went through this a couple years ago... Chiro + building and maintaining core strength and staying active every day is by far best prescription. Had some friends (all of us in our 20s) go through surgery and very mixed results, would definitely avoid it till last resort
Like others have said your best bet is to strengthen the surrounding muscles, that should make the pain go away entirely in some cases
What are your symptoms? How bad is the pain? Are you able to walk and exercise still? Not sure if I can help but just wondering.
They are only bad on days when I do physical activity even moderate weights.
No shortcuts here. PT is the right option for you.
Read a book called "Crooked: Outwitting the back pain industry.." Reading stuff by Stuart McGill is a good start but not everything. Read his book "Low Back Disordered 3rd Edition". Also recommend looking up people like Craig liebenson, gray Cook. I'll try to get you more info soon.
Exercise 45 min to 1hr start slow and ramp up weights
Prescription pain killers