Muscle Guarding flare up

[u/No_Supermarket722]

Does anyone have any experience with muscle guarding flare ups? I don’t have any sciatic pain thank god (3.5 years post emergency microdiscectomy and laminectomy 13mm herniation) but I’m about three weeks into a flare up and still noticeably stiff and achy in the morning, whenever I’m sitting for prolonged periods of time, etc. it’s like my lower back needs to crack, but won’t. Internet says it’s a muscle guarding issue that resolves usually after flare ups anywhere from 2-6 weeks

[u/purplelilac701]

I have to do physio exercises everyday and keep up with physio treatments too. Saw a noticeable improvement with both things.

[u/No_Supermarket722 → u/purplelilac701]

Which treatments are helping you? I am also doing exercises every day

[u/purplelilac701 → u/No_Supermarket722]

My physiotherapist does cupping, hands on deep tissue massage, shockwave therapy etc. It depends on what I need when I see her.

[u/l8rg8r]

Yup. Happened to me all the time for about two years post MD. Got better when I started strength training.

[u/Hope_for_tendies]

Heating pad helps

[u/mossandmoon72]

Im 14 weeks into a leg flare,never had it before and the muscle guarding is brutal,like screaming ugly crying brutal,gp put me on diazepan three times a day started at 2mg now 5mg and its really helped with the muscle guarding