Oh the lumbar. Mine went out big time 15 years ago after breaking up a fight at school. I also had done stupid lifting things to put my lower back in permanent discord.

Luckily I have avoided surgery there. I do it with limited activity, rest periods, meds, heat, and shear luck.

Lumbar is strange. What I have pathologically wrong with mine could drive a person straight to surgery while someone worse off than me may be having very little problems and live out life with little pain or dysfunction from there injuries/diseases.

I go from thinking I'm fine to barely walking all the time. One wrong move and POW...down for the count.

jb