HNP - Hernia Nukleus Pulposus
This term is new to me, so sometimes it hurts when I do certain movements, usually the next day it heals by itself then one day I feel that the next day it doesn't heal, it actually hurts... So I decided to go to Pondok Indah Hospital to get checked on. Why Pondok Indah, it's because when I had my hand fixed, I went there https://www.fedrianto.com/cts-carpal-tunnel-syndrome/ From then it never hurt again, of course, I had to be careful not to do the drastic movement with my hands.
Once again, there's always a first time for everything, and that is MRI, had to go inside a machine, and when looking at it at first seems easy enough but before going that's where it starts to get scary, for me I think it's the size of the MRI it's a bit small, maybe it's because of my size, I think if it's a bit smaller just a little bit more I would get out. Just for my info, the MRI costs Rp. 4.5m.
After receiving the MRI result, the doctor said I have HNP L4 L5, she said that the cushion inside the spine is gradually getting worse, some people have different times for this to happen, and for me, it's now. There's a treatment for this and that is, physiotherapy and the point I took was the need to swim, so I picked swim. Now I routinely 2 times a week for a swim and my last option is surgery. Again for my info, the surgery costs Rp. 150m.
[Update 6 July 2023]
I finally found a stretching that really help for my back, https://www.healthline.com/health/lower-back-stretches#piriformis-stretch
These 2 stretches have been proven by me, I tried all other stretches most of them are not helping. Good luck
[Update 9/9/24]
I've been going to this place and this might be another option for an HNP, the doctor said that people normally have HNP but not as bad as us. Even the doctor had 3 HNP before, so he examined me (800k) he poked me with a stick to check if it hurt or not, mine hurt in the hip area then we were taken to a room VIP where he injected my 2 times with something in my lumbar region. The price was 9m but gave us a discount for half the price. Can't feel the difference but I think it made a difference until I messed up by kicking the punching bag. Then I had another HNP episode, where I had to walk like a duck, while this happened, I was also doing therapy something like electricity therapy and full leg therapy where it inflated and deflated like a balloon in the shape of the foot.
I had my CTS https://www.fedrianto.com/cts-carpal-tunnel-syndrome/ I also told him this and he injected something as well or maybe cut something or maybe loosened something, I don't know I was too scared to see so I closed my eyes. Now it's better than ever.