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I would highly recommend the book and begin the exercises and get rid of the water bed. Have your husband sleep on something that gives firm (not hard) support for the back. He could try the floor for a while and see if it helps.

Just wanted to let you know that I was scheduled for L4/L5 surgery in September 2005 when I found this site and the RYB book. After 3 days of the using the exercises, I went from 2000mg of ibuprofen to drug and pain free. I continue the exercises and am pain free. There are a few days when my back t...

We ended up with a 2" thick viscous foam (tempur-pedic) pad for the bed. The thickness provided alot of support for the back and also we tended to stop as much tossing and turning at night. We got ours through a foam distributor in town.

We've had a Sealy for the past five years. In my last bout with the bulging disc, my wife bought a 2" piece of viscous foam for a mattress topper. It does help with support for the back and is a cheaper alternative to the Temperpedic mattress.

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I started doing the "cobra" and other exercises on Tuesday, 8/23. Although it's still rough in the mornings getting up, I am now off of the ibuprofen and the "pins and needles" in my leg has subsided. I'm postponing the surgery option and giving Dean's exercise rou...

I went thru a microdiscectomy in 2002. There is now another large bulge at the same location that I've been struggling with since March. I've been through PT and 4 epidural injections. Currently taking 2000mg of ibuprofen to relieve some of the pain and inflammation. The neurosurgeon is now indicati...