Consult your chiropractor for more information on the proper exercises adapted to your individual diagnosis. Acute disc damage and the patient's frame of mind People who break a leg while skiing have their leg put in a cast, walk around on crutches and as a result receive much encouragement from their fellow human beings. Breaking a leg is a situation which almost everyone can understand and accept. On the other hand, people with an impacted leg nerve do not receive a cast, although they can also walk using crutches. Many people do not understand why the patient cannot work or has to take things easy.
Recovery takes time.