Question:
I suffered a stress fracture at the level of the L5 vertebra. Do you have any advice?
Frequency? Nutrition? I plan to wear a lumbar support belt to relieve back pain.
Answer:
Spondylolysis is an overuse injury affecting the pars interarticularis—the thin bridge of bone connecting the joints at the back of a vertebra. It starts as an early stress reaction (inflammation and micro-cracks from repetitive bending or twisting) and can progress to a full stress fracture if unhealed.
L5 is the fifth and lowest lumbar vertebra, located right above the sacrum near the beltline. In fact, over 85–90% of all spondylolysis cases occur at this specific vertebra because it carries the most weight and stress.
The gold-standard treatment is non-surgical conservative care:
Rest:
(1) Pause sports/back-bending for 6–12 weeks so the bone heals,
(2) Bracing: Wear a lumbar brace if prescribed to immobilize the spine,
(3) Physical Therapy: Target core and hamstring strength to stabilize the lower back.
(4) Use the Injury Mat Pack with Program 2 on the controller for “Lower Back Pain/injury” setting
4a: Frequencies utilized are Already in the machine just push Group 2.
0.14, 0.4, 7.5, 55, 96.6, 376.29, 425.09, 571, 833, 932
setting must be HIGH and extended sessions 1 + hours.
The mat can also be set to the highest timer, and a person may sleep with this Frequency Infrared Injury mat wrapped around the lower back.
This link Injury Mat Pack will allow you to purchase
https://injurymat.com/lower-back-pain/ This link will give more information, but you can’t buy from this site, not yet anyway.
Surgery is rarely needed
