Hi there. I did do everything that was advised of me, apart from right at the beginning, where I was feeling alot better so stopped doing the exercise as much as I should have. Then, when it got sore again, I realised the importance of keeping up and not being lazy with it all and I had been very careful to do everything that was required of me as all I wanted was to get better. I don't know if I should have been climbing, tho everyone (the Ortho, the Chiro and the Doctor who gave me the epidural) all said that it was okay to do so. I do think that everything that could have been done, has been and the improvement after the injection was remarkable, and the further improvement in my muscle strength and flexibility was very good indeed! From practising Herbal Medicine myself many a year ago, I do understand that not every patient can be helped with every practise, some just don't respond as you would hope them to. I hope the surgery will fix things and I can get back to normal again. Very much looking forward to being able to get back to exercising to a good level again and to getting a good core strength back to hopefully prevent anything like this ever happening again