I had a bad fall on a slippery bathroom floor in early 2016 - boom! Feet in the air, hard impact on the tile floor with my lumbar. Lots of pain, which increased over the ensuing weeks. Turned out I damaged my L4-L5, on top of pre-existing degeneration and disc compression: vertebrae were badly out of alignment (spondylolisthesis) and a bone spur developed, compressing nerves. I couldn't lie down without pain except in fairly contorted positions, and both walking and standing brought pain. Which left sitting. Tried all the at-home back exercises and stretching that I knew, tried chiropractor (hurt more). Chiropractor referred me to neurosurgeon. Tried conservative approaches of injections, etc. Was on the verge of having a disc fusion, then learned about a new technology called limiflex, that essentially involves 2 springs and some zip ties! It enables the spine to remain flexible while decompressing the disc. I had the surgery done through an experimental program at Stanford University in late 2018. Pain is gone, I have full movement, it's been amazing. There is another technology available which also decompresses but doesn't involve fusion called "coflex", which a few friends have had and are happy with the result. Good luck!
