Maria, before my ADR surgery, I could not lie on my stomach without pillows under my abdomen. (I could, but it generated pain.) It was too much extension. When I had my L5-S1 rupture, I perceived that it was caused by front laying exercises... I even told my PT that he did it! (I wish I could take that back... I really understood so little back then... I went to PT... did the exercises that hurt... got worse... discovered the rupture... I was sure that those exercises caused the rupture.)
After my ADR surgery, I can lay on my stomach without pain, but I'm still not a stomach layer. Extension does not bother me and I can leave my hips on the floor and press to full arm extension without pain. (I just got on the floor and got into a backbend... not comfortable... but not because of lumbar spine... the rest of me is out of shape. I probably have not done a backbend in 20 years.)
If extension is a problem and it's from discogenic pain, ADR will most-likely help, assuming they get the right levels. If it's from facets or other non-discogenic sources... ADR might not help. (It still could, based on restoring better mechanics, but may not.)
Mark
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