Randy Orton Says He’s Pain Free; Latest Update On His Back Injury

It all depends on the severity of the injury. I had a 14cm disc bulge several years back. Most doctors want to do surgery at 10cm or more. I did physical therapy for about 4 months. To this day I still do the same stretches and routines I did during rehab.

Point being, if Randy is truly in no pain, then it isn't that severe. It could just be herniated 5-7 cm. All he needs to do is enough physical therapy to get it down to 3-4cm, which is considered manageable and often causes no pain. And if he continues the stretches and routines, he could possibly eliminate the rest of the disc bulge while working.

And as David pointed out, Randy being in peak shape can also speed up his recovery.