Exercise is a frequent component of disc treatment. Your pain will be reduced by maintaining a proactive approach and help ensure the long-term health of your spine.
A herniated disc may need 1 or 2 days rest to relieve pain. You need to resist the desire to lie in bed for days at a time since your muscles need conditioning to help the healing procedure. Your body may not respond to treatment, should you forgo physical activity and exercise.
Exercising is an efficient method to strengthen and stabilize your low back muscles and prevent additional injury and pain. Strong muscles support your own body weight and bones, carrying pressure.
However, even if you have powerful muscles to support your spine, you must get rid of excess weight to truly support your spine. Your back is strained by carrying around extra weight constantly, you’re practically doing all of the time to heavy lifting! Losing weight will reduce your pain and encourage the health of your back. If you need to lose weight, talk to you physician about the different choices you may have.
Herniated discs are a common cause of low back pain and symptoms among the general population. While there are a variety of treatment methods which can help ease the symptoms of herniated discs, exercise has been shown to help these tremendously. For more information, please feel free to ask Dr. Jimenez or contact us at (915) 850-0900.