9 movements to treat lumbar disc herniation

Currently, there are many methods to treat disc herniation. In the early stages, patients often seek exercise and physical therapy methods that are both safe and effective. Below are exercises for patients with lumbar disc herniation that you can refer to. Note that each movement should be repeated 15 to 20 times.

Action 1:

Lie on a firm mattress. Bend one knee. Clasp your hands together and pull your knee as close to your stomach as possible. Keep your other leg straight. Keep it straight until your knee feels tired, then slowly straighten it and switch legs.

Action 2:

Bend both knees and press them against your stomach. Cross your hands and hold your legs tightly to help push your knees against your stomach. This will stretch the muscles along your spine, allowing the discs to return to their original position, helping to reduce numbness and discomfort. Hold this position until you feel tired, then release.

Movement 3:

The patient still has both legs bent at the knees. Try to exert force to press the back down into the mattress until tired, then relax, then repeat.

Movement 4:

The patient bends his legs and knees, lifting his buttocks off the mattress. To do this, someone needs to assist him so that his back remains in the bent position. When you feel tired, you can rest and then continue.

Movement 5:

Lie down with your hips and knees bent, your hands on the mattress, and your chest and neck lifted off the mattress. Hold this position until you feel tired, then rest.

Movement 6:

Lie down with your hips and knees bent, and your legs moving as if pedaling a bicycle, making a circle in the air. Practice this movement gently.

Movement 7:

The patient lies prone, kneeling on his hands and feet. In this position, the patient tries to arch his back as much as possible to help widen the intervertebral foramina. When tired, he can lower his back down and then raise it up again.

Movement 8:

The patient remains in the kneeling position on all fours. The patient slowly leans back, trying to touch the heels with the buttocks and stretching the arms straight forward as far as possible. Maintain this position until tired.

Movement 9:

Still in the four-point kneeling position, reach one arm forward and the opposite leg straight back. Try to maintain balance, hold the position until tired, then switch sides.

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