Further therapeutic measures | Exercises for a herniated disc

Further therapeutic measures

To prevent or treat another herniated disc, you should not only consider stretching and strengthening exercises, but also massages, sling table, hot compresses, embrocations, electrotherapy, work ergonomics, a back school or yoga exercises. If the exercises can only be performed under pain, water gymnastics is a good choice. Here, buoyancy is used and the spinal muscles are strengthened at the same time.

Summary

Since a herniated disc is in most cases caused by lack of movement and one-sided strain, you should analyze your daily routine and integrate variety into the movements.It is therefore recommended to start with physiotherapeutic exercises for the spine first. You should be creative and vary your exercises considerably. However, avoid abrupt movements and strong rotations.

Sports such as tennis and squash are not suitable. Tai Chi, swimming or special physiotherapy for the spinal disc symptoms are recommended. It is reasonable to integrate certain exercises into the daily routine.

For example, one can use lunch breaks for short walks or do stretching exercises on the PC every half hour for 5 minutes. With the simplest of aids (tennis balls, light dumbbells, terabands, exercise mat, wooden sticks) you can acquire and implement a smorgasbord of exercises to prevent a new slipped disc or to treat an existing slipped disc therapeutically.