“What activities should you avoid with a herniated disc?”
I am a 40 year old male. I want to know what activities should you avoid with a herniated disc?
7 Answers
ChiropractorChiropractor
Any excessive laoding while flaired up. A combination chiropractic adjustment (I prefer Cox) l, Decompression, and PT. It is important to correct the cause. Now if trauma simple. Most of the time it is excessive loading ie biomechanical stress that tears annular fibers and produces herniation.
Bending and twisting
Heavy lifting is an obvious one, anything where your spine is loaded. Extended sitting is also hard on your lumbar discs.
Dr. Jane Bye
Chiropractor
Sitting and bending forward increase the pressure in a disc. It is best to
stand, walk or lay.
stand, walk or lay.
Avoid lifting heavy weights, squatting or dead lifts
Anything activity that increases your pain should be avoided. Be especially careful with lifting and twisting, especially simultaneously. I would avoid squats and deadlifts if you exercise with weights, rather use a hex bar. Please do exercises that strengthen your core muscles and spinal stabilizing muscles. A fitness instructor can help you with those.
You should avoid any forward bending at the waist and especially any heavy lifting that would require you to get caught bending forward.
