Question by pb335: I have a herniated disc in my lower back (L5-S1). Can/Should I do spinning as exercise?
I've been diagnosed with herniated disc after being in pain for over 8 months. I've been doing step aerobics and cardio workouts and was very active. My doctor told me to stop doing exercises where I have to do lots of running and jumping around. I get bored of yoga, swimming and other slow exercises. Can I keep doing spinning? What would be ok to do considering my condition? Thanks beforehand!!
Best answer:
Hi, I have L1 - S1 herniated. Spinning is a terrible idea. The best excercise is to lay flat on your stomach on the ground and use your arms to push your upper body up. Keep your legs flat on the ground. Purpose is to arch your back and strengthen your muscles that support the disk. Good luck
The Hidden Factors - Causing Lower Back Pain
Article by JY Ooi
The lacks of exercises, obesity, improper nutrition, muscle weakness, and bad postures are the factors that causing lower back pain. According to the studies, nearly 80% of the population will experience this problem in their lives.Muscle strains are very common, especially to people nowadays who live in an unhealthy environment. Lack of exercises caused the muscles to be less flexible and obesity put extra weight to the weak muscles causing lower back pain.Back problem usually results from the muscle imbalances from the shoulders to the hips. We actually have two sources of muscles at each part of the body, one in front and one at the back. If one of the muscles is weaker than the other, it will cause an unbalance pulling and stretching, which increases the damage of the muscles.Besides, arthritis is a disease that caused the back problem. The arthritis spine often affects older people and should be treated immediately because it could lead to other physiological and psychological problems.For those who suffer from arthritis, applying heat to the muscles could relieve the pain. In the long term, you still need muscle balance therapy that improves the stability of the muscles and joints. Yoga will be an alternative treatment that combines stretching, posture and breathing exercises to restore the spinal conditions.Herniated disc normally occurs when the disc is damaged. Most sufferers will only notice the problem when the conditions touch the nerves, causing the pain. Spinal decompression and Inversion Therapy work very well to improve the conditions.In addition, balance diet and good nutrition are essential to the patients as maintaining the body fitness, making it faster to recover from injuries. Proper stretching exercises could maintain the muscle flexibility, thus reduce the frequency of injuries that associated to back pain.
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