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Recovering from acute disc pain : Caution and patience are key.
Grant
"I would like to add a couple of comments following Amy's post on her exercises;
Firstly though I will congratulate her on her motivation on doing her rehabilitation exercises - disc injuries are very slow to heal and potentially debilitating injuries. If you are to injure anything in your back, don't injure the disc!
As Amy has passed the acute stage she has forgotten to mention the first exercise. As she was shifted off to the side, a very common sign associated with back injuries, the first exercise was designed to correct this shift and straighten her up. If you are shifted then you should see a physio to assess you and teach you how to do this exercise correctly - it is imperative to correct the shift prior to beginning the back extensions.
The back extensions are done with the pelvis fixed to the ground, the extension happens through the spine and you should push up enough to cause discomfort only into the lower back. The exercise is repeated 3 x 10 repetitions, and this lower back discomfort should ease within each set of 10. If you have any buttock or leg pain then this should also ease as a result of doing the exercise.
If it worsens the buttock or leg pain then STOP. If you have buttock or leg symptoms, and as a consequence of doing the extensions these ease, but you develop more back pain, you should CONTINUE. As always If in doubt see a physio."
Posted by Grant Plumbley on 18th December, 2011 | Comments | Trackbacks
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