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Re: Spine friendly workouts for L5-S1 Disc herniation [doug in co]
doug in co wrote:
if it doesn't hurt, do it..

The herniated disk may or may not be the cause of the pain. I have the herniated L5-S1 disk, as does most of the population over 40.

Fifteen years ago when I had my first bout of back pain, PT gave me a large range of exercises, and recommended both Pilates and yoga as maintenance in the long term. I had about four months off running, with weekly PT sessions and massage. I now have only mild pain, very little as long as I keep up with the core exercises and stretching.


Sciatica showed up a few years later, another set of PT exercises help to keep it manageable. This flared up last year. In desperation tried the Sacro Wedgy which has actually worked, not clear if it was that or the daily foam rolling though.


Along the lines of what Doug is saying I would just do as much as you can. Generally from what I have seen with others, running is good. If you are a former high school swimmer, I'd just swim a lot. Depending on the issue, biking may be the problematic one.

I've battling an L4/L5 + L5/S1 for 5 years after they were injured between a crash and a chiropractic session in 2015. I finally was able to start running last winter and the moment I started running again, things dramatically got better. Swimming kept me sane.
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