Herniated Disc - Best Exercises

[DippyHippy86]

Hi everyone! 👋

I'm have recently had a back injury & want to exercise again to lose weight & build up core strength.

Does anyone know any good exercises I can do with a herniated disc?

Any advice welcome.

Em xx

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello DippyHippy86 and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum

I can sympathise about back pain, it is very debilitating, but we are not medically trained so cannot offer specific advice I'm afraid. Have be advised to see a Physio? They are the best people to see.

However for help and support with weight loss you have come to the right place, and that is more to do with what you eat than exercise 😊

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Anna

[DippyHippy86]

Thanks Anna61! I will be seeing a physiotherapist soon touch wood. Just eager to get back to exercising 😂 I will see what my doctor says x

[Active_43]

Hi DippyHippy86 Do you have a good yoga or pilates teacher near you?

A properly trained teacher will have studied anatomy and might be able to help.

All the best

[DippyHippy86]

It's definitely something I could look into x

[Hidden]

Hi DippyHippy86 . I suffered two herniated discs last summer, with excruciating sciatica. My advice, if you haven't done so already in order to arrive at this diagnosis, is to get an MRI scan. Then a good qualified physio can look at those results, and tailor the exercises to suit your condition. I would not recommend doing it any other way.

I saw a physio twice a week to start with for four months, and religiously did the exercises she prescribed. It took that long till I was no longer in pain, and another three months before I lost the limp I'd acquired.

Since then I have done Pilates, ( with the same qualified physio, who is also a Pilates teacher,) to strengthen my back to make sure it doesn't ever happen again.

I put on weight during those eight months of inactivity, but i believe it is careful eating rather than exercise which has helped me lose that weight.

[DippyHippy86 in reply to Hidden]

Ouch! Thank you so much for the advice. It has eased but having a couple of bad days again - in the middle of moving which isn't helping recovery 🙈 fingers crossed I can get back to best soon. Glad to hear you are doing okay x