{"id":2478,"date":"2019-04-05T22:03:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T22:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2023-07-03T23:42:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T23:42:09","slug":"herniated-disc-exercises-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/herniated-disc-exercises-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"Herniated Disc\/Bulging Disc Exercises To Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5685963\/\">research article<\/a> The most common source of low back pain in individuals is degenerative disc disease and herniated disc in the low back.<a href=\"#C1\" class=\"citation\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In our <a href=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/herniated-disc-exercises\/\">7 safe exercises for herniated disc article<\/a> we cover some of the exercises we recommend for you to try, but in this article (below) we list several <strong>herniated disc exercises to avoid<\/strong>, as well as some of the main activities one should not do with a herniated disc. Please note, these are applicable to a bulging disc also.<!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>The general postures and activities you should decrease or avoid include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Excessive sitting (Especially in poor posture).<a href=\"#C3\" class=\"citation\">[3]<\/a><a href=\"#C5\" class=\"citation\">[5]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Bending forward (Spine flexion).<a href=\"#C2\" class=\"citation\">[2]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Lifting weights\/heavy loads.<a href=\"#C6\" class=\"citation\">[6]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Picking things up in poor form or on the side of you.<a href=\"#C5\" class=\"citation\">[5]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Sleeping with spine in a \u201cflexed position\u201d.<a href=\"#C2\" class=\"citation\">[2]<\/a><a href=\"#C3\" class=\"citation\">[3]<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- This site is converting visitors into subscribers and customers with OptinMonster - https:\/\/optinmonster.com :: Campaign Title: Posture-Opt-In - Top -->\n<div id=\"om-pz513yacpp1li9ptlhax-holder\"><\/div>\n<script>(function(d,u,ac,a){var s=d.createElement('script');s.type='text\/javascript';s.src='https:\/\/c97c3c.backintelligence.com\/app\/js\/api.min.js';s.async=true;s.dataset.user=u;s.dataset.campaign=ac;s.dataset.api=a;d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(s);})(document,10863,'pz513yacpp1li9ptlhax','campaigns');<\/script>\n<!-- \/ OptinMonster -->\n<br=\"blank\"><\/p>\n<h2>7 Exercises To Avoid For Herniated Discs &#038; Bulging Discs:<\/h2>\n<h3>#1: Sit Ups &#038; Crunches<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sit-Ups.png\" alt=\"Crunches\" width=\"740\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sit-Ups.png 740w, https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sit-Ups-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nThis popular exercise is one of the worst exercises for people experiencing herniated discs and sciatica. The forward flexion of the spine puts enormous pressure on the discs of your spine.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#d0d0d0;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#eaeaea;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/crunches-and-sit-ups-bad-for-back\/\">Are sit ups bad for your back? (Click Here)<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>#2: Straight Leg Raises<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Leg-Raises.png\" alt=\"Leg Raises\" width=\"740\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Leg-Raises.png 740w, https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Leg-Raises-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nRaising the leg can put a lot of pressure on the spinal discs, so it&#8217;s best avoided.<\/p>\n<h3>#3: Squats<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Squat.png\" alt=\"Squat\" width=\"740\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Squat.png 740w, https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Squat-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nThe entire weight of the body can shift to the lower back during a squat, placing too much stress on the lumbar spine, which can aggravate disc herniation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e37c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#fffd96;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Related Course:<br \/>\n<strong>The Complete Low Back Fix (With Dr. Oliver, DC)<\/strong><br \/>\nEase your Low back pain, gain mobility and get back to the things you enjoy doing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/waitlist-low-back-fix\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#d91900;border-color:#ae1400;border-radius:9px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 24px;font-size:18px;line-height:36px;border-color:#e55e4d;border-radius:9px;text-shadow:none\"> Learn More<\/span><\/a> <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/waitlist-low-back-fix\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Low-Back-Fix-250-1.png\" alt=\"The Complete Posture Fix\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2399\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>#4: Standing Hamstring Stretch<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Toe-Touch.png\" alt=\"Toe touch\" width=\"740\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Toe-Touch.png 740w, https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Toe-Touch-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nThis stretch creates a rounding of the lower back, which stresses the intervertebral discs in the lumbar spine.<\/p>\n<h3>#5: Deadlifts<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Deadlifts.png\" alt=\"Deadlifts\" width=\"740\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Deadlifts.png 740w, https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Deadlifts-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nThis exercise is best avoided for people with a herniated disc because the heavy weight can stress the spine and discs.<\/p>\n<h3>#6: Leg Press<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Leg-Press.png\" alt=\"Leg Press\" width=\"740\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Leg-Press.png 740w, https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Leg-Press-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nThe leg press exercise has the legs coming up close to the chest and thus rounding the spine, which is not good for people with disc problems.<\/p>\n<h3>#7: Biking &#038; Cycling<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Biking.png\" alt=\"Biking\" width=\"740\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Biking.png 740w, https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Biking-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nThe posture required in biking and cycling is one where the person is hunched forward and this is not good for you lumbar herniated disc.<\/p>\n<h2>What to do instead?<\/h2>\n<h3>Try The Cobra Pose &#8211; Extension Pose<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/3-Half-Cobra-Pose.png\" alt=\"Herniated disc exercises cobra pose\" width=\"740\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #2e88a7;\">How it helps<\/span> &#8211; The Half Cobra Stretch helps to push the disc material back towards the center of the inter-vertebral disc to allow for improved healing. The goal of repeated lower back extension is the &#8220;centralization of symptoms&#8221;, which basically means pain that travels down the affected leg to the foot should come back up closer to the low back &#8211; which will in turn alleviate the pain.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #2e88a7;\">How to do it<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Begin this exercise by lying on your stomach (prone position) and slowly prop yourself up on your elbows while keeping your hips in contact with the floor.<br \/>\n&#8211; Hold the prop-up position for 10-15 seconds before returning to the prone position (lying face down).<br \/>\n&#8211; Gradually increase to holding the end position for 30 seconds. Aim for 10 repetitions of this stretch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#d0d0d0;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#eaeaea;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/herniated-disc-exercises\/\">More herniated disc exercises that are good for you (Click Here)<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwgrPwRl75I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e37c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#fffd96;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/products\/\">Check out our Premium Online Courses<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Fix your posture, Get out of pain and Increase your mobility.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/backintelligence.com\/products\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#d91900;border-color:#ae1400;border-radius:9px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 24px;font-size:18px;line-height:36px;border-color:#e55e4d;border-radius:9px;text-shadow:none\"> Learn More<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"small-text\">\nSources:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"C1\"><\/a>[1] Amin R, Andrade N, Neuman B. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5685963\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lumbar Disc Herniation<\/a>. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2017;10(4):507-516. doi:10.1007\/s12178-017-9441-4<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"C2\"><\/a>[2] Humphreys SC, Eck JC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aafp.org\/afp\/1999\/0201\/p575.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clinical evaluation and treatment options for herniated lumbar disc<\/a>. Am Fam Physician. 1999 Feb 1;59(3):575-82, 587-8. <\/p>\n<p><a id=\"C3\"><\/a>[3] Kumar S, Dunsford, Clarke. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3215349\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Integrating evidence into practice: use of McKenzie-based treatment for mechanical low back pain<\/a>. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2011:393. doi:10.2147\/jmdh.s24733<div class=\"su-expand su-expand-collapsed su-expand-link-style-default\" data-height=\"0\"><div class=\"su-expand-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#333333;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden\">\n<p><a id=\"C4\"><\/a>[4] Roy M, Anap D. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/274709868_Is_McKenzie_method_with_core_exercise_effective_for_ Patients_with_disc_derangement_A_Case_Series\" rel=\"nofollow\">Is McKenzie method with core exercise effective for Patients with disc derangement? A Case Series<\/a>. Vims Health Science Journal. 2015;2(1):26-31. <\/p>\n<p><a id=\"C5\"><\/a>[5] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aafp.org\/afp\/2003\/0515\/p2195.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">When you have a herniated disc<\/a>. Am Fam Physician. 2003;67(10):2195-2196.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"C6\"><\/a>[6] Suri P, Hunter D, Jouve C et al. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2919742\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Inciting events associated with lumbar disc herniation<\/a>. The Spine Journal. 2010;10(5):388-395. doi:10.1016\/j.spinee.2010.02.003<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"su-expand-link su-expand-link-more\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" style=\"color:#0088FF;border-color:#0088FF\"><span style=\"border-color:#0088FF\">View all sources used<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-expand-link su-expand-link-less\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" style=\"color:#0088FF;border-color:#0088FF\"><span style=\"border-color:#0088FF\">Show less<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this research article The most common source of low back pain in individuals is degenerative disc disease and herniated disc in the low back.[1] In our 7 safe exercises for herniated disc article we cover some of the exercises we recommend for you to try, but in this article (below) we list several [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1327],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-back-pain-tips","category-low-back-pain","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7 Herniated Disc Exercises To Avoid (Applies to Bulging Discs Too)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Herniated\/Bulging discs can be painful. 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