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Exercise after L5 S1 disc herniation
I suffered slip disc in July 2021. I had mild pain in left hip and left leg. After 3 months of physiotherapy and exercises I am 95% pain free and comfortable. When can I start lifting weights as I am a gym enthusiast and used to lift before my injury.
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chiropractic and osteopathy treatment will help
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Posture corrections must
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Get reassessed from a experienced physiotherapist
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You should hire an experienced personal trainer to do weight lifting and body building.
You should start lifting the weights gradually with proper guidance.
You should also continue with the back stretching and strengthening exercises once in a day.
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U can start ur weight lift with gradually but avoid more pending activities
U must strengthen ur spinal muscles especially spinal extensors
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spinal muscles strengthening exercises
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avoid pending
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If you ve been treated with manual techniques and exercises you can start to lift weight but slowly increase the weight, dont go over and lift the unbearable weights in a day or two.
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You can treated with physiotherapist .some machine use effected area. Hot formaltation or you can also apply ice.
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During physiotherapy treatment used machine and exercises or only machines because u need manual technique to treat this pblm
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Dr. Urvi katakia (PT)
Physiotherapist
13 yrs exp
Mumbai
You can start lifting weights slowly... U need to inform ur gym instructor abt ur injury so that he can guide u with gradually increasing in weights nd exs..
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Avoid forward bending.
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Dr. Vidhi Panchal (PT)
Physiotherapist
3 yrs exp
Patan
U can start lifting weight gradually. Nd lift ut with precautions..avoid more forward bending...lift with care nd instructions
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Dr. Jacob Roshan Mathew (PT)
Physiotherapist
19 yrs exp
Bangalore
If there is a herniated disc with annular tear, lifting is to be completely avoided.
In case of loading with back supported as with leg press the range of knee bending has to be controlled.
Barbell lifting could be risky and based in your pelvic control and muscle tightness.
Lifting with bending forward is the most risky movement. However this movement could be eventually restored with training using low weights.
However individual lifting capacities differ and there is no 1 size fits all.
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