Disc Bulge Treatment
This video demonstrates the “McKenzie Method” – a series of exercises intended to improve disc position and provide back pain relief. The McKenzie Method is a series of progressive positions designed to encourage your disc back into its proper place.
However, if your disc is acute, you may not be able to work through all stages straight away. In this case, work through as many stages as you can, and only progress further as your pain subsides. It is expected that each stage will be somewhat painful until it achieves its goal. So what is a bulged disc anyway? A bulging disc is when a disc is compressed and bulges outward into the column that’s normally occupied by the spinal cord. This can be a natural result of ageing, but in some people it can be quite painful and debilitating. Because it is considered degenerative, there is usually a progressive, gradual onset of symptoms.
It can ultimately cause pain/numbness/tingling in the buttocks, legs, or back. In more advanced stages, it can also affect one’s ability to walk. Trying McKenzie’s Method can mitigate the situation by encouraging the disc back into place and relieving pressure off nerves. These exercises can be painful as your body adapts to each level. Don’t move to the next level until the one you’re at is no longer uncomfortable. But as always, a full self-directed therapy program should be developed with the guidance of a physiotherapist.
