Exercises for numbness in the foot from a pinched nerve in the lumbar disc are usually performed during the recovery period. Exercises include hip bridge, lumbar stretching exercises, soft tissue pulling exercises with McKenzie therapy.
1. Hip bridge: patients lie on their backs, knees flexed, upper limbs on the side of the body, buttocks clenched, contraction of the abdomen, slowly raise the hips to the torso, hips and knees in the same straight line, and then slowly put down.
2. Lumbar extension exercise: the patient lies prone, both upper limbs extend back and put the hands on the buttocks, take the abdomen as the support point, slowly lift the chest and both upper limbs off the bed at the same time and then relax.
3. Soft Tissue Pulling Exercise: Sit on a chair, feet flat on the ground, hands on the side of the body naturally hanging down. Clench your buttocks, contract your abdomen, press your lower back against the back of the chair, then bend forward, put your hands on the ground, and then slowly return to the original position.
4. McKenzie therapy: the patient lies prone on the bed, hands support, the head and upper body slowly up, and then return to the original position.
It is recommended that patients with lumbar disc herniation should consult a doctor in time, and train correctly under the guidance of rehabilitation doctors and therapists, and do not exercise blindly on your own, so as to avoid adverse consequences.