Cycling is not good for herniated discs.
Cycling is not only not beneficial to patients with lumbar disc herniation, but sometimes even aggravates the condition.
Cycling in the forward position, the pressure in the lumbar intervertebral disc will increase, the pressure increases, will make the lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion in the force of the protrusion of the more obvious, thus aggravating the pressure on the nerves, the patient’s pain symptoms will be aggravated, so a long time of cycling is likely to aggravate the condition. If the road surface is bumpy and uneven during cycling, it will also cause lumbar disc herniation symptoms to aggravate.
Therefore, patients with lumbar disc herniation are not recommended to prevent the disease through cycling exercise.
If diagnosed with herniated lumbar disc disease, early standardized treatment is recommended to reduce the adverse effects of the disease.