Lumbar spinal stenosis compression nerve leg pain acute period is generally not suitable for exercise, should be bed rest, the recovery period can be appropriate exercise, such as pear-shaped muscle stretching, flat back exercises, holding the knee exercises.
1. Pear-shaped muscle stretching: lie on your back, stretch your arms to shoulder level, then place your right foot on the outside of your left leg and rotate your right knee to the left, while rotating, your knee and shoulder can not leave the ground, hold the posture for 6 seconds, then return to the initial position, then switch to the left side for exercise, so alternate exercises, repeat 6-8 times on each side.
2. Flat back exercise: lie on your back and keep your knees bent, relax your arms on both sides of your head, then clamp your hips and tighten your abdomen, keep your waist flat on the ground for about 5 seconds, then relax, repeat this three times, as your ability to improve, you can gradually increase the number of times.
3. hold the knee exercise: keep the state of supine bent knees, and then will hold both hands to the knees as close as possible to the chest, keep this action for 5 seconds, and then recover, and then relax for a few seconds and then repeat once.
The above exercises help to strengthen the muscles of the lower back as well as the buttocks and abdomen, and improve the symptoms of leg pain caused by nerve compression due to lumbar spinal stenosis. Patients are advised to perform the exercises under the guidance of a doctor.