After the lumbar disc herniation presses on the nerves, you can exercise to recover by swimming, straight leg raising and walking backwards. 1. Swimming: patients with lumbar disc herniation can exercise through swimming exercises. When the body floats in the water, the pressure on the waist can be greatly reduced by exercising the muscles of the waist, back and limbs. 2. Straight leg raising: Straight leg raising can relieve muscle tension and inflammation caused by nerve pulling or compression, thus achieving the effect of lumbar exercise. 3. Walking backwards: Walking backwards can effectively exercise the strength of the lumbar back muscles, thus better protecting the lumbar spine and relieving the pain symptoms caused by lumbar disc herniation. Patients can exercise through the above ways of exercise, but must be measured, do not use too much force, so as to avoid accidents.