What is McKenzie’s seven-step lumbar disc herniation therapy?

The McKenzie Therapy for herniated lumbar discs consists of a seven-step therapy: body lying flat down, prone stretch, flat stretch, standing stretch, flat body extension, seated lumbar, and standing lumbar extension. 1. Body Lay Flat Down: Lie down on your stomach, place your upper limbs on either side of your body, turn your head to the side, take deep breaths to allow your body to relax and rest your lower back. 2. Prone stretch: elbows on the ground, so that the upper body is supported on top of the forearms, 3 deep breaths, try to relax the waist, hold for a few minutes. 3. Lying Stretch: Stay in a prone position, eyes forward, and support your upper body with your upper legs. Stretch your lower back to the maximum, comfortably, and do not push too hard to avoid lumbar injury. 4. Standing Stretch: Stand with your feet apart, shoulder width apart. Both hands on the waist, the upper body bent backward, pay attention to not too hard. 5. lie flat body extension: lie flat, legs naturally bent, the two sides of the knee close to the chest, with the hands holding the legs, head up buried in the legs, back and forth a few times, pay attention to not too hard. 6. Seated lumbar exercise: sit on the edge of the chair, put your hands flat on your knees, bend down so that your hands grab your ankles, stretch your waist out, and do it back and forth a few times. 7. Standing lumbar extension: feet open and shoulder width, the body bent forward, hands in the downward extension, relax the waist, do not force too much. Herniated lumbar disc exercise should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, scientific training, do not cause secondary injury, miss the condition.