Functional exercises for lumbar 45 lumbar 5 sacral 1 disc herniation focus on strengthening the lumbar muscles to avoid aggravation of the herniation or to reduce symptoms. Patients can use lumbar stretching, hanging bar, five-point support, swimming and other ways to exercise.
1. Lumbar stretching: regular lumbar stretching, such as the action of small swallow fly, prone position lying on the bed, stomach close to the bed, head, neck and lower limbs regularly upward, which can enhance the strength of the neck, chest and lumbar muscles, and enhance the stability of the spine.
2. Suspension bar: natural suspension by holding the bar with both hands can make the lumbar spine get traction, mainly through their own body weight for traction, the width of the intervertebral space will increase, which is conducive to the reset of the intervertebral discs, retraction.
3. Five-point support method: lie on your back on a hard bed, with your head, bilateral shoulder blades and bilateral feet close to the bed, raise your stomach and buttocks upwards, so that the whole person presents a bridge shape, which is bowed, and enhances the strength of the spinal muscles.
4. Swimming: due to the buoyant effect of water, it can not only exercise the muscles of the lumbar back, but also reduce the pressure on the lumbar spine joints, thus improving the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation.
Patients should exercise under the guidance of a physician or rehabilitation therapist to avoid injuries brought about by improper self-exercise.