so how to recover from a disk bulge
established that you have a herniation and that bulge is probably hitting a nerve
how are you going to get that bulge back into position
and move that jelly back into the middle of the disk and get
that disk healing? well here's my top tips!
number one: don't sit
ever. for no reason whatsoever
the minute you sit, you place the maximum
pressure and compression through the disk and you just bulge it out
and you inhibit the healing
you need to alternate between lying standing
and walking. If you must sit,
as you begin to recover you can get what we call coccyx cushion
which is a cushionh that will put the disc into a really good position. It has a little
hole in it so that your
your coccyx can drop into and you're not putting pressure up
from the bottom
number two: don't lift
under any circumstances don't lift. not a thing
not to hoover, dont lift a suitcase
in some cases as many of you know if your disc bulges
bad enough lifting a kettle will send that pain right down your leg
that should be an indication to you that lifting
is causing your disc to bulge
you want to be doing
everything possible to keep that disk in position
giving enough time to heal. So you
have a 'get out of jail free' card you just tell everyone
"no lifting"
number three: get yourself
into a pain-free position wherever possible
whatever you are whatever you're doing jiggle around until you find a pain-free
position
find the position in which you lift that disc
of the nerve. The minute you're in a pain free position you are encouraging your disk
to heal
number four: drink lots of
water to rehydrate your disks. this will help them to heal
number for drink lots of water
your desk need rehydrating the more you rehydrate them
the more you will help them to heal
number five: now this
is last but not least and possibly, in my opinion, the most important point that
will help you recover from a disk injury.
if you go to a physiotherapist the treatment they will put you on a
traction machine
traction is fantastic because to encourage disc to heal
you need to decompress it you need to encourage the the disc
back into position and give that joint lot of space
now an 'inversion table' is a very safe and very easy
way for you to give yourself traction and decompression
at home so even if you can only manage five minutes a day just take yourself to
45 degrees
You don't have to go to 180 degrees. give that disk space
it's the most magical and effective way to heal a disk
now if you have high blood pressure you obviously shouldn't do this
everyone else - go get yourself an inversion table!
so there we are that was my top tips for helping you recover from a
disc bulge or herniation. obviously they are just
first aid tips though and they will just help you through that initial month
where you get that disc of the nerve and get you outta pain
long-term though - it's really really important to manage your disk and
encourage that long-term healing
and correction and to prevent it happening again
now for this purpose I've created a six-week program
management program to complete recovery
as much as is possible you can find that on my website I really hope that this
has been helpful to you
best of luck with your coverage