Easy exercises that relieve the pain of a bulging disc

Back pain and influenza are probably one of the most common illnesses affecting most Americas and individuals globally. Daily exercise keeps us healthy. But only visit as doctor or chiropractor when there is a problem with us performing our daily routines. A common condition (Bulging disc) affecting both the young and old population alike of this country.

Stretching exercises are recommended by neuro physicians to ease a bulging disc. To understand how herniated discs affect the back and cause chronic pain we first need to go over the anatomy of the back. The spinal column is an ‘S’ shaped curve. Starting from S1 to lumbar L1 discs are stacked one on top of the other concluding at the sacchrum and coccyx. Acting as building blocks of the back the vertebrae are cushioned by soft-jelly like material that helps the back to absorb shock and injury that may be caused to the back. This jelly like mass can be found in-between each vertebrae, it covers the area of each vertebrae.

When the jelly like substance protrudes out of the vertebrae it results in a condition called a bulging disc. Bulging disc affects young and old individuals and results in chronic pain on the left or right side of the back. This condition affects the lower lumbar region or low back and occurs over a time period. Pain or sciatica occurs when the bulging disc is herniated meaning the bulging disc is pinching a nerve surrounding the spinal cord. Bulging disc can be diagnosed by modern imaging techniques like MRI.

Cortisone injections along with hot and cold temperature therapy, is prescribed by physicians to treat bulging discs. Physical therapy, yoga, and stretching exercises can be used for treating Bulging disc. Affecting the parathyroid glands pseudo gout is considered to be inherited. Misdiagnosed sometimes pseudo-gout is mistaken for Rheumatoid arthritis. Bulging disc is caused when the soft jelly like material moves away from the nucleus and protrudes into the nerve area of the spiral column, causing pain and later results in sciatica affecting both left and right side of the back.

Gout is a condition resulting in deposits of uric acid between the joints. Pseudo gout and gout can also affect the spine resulting in severe back pain. Although, rheumatoid arthritis rarely affects the back it may affect the spine resulting in a condition called myelopathy. It results in inflammation and severe weakening of the ligaments and tendons that connect the vertebrae and leads to instability of the neck and the back. This condition is serious and life threatening.

Relief can be found from a bulging disc condition by performing stretching exercises and yoga. Simple stretching exercises are known to have cured people suffering from chronic back pain. Yoga exercises such as knee rolls, knee lifts, pelvic twists, and sit ups can help low back pain. These exercises cause the stomach muscles to stretch and hence strengthen which compensates for the loss of function of the vertebrae. Commonly performed yogasanas are recommended which stretch the back to improve circulation to the vertebrae. A therapeutic or trained yoga expert should be consulted and good caution should be taken before performing such stretching exercises.