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		jack_riminton on June 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Effectiveness of an walking intervention for the p... I have two adjacent herniated discs which has basically made me somewhat disabled (I can't sit down at certain angles, lift anything heavier than 15kg without crippling myself). Walking twice a day definitely helps as does these daily exercises: - Back extensions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu0O414sU0c - Bird dog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QABW99qPiNM - Hip bridges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmveFKdpknI - Light kettle bell swings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY38L70lxro

mentos on June 20, 2024 [–]

Any thoughts/experience with surgery to excise the herniated portions of the discs?

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