Low Back
Lumbar Disc Issues
Low-back pain that may shoot into the buttock or leg when a lumbar disc is irritated or bulging.
- Radiating leg pain
- Numbness/tingling
- Worse with sitting
- Pain bending forward
What patients often notice
- Radiating leg pain
- Numbness/tingling
- Worse with sitting
- Pain bending forward
Home exercises
Tap a thumbnail to open the demo on YouTube. Move in a pain-free range unless your provider said otherwise.
Watch on YouTube01
Prone Press-Up (McKenzie)
- Sets
- 2–3
- Reps
- 8–10
Stop if pain radiates farther down the leg
Watch on YouTube02
Standing Extension
- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 8
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Nerve Glide (Sciatic)
- Sets
- 2
- Reps
- 10 each side
Gentle sliding motion only, no hard stretch