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Therapy Guide
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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 YouTube
01

Prone Press-Up (McKenzie)

Sets
2–3
Reps
8–10

Stop if pain radiates farther down the leg

Watch on YouTube
03

Nerve Glide (Sciatic)

Sets
2
Reps
10 each side

Gentle sliding motion only, no hard stretch