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How to Exercise With a Hernia: 7 Common Mistakes, Causes, And More
“You have a herniated lumbar disc” your doctor says, and shows you a picture of an MRI. Well, that explains the symptoms you’ve been feeling… the sharp back pain, the pain along your sciatic nerve, and the numbness/tingling. The treatment: surgery (if it bothers you enough). And although you’re not terribly enthusiastic about going under the knife, you don’t want to keep experiencing the symptoms of it, either. So you give yourself a deadline: “let me see if I can improve this with exercise in X number of months, and if I can’t, then I’ll get the surgery.” Smart choice 😉
Unfortunately, if you’ve looked online, you probably haven’t seen any great resources on how to exercise with a hernia. Fortunately for you, you’re a reader of my articles, and here, you will get some helpful information on working out with a hernia.
And if you don’t have a hernia, but know someone who does, forward this article to them, because it can help them relieve their pain, and recover from surgery quicker (if they decide to have it).
If you’re the one with the hernia, and want advice specific to you, we have a special program for that. If you want to see whether this program is for you, just email me with the words “Hernia Help” in the subject line.
