Can I turn over if I have lumbar disc herniation?

Lumbar disc herniation is usually caused by degenerative lesions, trauma and other reasons. Patients will experience low back pain, and the pain will radiate to the lower limbs. Some patients also have urinary incontinence, numbness and other phenomena. It is necessary to find out the cause, adopt symptomatic treatment, and pay attention to daily turning methods. Let's see if you can turn over with lumbar disc herniation.

During the treatment of lumbar disc herniation, it is not recommended to turn over too much. You need to keep resting and sleep on your back. If you must turn over, do it slowly and not too much. You can ask your family or doctor to help you turn over so as not to affect the treatment effect. In addition, the usual exercise method must be correct. If the exercise method is not correct, the disease will become more serious.

Precautions for exercise for lumbar disc herniation

1. Don’t do sit-ups:

Patients with lumbar disc herniation have weak back muscles, and sit-ups will increase the pressure on the lumbar spine, making lumbar disc herniation more serious.

2. Avoid various ball games:

There are many ball sports, such as badminton, golf, basketball, etc., which require relatively high body movement speed and need to drive power through the waist. The confrontation is more intense and it is easy to sprain the lumbar spine and make the condition more serious.

3. Practice yoga correctly:

The lumbar flexion that occurs during many yoga poses can make a herniated disk or slipped vertebrae worse, further compressing the nerves and causing uncomfortable symptoms.

4. Avoid riding a bicycle for a long time:

Patients with lumbar disc herniation cannot ride a bicycle for a long time, because riding a bicycle requires bending over for a long time, which will cause greater damage to the lumbar disc and make the uncomfortable symptoms more serious. Therefore, they should avoid long-term cycling exercise.

The above introduces whether you can turn over if you have lumbar disc herniation, as well as the precautions for exercise for lumbar disc herniation. If the usual exercise method is not correct, it will affect the recovery of the disease. When lumbar disc herniation is serious, you can choose the correct treatment method under the guidance of a doctor, such as physical therapy, drug therapy, minimally invasive surgery, etc.