“Look out! Twisting While Bending Can Bulge Your Back”
By Tommy Hoffman, Licensed Physical Therapist
Easily, one of the fastest ways to hurt your back and create a bulging disc diagnosis is to put your torso in a position of a combined forward flexion with a twisting motion. The reason this happens is simply because those combined movements put your lower back at a tremendous disadvantage, creating a sort of “perfect storm” for disabling back pain due to a bulging or herniated disc.
Usually, we get ourselves into this poor positioning while attempting to pick up and/or lift something off the ground. We may be in a big hurry and forget all about “proper lifting” patterns with the assumption that:
- The item is small.
- The item is not heavy.
- You are only doing it just this “once”.
- You feel perfectly fine so you should be “okay”.
The problem is no matter how small, or light the item is, it is the actual positioning that gets us into trouble. I have seen people in my clinic hurt their lower back picking up a sock off the floor. In other words, pay attention to your positioning at all times.
I have a bulging disc, what happens now?
As the above type of scenario has happened to you, don’t panic. You can easily fix your bulging disc with three easy steps. While I may have provided you with the information you need to quickly fix your bulging disc symptoms, it may still not be the cure.
Doing exercises, using cold packs, performing self traction techniques while at home and the like may serve you well, and it doesn’t stop there. Looking for a cure for back pain or a bulging disc should be something you take quite seriously and a primary goal you make starting right here on this website.
I have already provided you with the necessary tools to fix your bulging disc and reduce your back pain symptoms. That may be enough for you or someone else and so the search can stop there…or maybe you are just curious enough to take it a step further? As you decide, get a hold of my e-Book and look no further.
My special report should be the first and last place you look seeking a cure. It gives you lots of advice on what you should and should not be doing as well as a systematic approach to alleviating back pain for good.
Whatever you decide to do, commit 100 percent to the solution…you are too close to the answers you seek to just stop now.
Good Luck,
Tommy Hoffman, P.T.Tommy Hoffman
