Pilates Do's With A Bulged Disc

 

    Here are some Pilates Do's for a productive, safe and helpful Pilates practice:

• Do receive approval from your physician to partake in exercise!
• Do inform your instructor of your bulged disc and other relevant medical conditions!
• Do perform Pilates exercises with a neutral spine or a flat back!
• Do always use caution with rotation!
• Do perform exercises to strengthen your back!
• Do perform exercises to strengthen your core!
• Do avoid exercises that cause the spine to go into extreme flexion and extension!
• Do avoid exercises that combine flexion with side bending and twisting!
• Do tell your Pilates instructor if the movements are causing you pain or discomfort!
• Do perform more extension based exercises!
• Do use props to elevate the pelvis to maintain a neutral pelvis and spine!
• Do positions and movements that work in pain-free range and modify any that cause pain or discomfort

References

Titleabove. (2019, October 3). Is pilates good for your back?. Physical Therapy Clinic. https://abovept.com/is-pilates-good-for-your-back/#:~:text=If%20your%20back%20pain%20is,come%20from%20your%20bulging%20disc.

Beth Glosten, M. P.-R. (n.d.). Pilates exercise and back pain. Spine. https://www.spine-health.com/wellness/yoga-pilates-tai-chi/pilates-exercise-and-back-pain#:~:text=As%20a%20general%20rule%2C%20back,stress%20on%20the%20intervertebral%20discs.