Preventing injury is never 100% and always going to work every single time. However, there are a lot of things that you can do to help things get better or to prevent them from happening. So, a disc herniation is when the disc pushes back into the nerve and you will sometimes get that pain down the leg. Typically, disc herniations happen from flexion-based exercise or movement. That would entail bending forward and especially doing so with lifting or weight if done wrong. If you flex or bend forward, it pushes the disc back into the nerve. First thing is disc injuries are not usually a one incident caused all the problem type of injuries. It usually is a repetitive trauma that finally causes the pain because it happens a lot where you pick up a pencil or paperclip off the floor and it happens. The inside of the disc pushes through a lot of layers to push back into that nerve. Flexion is the dominant motion causing these, but then add in some side to side bending or rotation and it will put more pressure on the disc. The usual complaint is going into those “bad” positions for a long period of time or load it by lifting something, there is potential for that to become an issue. In the scenario of lifting boxes, dead lifting, or picking anything up, if I do it poorly it will slowly push that disc back and cause a disc herniation. The game changer here is keeping a neutral spine instead of rounding the back. This will be difficult to always remember, but if you don’t remember every time it is not the end of the world. You think of how many times you bend forward such as putting your shoes on, doing the dishes, grabbing something off of the floor, or even putting your pants on it all involves some bending forward. If you can keep that neutral spine it will decrease the repetitive nature that is the usual cause of these injuries.
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