Stretching For Disc Pain

Hi, this is doctor kuns

and we’re going to cover 3 of the most common types of stretches to help with disc related injuries. The first stretch that we want to cover is the McKenzie and the Wilson protocols. The McKenzie protocol is a protocol where the patient is Laying flat, face down, and then eventually they’re putting some pressure extending themselves back upwards.

And that extension starts causing some traction and some slight pressure to be removed from the front part of the disc. That usually is one of the best stretches for an initial injury. with a disc patient. McKenzie Protocol has been used for many years and should be used initially maybe for 30 seconds and then maybe work up to a couple of minutes.

Some patients even find that they stack a few pillows,

lay in that position,

and it’s a position that they can at least find some relief in. There is another type of a stretch called the Wilson’s Maneuver and that’s for a little bit rarer type of a patient that flexion or pulling the knees up to their belly is a much more relaxed and forgiving position for them.

This is usually because the facets or The posterior elements are inflamed and causing the pressure, but again, it is a type of stretch that kind of a balling up that does give some relief. That would be the first 2

I would try, and it’s going to be really obvious which one helps more than the other.

But those two positions are the first of the elements of stretching for the disc injured patient. Again, if you want some testing. Give us a call. Let’s see if we can help you with this. And the number is somewhere here on the page. Thanks a lot. Talk to you later.