These exercises are really what you need for a hernia lumbar. I know this firsthand. After a spinal injury, my aunt developed a lumbar hernia. She was against surgery, so she had to come to terms with this diagnosis. At first, the hernia did not interfere and was manifested only by rare bouts of pain. But over time, the situation worsened.
Exercises for lumbar hernia
Valentin Dikul learned from his own experience what a spinal injury is, after which doctors no longer give hope that you will be able to walk. This is an incredible story of healing when, after falling from a height of 13 meters and terrible injury(he was paralyzed for 5 years) he returned to the circus again.
He says: “The doctors told me that I would spend the rest of my life in wheelchair. But I decided to fight." And he fought and was able to put himself on his feet. He developed a variety of techniques for the restoration of the spine. His method of treatment is aimed at relieving pain and returning the functionality of the spine.
by the most effective method treatment of lumbar hernia of the spine Dikul considers exercises. Their main task is to return the muscles to an optimal state. Relax tense muscles, and weak ones - restore tone. This famous gymnastics includes only 6 exercises, but they have no equal in terms of effectiveness.
THERAPEUTIC GYMNASTICS VALENTIN DIKUL
● Exercise 1
Get on all fours, spread your arms wide, back straight, look forward. Inhale deeply, as you exhale, lower your hips to your heels, relax your back, and tilt your head to your outstretched arms. As you inhale, roll forward onto your hands, bending so that your head stretches up. You linger in this position and again sit on your heels. You do 10-12 repetitions.
● Exercise 2
The starting position is the same as in the previous exercise, the knees are brought together. Raise your feet pressed against each other and swing your toes to the sides, leaning on your knees. Thus, the spine moves in the lumbar region, while the shoulders and chest are motionless. Do 10-12 repetitions in each direction.
● Exercise 3
All the same position. Keep your back straight, chin parallel to the floor. In this exercise, it is necessary to lower the pelvis in turn to the sides, like a pendulum, until pain(as low as possible). IN starting position do not linger, swing from side to side. Only smoothly and without sudden movements. Also 10-12 repetitions on each side.
● Exercise 4
The well-known exercise "cat". The position is the same, while inhaling strongly bend your back in the lower back, head to the ceiling. As you exhale, lower your head between your hands, and bend your back in an arc. Also smoothly, also 10-12 times.
● Exercise 5
Lie on your back, bend your knees. Hands along the body. Slowly lower your knees to the floor to the left, then to the right. In this exercise, only the lumbar region is involved, the shoulder blades do not come off the floor. Breathing is deep, movements are smooth. Do 10-12 repetitions.
● Exercise 6
The position is the same, knees bent, arms along the body, palms down. Place your left heel on your right knee. As you exhale, lift right leg to yourself. Exhale slowly and lower your leg to the floor as you inhale. Do 10 repetitions with each leg.
In this video, they tell and show in more detail how to perform exercises for the back with a hernia, developed by Dikul.
There is nothing complicated in these exercises, they are easy to perform and do not require special physical training. This method is based on four postulates that must not be violated: do the exercises every day, do the exercises for at least 60 minutes, observe gymnastics hygiene and unwaveringly believe in success. If you follow these simple rules, then the pain will definitely recede. Take care of yourself and your health!
For diseases of the musculoskeletal system important role plays special gymnastics. It is aimed at the correct distribution muscle tone and restoring patient mobility. Dikul's exercises for the spine allow you to relax tense muscles and tone flaccid ones. The muscular corset must be normal in order to support our spine and be its support. And often the opposite happens: flaccid muscles unable to take on the entire load and the tension falls on the spine, which begins to "fail". First, microcracks appear in the cartilaginous tissue of the intervertebral disc, then disc protrusion occurs and a hernial protrusion is formed. Often there is a fracture of the facet joints (small joints that hold the vertebrae together). Periarticular ligaments after 40 years are no longer elastic, collagen is no longer enough and the strength of the entire spinal apparatus is reduced. The role of gymnastics is obvious. Valentin Dikul developed his own technique - he tested exercises for the spine on himself and thousands of patients who regained health and mobility, watch the video.
It is important to follow - be sure to read these rules.
Valentin Dikul exercises for the spine video
For acute pain relief
This complex is designed to relieve symptoms and eliminate pain.
Dikul's exercises for the spine: for hernia and lumbar pain
You can watch videos or drawings to master Dikul's exercises for a hernia of the lumbar spine or joint injuries. At correct execution exercises, the muscles of the back and abdomen are strengthened, the ligaments become more elastic, the metabolism in diseased joints is restored, which leads to a gradual recovery and restoration of working capacity.
- helps to relieve inflammation and swelling, reduce pain, is used as an independent prophylactic agent and in combination in the treatment of osteochondrosis, arthritis, neuralgia, etc.
Dikul's exercises for spinal hernia is a fairly effective method and is often used in practice by neurosurgeons. By itself, the intervertebral hernia is one of the rather dangerous and uncomfortable diseases of the human musculoskeletal system.
The connectors of the vertebrae in the spinal column are discs, which are concentric layers of connective tissue fibers, with the nucleus pulposus inside, in the shell of the fibrous ring.
Under the influence of age-related changes, illiterately distributed loads or various hereditary pathologies, the elastic gelatinization of the nucleus acquires the characteristics of the rigidity of a collagen fiber. Because of this, a person can manifest and develop diseases such as intervertebral hernia or herniated discs and osteochondrosis. 
Specialists distinguish several types of hernias, the definition of which is characterized by the placement of the disc core (from its location inside the disc, the degree of protrusion or complete protrusion beyond the borders and hanging down in the form of a drop). A herniated disc has several stages of development and is identified or diagnosed by specific symptoms, such as:
- Pain in the lumbar region and dorsal spine. In the initial stages, protruding forms of hernia put pressure on the roots (nerve endings) of the spinal cord, which leads to intermittent, dull in nature, episodic pain in the lumbar region. Such types of pain are called lumbago, their specificity is that they are able to intensify and progress in the process of hernia development.
- Limited mobility in the lower back. Muscle tension is caused by sharp pains, and a person cannot control the correct posture due to pain. Attempts to take a comfortable position of the body, which will relieve pain, and a parallel refusal of treatment often lead to the development of scoliosis and kyphosis against the background of a hernia.
- Numbness, tingling and feeling of weakness in lower limbs. This happens due to the resulting pressure on the nerve endings in the spinal column.
Methods and methods of treatment of intervertebral hernias
The treatment procedure itself always begins with an examination or consultation with a doctor (orthopedist, neurosurgeon or vertebrologist), diagnosing the disease, its stage and severity. The choice of a method or method of treatment is determined by a specialist - depending on many factors. For example, such as:
- location intervertebral hernia;
- stage of development of the disease;
- the presence of complications, concomitant diseases;
- absence of contraindications to certain methods of treatment.
At the diagnostic stage, it is also important to determine the size and quality of the hernia, its location and relationship directly to the spinal cord, and to obtain data on the exact structure of the spine at all levels.
Based on the received complex of information, the treatment is prescribed, it can be both conservative and surgical intervention in the course of the disease.
Surgical intervention is radical way fight against hernia. Most often, specialists turn to more gentle and effective, most importantly, do not carry side effects methods such as conservative treatment. 
It is important that any treatment undertaken has an integrated effect.
Conservative treatments include:
- physiological procedures;
- pharmacological preparations prescribed by a specialist;
- various manual techniques;
- therapeutic gymnastics or a set of exercises.
Exercises for hernia according to the Dikul method
One of the unique and effective methods developed for the treatment of intervertebral hernias is the method of Valentin Dikul, a former gymnast and current head of the Russian Medical and Rehabilitation Center for Musculoskeletal Diseases.
The essence of the method is not to adapt to the current disease and simple learning life with discomfort and inconvenience, but in the treatment of the problem, in the return to a full, normal life without any restrictions in the possibilities. The method is based on the undeniable assertion that it is possible to restore the nervous tissue, to help it regenerate.
Simple gymnastics, consisting of a complex of therapeutic and easily performed exercises, allows you to start certain biochemical processes aimed at restoring the musculo-nervous transmission of the lumbar region. The main purpose of this therapeutic physical culture(or exercise therapy) is the removal of spasm muscle tissue, reducing pain and restoring atrophied muscles. 
For greater convenience, efficiency and gradual recovery, Dikul's set of exercises includes the ideas and fundamental principles of yoga, classical exercise therapy in the general sense, and simple breathing exercises.
Such exercises are carried out in several approaches, they are conditionally divided into three stages:
- Therapeutic and preparatory. At this stage, the development of joints and ligaments takes place, general training of the whole organism to subsequent intensive loads.
- Therapeutic cycle. Gymnastics and exercises are used, which are aimed at the complete restoration of reduced muscle tone.
- Therapeutic training. Emphasis is placed on the growth of the muscular corset, intervertebral muscles. A very intensive stage aimed at improving the flexibility and mobility of the spinal column.
Features of the exercises of the Dikul technique
This complex, of course, is developed individually for each patient, but the methodology has a general, fundamental rule for everyone: regularity and gradualness.
Exists basic complex exercises, gymnastics, which is suitable for everyone - both during treatment and for prevention. 
One of the important features of the method is that the exercises can be performed both with special devices, on simulators in the halls, and at home, by adapting the materials at hand. The effect of such a performance in both cases will only be positive.
All motor functions are restored thanks to everyday and regular specialized exercise, while attention is paid to breathing - the complex includes unique breathing exercises.
Muscle activity during the use of this method is restored gradually, which does not give additional and sharp loads on the muscle frame, but, on the contrary, provides a very positive effect.
Dikul's exercises for vertebral hernia
The main basic and simplest exercises according to the Dikul method are used not only during the treatment of an intervertebral hernia, but also help in rehabilitation period, after surgery.
The basic complex consists of the following exercises:
- Performed in the supine position. Straighten your legs and bring them together, hands should be lowered down with your palms and spread apart. With a motionless upper body, the right thigh rises. Without separating the legs, the thigh must be turned to the left, lingering in this position for up to 5 seconds. Similar exercise performed with the involvement of the left thigh, with repetitions of no more than 5 times.
- The starting position remains the same - lying down. The fixed upper body also remains motionless. Trying not to tear your legs off the floor, lingering in each corner, you need to take several side steps in both directions, repetitions are carried out from 6 to 8 times.
- Without changing position, legs should be spread shoulder-width apart, and arms should be crossed on the chest. With an immobile lower body top slow slopes. With repetitions up to three times in each direction. You need to try, sliding as much as possible on the floor, bend over, with a pause at the point of the maximum slope (up to 4 seconds).
It is important to remember that the basis of any method is not only the efforts made by the patient and the doctor, but also positive attitude during any procedures that can be effectively combined with other methods of treatment. It is better to carry out preventive measures, for which the exercises of the Dikul method are also suitable, because it is always easier to prevent a disease than to treat it.
I can tell you how to do the exercises, but without your desire my words will not bring success. Even if my equipment were gold, you will never walk unless you have confidence. IN AND. Dikul
It is not without reason that the article begins with a quote from Valentin Ivanovich Dikul himself, the head of one of the best medical and rehabilitation centers in Russia, which deals with the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Dikul's gymnastics from the cervical and lumbar osteochondrosis put him on his feet and to this day helps many people from different countries and cities.
Valentin Ivanovich Dikul
This person is not a theorist, but a practitioner. It so happened that in youth he was seriously interested in circus performances and during one of them an event occurred that determined his entire future life and profession: at a height of 13 meters, the crossbar to which the insurance was attached burst and Valentine fell. From such a fall, he received a compression fracture of the spine, a head injury and many small fractures ...
Doctors, as often happens, with similar diagnoses unanimously told him: “You can forget about normal walking!” But the future doctor himself had his own opinion on this issue. He studied tons of medical literature and began training on his own, developing his own system. And finally he went! Moreover, how he went through life, putting other people on their feet, in front of whom official medicine literally slammed the doors.
The main secret of the success of his training
His system was designed for people who are almost completely unable to move, so it is one of the simplest and most gentle systems for recovering from chondrosis. For some of its constituent elements, simulators and devices will be required. You can easily make them at home, but in this article you will find videos with exercises that do not require any additional things.
The master considers the most important thing in his own approach:
- powerful self-adjustment for the success of the practice
- faith in the 100% ability of any person to overcome their own pain
- unbending will
- iron self-discipline
And this means that success is achievable for absolutely everyone - absolutely at any stage of the disease.
Everything will depend on your efforts!
Orientation and main features of gymnastics
With long systematic studies Dikul's gymnastics from the cervical and is able to restore the spine at the cellular level and bring serious relief and elimination of annoying pain. The course is based on 3 main steps:
- adaptive - designed for general strengthening of various parts of the spine
- gradual - this stage is characterized by a mild complication of classes, with the help of weighting agents and alternating movements for tension with movements for relaxation
- reinforcing - systematic training with complications (with improvement in the patient's condition)
One of the basic principles of such health-improving physical education for the lumbar neck is just the very alternation of exercises for muscle tension with stretching and relaxing them. Many doctors believe that power training are not permissible for diseases of the spine, but the method of Valentin Ivanovich, on the contrary, takes correct and moderate strength training as one of the foundations of treatment.
Of course, in order for such a recovery program not to harm you, it is better to consult with a specialist in any of the Dikul centers throughout the country. But the safe exercises in this article can be used at home during the remission of the disease.
Exercises
The neck physical complex developed by this doctor is popular all over the world because it really works. The main thing is to observe consistency in your own studies and perform all movements thoughtfully (without sudden movements). You can watch a very effective and simple exercise on the Dikul system in this video.
Did you enjoy doing it?
Then keep a great addition to the first movement, which, like the first, can be done at home or in the office, sitting on a chair. Video here.
Exercises for osteochondrosis for the lower back
That's all for today! May your health be strong and your smile be radiant!
What is back pain, many know. Pathologies of the spine arise from different reasons even in young age. In most cases, this is due to the weakness of the muscular corset and impaired blood circulation and tissue nutrition. Therefore, physiotherapy exercises have become one of the main methods of treating diseases of the spine.
Now there are many methods of restoring mobility. The author of one of the most popular is Academician Valentin Dikul. with a hernia, recommended by him, help not only relieve pain and increase the period of remission. Dikul's technique is unique in that it helps a person to fully recover. You just need to do it right special exercises for the back.
Dikul: photo and history of the appearance of the technique
Now many doctors and rehabilitation centers for patients with hernia use this system. Academician Valentin Dikul created it based on his own experience, so the effectiveness of each exercise has been verified. This man was a circus performer in the past and suffered a serious spinal injury. Doctors believed that Dikul would remain an invalid for the rest of his life, chained to a wheelchair. But hard work and the desire to be healed helped him avoid it. He not only returned to the circus arena, but also became a circus acrobat.
In the future, this prompted him to study the problem of rehabilitation of patients with spinal pathologies. Valentin Dikul became an academician. He developed a system of exercises for various categories of patients, even for children with cerebral palsy. The simulators he created allow you to return to active life even those who were given a disability by doctors.
His own healing experience helped the academician to prove that the nervous tissue is capable of regeneration, that it is possible to restore the functions of the spine in case of any pathologies. Motor activity triggers complex biochemical processes, activates blood circulation and metabolism. This returns the muscles to their function, relieves spasms and pain.
Features of the Dikul technique
This is perhaps the only exercise system that helps patients with spinal pathologies not to come to terms with their disease, but to completely get rid of it. And an example for patients is Valentin Dikul himself. with a hernia, he created taking into account the causes and characteristics of the disease. Specially designed simulators help to recover even patients with severe pathologies, after injuries or operations on the spine.
This whole system is based on the regularity of classes, a gradual increase in the load and strict adherence to the rules. The essence of Dikul's gymnastics is to perform strength exercises and stretching exercises that help strengthen muscle corset and improve blood circulation. In addition to them, the complex includes elements of yoga, Pilates and breathing exercises. Therefore, it contains sometimes unusual exercises for the back. Dikul believes that spinal neurons can be restored with the right load. But the success of classes depends, first of all, on the efforts of the patient himself and his positive attitude.
What diseases is it used for?
This system is aimed at various pathologies. Valentin Dikul seeks not just to teach the patient to live with the disease, but to completely cure him. Exercises for the back with osteochondrosis can stop the destruction of discs and vertebrae, prevent the appearance of a hernia and the deposition of salts. A specially selected load improves blood circulation and tissue nutrition, which restores their functions. It is precisely at the prevention of complications and the return of the patient to normal life that the technique that Dikul created is aimed.
Back exercises for scoliosis are also very effective. Posture disorders are most often associated with muscle weakness. Therefore, their strengthening helps to return the spine to its correct shape. A normal posture and a strong muscular corset is the best prevention of a lumbar hernia.
But not only to prevent serious pathologies of the spine, Valentin Dikul created his own system. Exercises for the back with a hernia help get rid of it at any stage of development. Even after operations, a person can return to a normal full life. Such exercises are also effective for cerebral palsy and for rehabilitation after injuries.
Spinal hernia: causes and treatment
Most often, such restoration is required for pathologies of the intervertebral discs. This may be their slight displacement or protrusion, which is called protrusion. Or actually a hernia with damage or complete rupture of the fibrous ring of the disc. These conditions lead to severe back pain, impaired innervation of the limbs and limited mobility.
A hernia appears for various reasons, but most often due to a violation of metabolic processes in tissues, as well as due to weakness of the intervertebral muscles and ligaments. To provoke a protrusion of the disc can be injuries, increased loads, excess weight, sedentary image life. Before starting the treatment of a hernia, you need to find out the causes of its occurrence and try to eliminate them. That's why therapeutic methods always chosen individually. Treatment should be comprehensive, and necessarily includes exercise therapy.
Why gymnastics is effective for hernia
Specially designed exercises strengthen the muscular corset, which ensures proper fixation of the spine and relieves stress from the lumbar region. In addition, movement improves blood circulation and tissue nutrition. Namely, the violation of metabolic processes is often the cause of pathologies of the spine. Valentin Dikul adhered to this concept when creating his system. Exercises for the back with a hernia were developed by him, taking into account the characteristics and location of the disease. The academician also believes that it is very important to strengthen the muscles abdominals and hip joints.
Physical exercises are necessary for all patients with a hernia of the spine. Indeed, in the absence of motor activity muscles and ligaments will atrophy, which will lead to the progression of the pathology. A weak muscular corset will not be able to hold the spine in correct position, the disks will continue to deform. After all, the entire load during movement and even with the usual retention of body weight will fall on the bone and cartilage tissue.
What not to do with a hernia
Any physical education with this disease should be started during the period of remission. First, the exercises are performed under the guidance of an instructor. After all, a hernia of the lumbar spine is a condition in which careless movement can lead to serious complications. The slightest displacement of the disk puts even more pressure on the nerve endings, compresses blood vessels, or damages the spinal cord. Therefore, Dikul's exercises for the back with a hernia are specially designed taking into account the characteristics of the pathology. And during classes, there are certain restrictions, which the patient must be warned about:
Gymnastics task
Why are Dikul's exercises for the back with a hernia so effective? Knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system, a long study of patients with various pathologies of the spine and his own experience of overcoming the disease allowed this person to create such a system of exercises that performs the following tasks:
- relieves pain and muscle spasms;
- strengthens the muscular corset of the spine;
- normalizes blood supply and tissue nutrition;
- shapes correct posture and stretches the spine, helping to relieve pressure on the discs;
- increases mobility, returning the patient the ability to perform normal activities.
Basic rules for classes
Dikul's exercises for the back are very effective. They help patients return to normal life. But for this you need to do according to certain rules:
- the academician recommends starting classes immediately after the disappearance of pain;
- exercise should be done daily total time, spent on them, should be at least an hour, it is best to do 2-3 times a day;
- repetition of each exercise should be done no more than 10 times, and the number of repetitions should be increased gradually;
- the load also increases gradually as the muscles strengthen;
- when practicing, you need to carefully listen to your feelings;
- you can perform only those exercises that are recommended by the doctor;
- if pain or discomfort occurs, reduce the intensity or completely stop the exercise.
Features of classes according to the Dikul method
The most important condition for the effectiveness of classes is an individual approach to each patient. Therefore, one person may need six months to heal, another - several years. It depends on the severity of the pathology and the degree of training of the patient's muscles. Starting classes, you need to tune in to long-term work. A hernia rarely appears unexpectedly, most often it is preceded by many years of pathological processes and tissue destruction. Therefore, it also takes a long time to restore them. It is very important that the patient is tuned in to success and does not interrupt classes.
The whole system of exercises created by the academician is conditionally divided into three stages.
- First, the body prepares for subsequent loads. This stage is especially important for those who lead a sedentary lifestyle and have weak muscles.
- At the second stage, exercises are performed to increase muscle tone, to strengthen the ligaments and joints.
- Only after that, the complex includes exercises to develop the intervertebral muscles, to increase the mobility and flexibility of the spine. Such an intensive course helps prevent further progression of the disease and in most cases contributes to a complete cure.
You can deal with any pathologies. But the earlier classes are started, the more effective the system created by Valentin Dikul will be. Back exercises for protrusion of the discs can completely return them to their normal state and prevent the development of a hernia. Spending no more than an hour a day on classes, a person can ensure the health of the spine for many years.
What exercises are effective for a hernia of the lumbar
Academician Valentin Dikul created several different complexes. Exercises for the back with a hernia of the lumbar spine, thoracic or cervical are slightly different, as they are aimed at strengthening different groups muscles. Stretching exercises are included, for example, hanging on the bar, breathing exercises, elements of yoga and Pilates. The complex is selected individually. It may include different exercises for the back. Dikul recommends the following:
An approximate set of Dikul exercises for the back
Most exercises for a hernia of the lumbar spine are performed in the supine position on a moderately hard surface. For some, additional devices are needed - rubber bands. Other exercises involve sliding on the floor, which can be facilitated by the use of cellophane. What can be a complex with a hernia?
- First, a warm-up is performed to warm up the muscles. It can be tilts, turns, sips. All movements are performed smoothly and slowly.
- Lie on your back, fix your legs with loops. Without lifting your shoulders off the floor, slowly raise your left thigh and try to turn it to the right. Repeat on the other side.
- Lying on your back, cross your arms over your chest. Without tearing upper part torso and legs from the floor, take a few side steps in one direction and the other.
- A similar exercise is that this time the lower body is motionless, and the upper body tilts to the sides, sliding along the floor.
- Standing, hands down, stick in hand. Slowly bend down, keeping your back straight and arms down. Bend your legs a little.
- Standing straight, in the left hand is a rubber band, the end of which is fixed with the foot. Put right hand on the back of the head and slowly lean to the right, overcoming the resistance of the tape.
- hands are pressed to the hips, legs are fixed. Slowly raise your upper body, holding the top position for a few seconds.
- Lying on your back with bent legs slowly pull your knees up to your chest.
