A disc bulge is NOT the end of the world. You can often return and get back to lifting heavy without any pain. However, you MUST understand how to stabilize your spine.

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When the spine is compressed under load (like when lifting), a healthy disc helps distribute that load evenly across the entire vertebral bone. When a disc bulge occurs, load is no longer evenly distrusted but is instead shifted to the posterior aspects of the spine (the facet joints).

While the pain from a disc bulge may eventually “burn out” in a few weeks or months, the mechanics of how the spine is instantly changed. The way in which the spine carries load from there on is affected at that particular segment and forces are now shifted to the facet joints. Overtime this overload of the facet joint could lead to arthritis and the development of pain.

So if you want to continue to lift with a history of a bulging disc, you must learn to stabilize your spine. This starts with the McGill Big 3 core exercise program. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_e4I-brfqs&t=253s

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