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If you have been suffering from lower back pain with radiating symptoms into one of your legs, you possibly are suffering from a bulging or herniated disc. If you see a physician and he does not feel you require further diagnostic testing at this time, but recommends you see a Physical Therapist, these are some exercises you can expect to perform.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed4AlkK-W1I&tracker=False
When performing these exercises, REMEMBER!!! You are looking for the symptoms to "centralize." Centralized symptoms means this: If you have lower back pain radiating into the hamstring region of your right leg, centralizing these symptoms means they move up toward your lower back and out of your leg. You must picture your lower back as a 'window,' and your goal is to move the symptoms up your leg and out the 'window.' If the symptoms move further down your leg (peripheralize), make sure you are performing the technique correctly and try again. If the symptoms continue to peripheralize, STOP and alert your practitioner. Good Luck!
