Degenerative Disc Disease Exercises (Lumbar Spine)

Today's video covers exercises for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. Degenerative disc disease (DDD) describes a condition in which the discs in our spine (intervertebral discs) lose height and hydration as we age. As the discs degenerate, some of their ability to cushion against force and provide mobility to the spinal joints is lost.

Even though this condition is labeled as a 'disease', it is actually something that is normal and associated with the aging process. Furthermore, many people who have signs of DDD have no back pain. In individuals who do experience symptoms, pain may be isolated to the low back region or may cause that travels down one or both legs (radiculopathy).

If you have pain that travels down one or both legs, I would recommend trying the exercises in this video and also adding the nerve mobilization exercises from my video on that topic. Here is a link for that video:    • How to INSTANTLY Get Rid of Pain That...  

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00:00 Introduction
00:27 What is DDD?
01:30 Exercise 1: Lumbar Rotation Mobility
02:54 Exercise 2: Flexion-Extension Mobility
03:52 Exercise 3: Banded Bridge
05:39 My Self-Guided Rehab Book
06:41 Exercise 4: Bird Dog