Caring for our discs

[Crystal33]

Thankyou for replies. Pilates is something i will look into. Having a torn disc has made me apprehensive about type of physical therapy i try as i hope the tear will seal up. It's a double edged sword.
Not smoking and being a little underweight would be other things i would add.
Certainly if disc is badly degenerated nothing may help except surgery, unless maybe stem cells work in the future.
Ongoing good conservative care regime might hopefully prevent or delay degeneration of more discs in the future. There seems to be little literature on the subject.

These are cruel injuries that often do not show themselves until end stage. I think the govt. should provide some public education to young people espec about caring for their spines and discs for life.