Does exercise help a bulging lumbar disc?

Back strengthening: As one who has a bulging disc (and no surgery), back strengthening exercises are very important to help stabilize the back. I recommend the "superman" exercise: lying on your stomach, stretch your arms out like you're flying through the air like superman. For 5 seconds, raise your right arm and shoulder, and left leg and hip off the floor, then repeat on the other side. Do this 12x on each side.

First, bulging discs: Are not abnormal findings but exercise is great to control back pain with flexibility, core strengthening and cardiovascular conditioning as the basis while avoiding smoking and being overweight.