A member asked:

Back pain l4/5 bulging discs, physical therapy doesn't help, but sitting on large excercise ball helps. can i strengthen back/core muscles this way?

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Yes: there are a few ways to strengthen your core and take some strain off of your low back joints and disks somewhat - usually the PT can help design core strengthening exercises for you to work on nand progress with over about 8 weeks - however, it is possible that PT in general can aggravate whatever the pain generator in the back is as well

Answered 8/5/2016

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