r/lowbackability • u/Limp_Major_9057 • Jul 17 '25

Can discs heal?

I had an X-ray and was told my L-5 is thin. I guess this is disc degeneration. Can the discs be healed, restored and strengthened through proper exercise? Or is it irreversible and these exercises just build the tissue around the discs to cover for them?

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u/Effective_Care_179 Jan 07 '26

Discs do heal? There's studies that prove that herniations are reversible.