Best Physical Therapy Exercises for Herniated Disc I will show you the Best physical therapy exercises for a herniated disc. A herniated disc (also called a bulging disc or a compressed disc) occurs when one of the discs is out of its usual place. Specifically, the nucleus pulposus, the inner component, pulls on the annulus fibrosis, the outer part. When this happens, it may affect the spinal cord and nerve roots. The problem is generally an effect of natural, age-related …