The medical literature states that herniated discs take anywhere from 5 to 22 months to heal. <A href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5256262/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The average is 13 months, so right around 1 year
Loading types that are likely beneficial to the IVD are dynamic, axial, at slow to moderate movement speeds, and of a magnitude experienced in walking and jogging.
Lower back pain after squats usually results from repetitive lumbar flexion under load.