First and foremost, it is important to first check with your client's doctor.
Though I am not exactly sure what you are referring to, here are some tips that may help:
For a bulging disc, a teacher must know which type of bulge is occuring. If if is bulging laterally to the right, then you do not want to do lateral flexion to the left. If it is bulging posteriorly, then you shouldn't execute flexion.
For a herniated disc, I might want to limit spinal rotation.
For a degenerative disc, I might want to elimate rotation.