Lumbar disc herniation is a common clinical spine disease. For the treatment of this disease, it is clinically believed that most (over 90%) patients can be cured by conservative treatment, but less than 10% of patients still need surgery!
For many patients, the choice of treatment is not the most difficult, because most of the time the choice of treatment must be decided by the doctor. When should I go to the doctor? Should go to the department of the hospital to see a doctor is the most tangled. So, when should patients with lumbar disc herniation go to the hospital?
Professor Li Weixin, head of the neurosurgery spine and spinal cord disease treatment group of Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, said: “Lumbar disc herniation is one of the most common spinal diseases in recent years, and patients are of all ages. At present, it is clinically believed that the waist Once a patient with a herniated disc develops symptoms such as low back and leg pain and is progressively worsening, he should go to the hospital for treatment in time to confirm the condition as soon as possible!"
Clinical statistics and related studies have shown that patients with lumbar disc herniation are mostly accompanied by lumbar spinal stenosis and herniation. Objects compress the nerves for a long time, which will cause the patients to have nerve compression symptoms such as difficulty in walking continuously, numbness of the lower limbs, etc. Patients with severe symptoms may even have walking problems, incontinence, etc.! Therefore, after the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation appear, it is best to go to the hospital in time to see if the condition is serious, and then treat according to the doctor's plan to prevent the symptoms from getting worse!
Next is the core question that many patients with lumbar disc herniation ask: Doctor, why should you go to neurosurgery for a lumbar disc herniation?
In fact, there are many clinical options for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Neurosurgery, orthopedics, interventional, rehabilitation, physical therapy and other departments can treat lumbar disc herniation, and even have their own advantages in treatment. But the doctor still recommends that when the patient faces two situations, it is best to choose neurosurgery.
1. It is recommended to choose neurosurgery for the first visit to the hospital! As mentioned in the above article, the biggest harm caused by lumbar disc herniation to patients is that the protrusion causes the spinal cord and nerves to be compressed, and neurosurgery diagnosis and treatment focuses on the spinal cord and nerves. Therefore, it is recommended that patients choose neurosurgery when they first see a doctor after lumbar disc herniation. If the condition is not serious, neurosurgeons will recommend the patient to do self-treatment or treat it in other departments of the above-mentioned hospital!
2. When surgery is needed, it is recommended to choose neurosurgery ! Clinically, although less than 10% of patients with lumbar disc herniation require surgical treatment, surgical treatment is an inevitable choice for some patients with severe spinal cord and nerve compression! Therefore, for patients who have not selected neurosurgery at the time of treatment, if they go to other doctors, but the doctor said that the symptoms have been severe enough to require surgery, and when considering surgery, it is best to choose neurosurgery to further clarify the condition and consider surgery related business!
Professor Li Weixin said: "The reason why neurosurgery was chosen is that neurosurgery pays more attention to the protection of peripheral nerves and spinal cord in removing spinal cord or nerve compression in patients with lumbar disc herniation. This is determined by the professional habits of neurosurgeons for many years. , Is not available in other departments!"
In addition, the microscope, neuroelectrophysiological testing and other technologies are also unique to neurosurgery, which guarantees that patients can solve their injuries with minimal trauma. Therefore, it is recommended that patients with lumbar disc herniation should choose neurosurgery when seeing a doctor!
