In real life, many manual workers and the elderly are susceptible to lumbar disc herniation. Lumbar disc herniation is caused by accumulated damage on the basis of degeneration. Long-term compression of the lumbar spine will aggravate the symptoms of the lumbar intervertebral disc. In addition, the incidence of lumbar disc herniation is highest in lumbar 4 to 5 and lumbar 5 to sacral 1, accounting for about 95%.
Therefore, the focus of preventing lumbar disc herniation is to reduce the burden on the lumbar spine. When the disease occurs, the patient will feel severe pain in the lumbar intervertebral disc area, which brings a lot of trouble to life and affects daily life. Always be alert to the occurrence of lumbar disc herniation, correctly understand the symptoms of the disease, and require active treatment after the onset. So, how to treat lumbar disc protrusion?
How to treat lumbar disc herniation?
1, conservative treatment. Most patients with lumbar disc herniation can gradually get better after conditioning. The principle of non-surgical treatment is to restore the degenerated disc tissue to its original position, reduce nerve root pressure, relax nerve root adhesion, eliminate nerve roots, and reduce inflammation symptoms. Lumbar disc herniation can also be treated with drugs. For example, drugs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis and dredge nerves can help the lumbar disc herniation recover as soon as possible and relieve the patient's pain.
2, physical therapy. includes electrotherapy, infrared radiation, hyperthermia and other methods, and has the same therapeutic purpose as massage and acupuncture. However, physical therapy can only relieve the patient's clinical symptoms, but cannot cure it.
3, surgical treatment. This is one of the options for treating lumbar disc herniation, but it is not the best choice. We should adhere to the principle of "don't do it as a last resort", because the higher the risk of surgery, the larger the wound area, the slower recovery of the nervous system, the vertebral body is easily damaged, and the instability of the lumbar spine. In addition, there are many complications of lumbar disc herniation surgery, which requires careful consideration and follow the doctor's advice.
4, minimally invasive treatment. minimally invasive treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is characterized by painlessness, quick effect and low recurrence rate, and minimally invasive interventional therapy is currently the internationally advanced method for the treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. This is mainly suitable for people aged 30-50. The treatment time is shorter than traditional treatment methods, but it is easy to relapse after surgery, which requires attention.
In short, many people suffer from lumbar spine involvement for a long time. After the degenerative changes of the lumbar intervertebral disc, the accumulated damage will aggravate the degeneration of the intervertebral disc. Once lumbar disc disease occurs, it should be treated promptly. For the vast majority of patients with lumbar disc herniation, conservative treatment can be performed without surgical indications. Surgery is not the best way to treat lumbar disc herniation. Everyone can choose their own treatment according to their own situation. Of course, it is best to go to the hospital for a detailed diagnosis, investigate the cause, choose the appropriate treatment, and slowly recover.
