Is it okay to put a pillow under the waist for lumbar disc herniation?

When lumbar disc herniation occurs, patients like to put pillows under their waist. There is no problem in doing this temporarily, but doing so in the long term will not be of much benefit in relieving lumbar disc herniation. In fact, after patients have lumbar disc herniation, it is best to sleep on a hard bed and then undergo physical therapy, such as massage, acupuncture and massage, which are all good ways to relieve pain. In addition, physical traction therapy is also very good.

1. Tuina, massage, acupuncture, physical therapy:

It mainly uses various techniques or instruments to act on the meridian points through the human body surface, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases. It has a certain analgesic effect on patients and is a widely used and relatively effective treatment method. However, it requires going to the hospital for treatment every day, and it takes a long time to be effective. If you do not pay attention to back muscle exercise and preventive protection after treatment, the disease will often relapse. This is the treatment method for lumbar disc herniation.

2. Physical traction therapy:

Mainly for patients with lumbar disc herniation, two methods use opposite forces to act on the diseased area at the same time, so as to achieve the purpose of relieving pain by weakening or eliminating the pathological stress that is unfavorable to the condition. However, physical traction therapy uses external force to forcibly apply to the affected part of the human body, and the patient needs to endure great pain. This type of treatment for lumbar disc herniation is relatively common.

3. Blocking injection:

The blocking injection mainly contains anesthetic drugs and hormone drugs. The blocking injection only provides local anesthesia to the painful point, freezing the blood circulation and nerve exchange locally, in exchange for the analgesic effect for a period of time. After the blocking period, the anesthetic will be removed. This is also the treatment for lumbar disc herniation.

4. Conservative treatment: It can regulate the body as a whole and enhance the stability of the waist. The disadvantage of this treatment method for lumbar disc herniation is that the process is complicated and takes a long time, usually about a month. It is recommended that older people use conservative treatment.

5. Minimally invasive treatment: painless, quick results, low recurrence rate. Minimally invasive interventional treatment is currently the most advanced treatment method for lumbar disc herniation in the world. It is mainly suitable for people aged 30-50. The treatment time is much shorter than traditional treatment methods. Generally, patients can be discharged from the hospital in 3-7 days. It is more suitable for office workers.

6. Surgical treatment: Surgery is one of the options for treating lumbar disc herniation, but it is not the best option. We should adhere to the principle of "don't do it if you can avoid it". The risk of surgery is relatively high, the trauma area is relatively large, the nervous system recovers relatively slowly, and it is very easy to damage the vertebrae, causing lumbar instability and a greater possibility of recurrence. Therefore, surgery has many complications, so it is best to consider it carefully. This is also one of the more common treatments for lumbar disc herniation.