How to treat lumbar disc herniation

There are many treatments for lumbar disc herniation, and some conservative methods are the main treatment methods. For example, physical therapy is often used for patients with lumbar disc herniation. Although physical therapy cannot completely eradicate lumbar disc herniation, it can relieve pain and relieve pressure on the lumbar disc. For moderate and mild patients, it can achieve very good therapeutic effects. Of course, if the condition is more serious, surgery can also be used for treatment.

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1. Physical therapy. It is recommended to use several physical therapy methods together to treat lumbar disc herniation, which will have better results. For patients with bulging and mild disc herniation, massage (also called manual reduction) is recommended to use manual bone setting combined with traction, and local hot compress with Chinese medicine. However, traction is not recommended for patients with huge herniation or disc herniation.

2. Drug treatment. Many patients use some anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatic drugs to treat lumbar disc herniation, but these drugs have certain side effects on the human body and should not be taken for a long time. In particular, patients with liver, kidney disease, hypertension, and diabetes should pay attention to contraindications to avoid causing new discomfort.

3. Magnetic therapy. Magnetic therapy is a method of treating diseases by applying magnetic fields to the human body. The magnetic field affects the distribution of electric current in the human body, the movement of charged particles, the permeability of the membrane system, etc., causing changes in the physiological and biochemical processes of tissue cells, producing effects such as analgesia, swelling reduction, and promotion of blood and lymph circulation.

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1. When caring for lumbar disc herniation, you can either lie on your side with your hip bent, or lie on your back with your legs bent and a cushion under your legs. The pillow should be slightly harder and lower. If there is space under the neck, you can fill it with a rolled-up towel. This is the most basic precaution for lumbar disc herniation.

2. Patients with lumbar disc herniation often injure their waist when they suddenly sit up after waking up in the morning. After waking up, you should first bend your legs on the bed and do left and right exercises, and then use your arms to support your upper body to get up. This is one of the common sense in caring for lumbar disc herniation.

3. When caring for lumbar disc herniation, you should maintain the correct posture when sitting on a chair. Patients with lumbar disc herniation can occasionally massage the acupoints of the waist, legs and soles of the feet, or do some gymnastics to relieve tension in the waist muscles.

4. Patients with lumbar disc herniation should exert force on their abdomen when walking. When waiting for the bus, do not keep their legs together. It will feel much more relaxed if one foot is put on a low platform or stone. This is also a precaution in the care of lumbar disc herniation.