Is physical therapy effective for lumbar disc herniation?

For most patients with lumbar disc disease, physical therapy is a better method. Although it is a conservative treatment method, it has a good effect in relieving patients' pain and promoting blood circulation. It has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. For mild and moderate patients, there is no need to undergo surgery for treatment. After all, surgical treatment has certain risks. Good therapeutic effects can be achieved through certain physical therapies.

What is lumbar disc herniation?

We should be familiar with the word "highlight". As the name suggests, highlighting means adding an extra part to the intact basis. So what is lumbar disc herniation like? (See Figure 1) Rupture of the annulus fibrosus directly leads to herniation of the nucleus pulposus, which compresses the nerve roots and causes pain and other uncomfortable symptoms. Therefore, the key to treating lumbar disc herniation is to repair the ruptured annulus fibrosus, retract the nucleus pulposus, and restore the compressed nerve roots to normal. If you have lumbar disc herniation, can you recall your previous treatments? Did you have such a function? The doctor recommended that Zhengbaotong be used for restorative treatment. So is physical therapy useful for lumbar disc herniation?

Is physical therapy effective for lumbar disc herniation?

1. Cupping.

We often see cupping equipment in bathhouses, physiotherapy clinics, and some people even have it at home. The application range is very wide. Cupping uses the negative pressure of the cup to absorb the skin and force blood to flow. This allows blood to flow to places where it normally cannot flow under the action of external force. Sometimes the pain in our body is caused by poor blood circulation, so cupping is very effective in treating the pain caused by poor blood circulation. However, long-term drainage through physical means will have a certain impact on the body. For lumbar disc herniation, there is pain caused by poor blood circulation, but the main reason is the rupture of the annulus fibrosus and the compression of the nerve roots by the protruding nucleus pulposus. Therefore, in such a situation, cupping is not a fundamental treatment for lumbar disc herniation.

2. Massage.

In fact, the principles of massage and cupping have certain similarities. They all use external force to improve blood circulation to relieve pain. Some friends said that they felt really comfortable after the massage. Yes, because everyone's body is disturbed by external factors, there will be a certain degree of blockage, which may cause numbness, soreness and other discomforts in the body. Accelerating blood circulation through massage can effectively open up the meridians, so you will feel very comfortable after the massage. However, for the treatment of the disease, it is recommended that you do not rely solely on physical therapy. These therapies can only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. If you want to treat the root cause of lumbar disc herniation, you can use Zhengbaotong for repair treatment, which can play a decisive role in lumbar disc herniation.

3. Acupuncture.

We should all be very clear about acupuncture. It is usually based on the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory. The needle is inserted into the human body at a certain angle, and acupuncture techniques such as twisting and lifting are used to stimulate specific parts of the human body to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. I believe you have noticed the word "stimulation" in the definition. For some diseases, effective stimulation can play a therapeutic role, but for our topic today, "Lumbar Disc Herniation", the word "stimulation" deeply stimulates our hearts. Lumbar disc herniation mainly requires repairing the annulus fibrosus, protruding nucleus pulposus and compressed nerve roots. Can it be cured by stimulation? This is obviously impossible, so this word directly determines the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on lumbar disc herniation. Acupuncture also has very high requirements for practitioners, who need to have a detailed understanding of the body's acupuncture points, joints, etc. For the nucleus pulposus of lumbar disc herniation, you can imagine what the consequences would be if the needle pierced the nucleus pulposus. Therefore, when choosing a treatment method, everyone must keep their eyes open and have a detailed understanding of the pathology and treatment principles to avoid being fooled. There are also treatment methods such as conduction heat therapy, which are mostly assisted by acupuncture, and the treatment effects are limited. In addition, electrotherapy and fire therapy can be dangerous if the practitioners are not professional enough.

Lumbar disc herniation can be well repaired through conservative treatment. When choosing a treatment method, try not to choose surgery or other physical therapies. You can try Zhengbaotong. Just search it on your mobile phone and you will find out. The effect is still very good. I hope that after reading this article, everyone can have a new understanding of lumbar disc herniation and have a certain understanding of the so-called physical therapy treatment methods.