What is the treatment for lumbar disc compression nerve leg pain?

The waist is the part of the human body that bears the most pressure. Almost the entire upper body's gravity is pressed on the waist, causing waist fatigue and damage to occur frequently. Especially for some people who are engaged in labor, excessive use of the waist often leads to serious damage to the lumbar muscles, and eventually causes the gradual loss of labor force. Lumbar disc herniation is also a disease caused by the same reason. This disease is more serious. The protruding part will compress the nerves and cause problems in the nerve connection between the upper and lower body. For example, inducing leg pain is a common symptom. Let’s take a look at how to treat leg pain caused by lumbar disc herniation.

Lumbar disc herniation often occurs at L4-5 and L5-S1. The sciatic nerve starts from the spinal cord in the lumbar and sacral region and happens to be compressed by the protruding (or extruded) nucleus pulposus, causing pain.

In most cases, it is not the herniated disc that directly compresses the sciatic nerve. Even if the degree of lumbar disc herniation is not serious, the herniated disc is a foreign body to the surrounding tissues, which will cause an inflammatory reaction in the surrounding tissues, resulting in edema, and will also compress the sciatic nerve to cause pain. Or if the inflammation lasts for a long time and adhesions occur around the sciatic nerve, any movement will stimulate the sciatic nerve and cause pain.

In fact, as long as you suppress inflammation, eliminate local edema caused by lumbar disc herniation, or eliminate adhesions, leg pain will be solved. So how to treat lumbar disc herniation? The main treatment for lumbar disc herniation is non-surgical treatment, that is, conservative treatment, including traction, massage, drug therapy, etc. Only a few patients need surgery.

What should I do if my lumbar disc herniation compresses the nerves and causes leg pain? In the early stage of lumbar disc herniation, there is only local edema and the inflammation is easier to suppress. However, after the disease has lasted for a long time and inflammation and adhesions occur, it is more difficult to remove. Therefore, patients with lumbar disc herniation who have symptoms of leg pain must seek early treatment and take medicine early, and reduce exercise. The best option is to start exercising after the condition stabilizes.