How does lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion treat?

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In recent years, lumbar disc herniation is a common orthopedic disease, mostly in the middle-aged and elderly between 35-50, heavy physical people, drivers, teachers, office staff are the frequent crowd of the disease, my brother and cousin are now lumbar disc herniation, so how to treat lumbar disc herniation? Let's take a look at the following

How does lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion treat?

First, the simplest treatment is rest. The effect of bed rest for 2 days is better than that of long-term bed rest. Kneeling and hip flexing lateral position with a pillow between the legs can obviously relieve the pressure of intervertebral disc and nerve root, absolutely rest in bed, emphasize that neither urination nor defecation should get out of bed or sit up, get up with waist circumference after lying in bed for 3 weeks, and do not bend down and hold objects within 3 months.

Second: conservative treatment of lumbar disc herniation, including physical therapy, drug therapy and closed treatment. Among them, physical therapy includes traction, massage, massage and other techniques. The banner of these therapies is that they can completely reset the herniated intervertebral disc. In fact, this statement is exaggerated. It is impossible to completely reset the herniated intervertebral disc only by massage and massage. At the same time, it is difficult to accurately reset the herniated intervertebral disc if the direction is not well grasped, Therefore, the characteristic of these therapies is that they can take effect quickly, but they are also easy to repeat.

Third, the cost of surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation is often relatively high, and the effect is determined by patients with different conditions. Generally speaking, only some patients with severe lumbar disc herniation who have been bedridden for a long time and can't take care of themselves choose surgical treatment, not only because the cost of operation is relatively expensive, There is also the injury of surgery to the body is relatively large, especially for the elderly, the recovery of surgery is relatively slow, so if the condition is not too serious, it is best to choose conservative treatment.

matters needing attention

In the nursing of lumbar disc herniation, it is necessary to keep the right posture and sit on the chair. Sometimes, patients with lumbar disc herniation should be massaged at the acupoints on the waist, legs and soles of feet, or do some gymnastics to relieve the tension of lumbar muscles.