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Can lumbar disc herniation be treated at home?
Lumbar disc herniation is a chronic bone disease, which needs careful nursing. Daily maintenance can be done at home, but treatment must be done in the hospital. First of all, we should thoroughly check the condition and make a complete treatment plan and rehabilitation training plan. You can try to do these kinds of exercises at home that are beneficial to the recovery of lumbar disc herniation:

First, go for a quick walk or jog.

Walking or jogging is a common exercise therapy for lumbar disc herniation, which is helpful to improve cardiopulmonary function and lose weight, and can also enhance waist muscle strength. It should be noted that the patient's speed should not be too fast at first, and the speed should be determined according to the body's reaction. Once the lumbar spine feels uncomfortable, it should be stopped immediately. When doing these exercises, you should wear a platform shoes, which can reduce the impact when your feet touch the ground, thus reducing the impact on the lumbar intervertebral disc.

Second, swimming.

Swimming is a common exercise therapy for lumbar disc herniation. It can repair the protruding lumbar spine. Swimming is a common item in lumbar intervertebral disc exercise therapy. Swimming has a good effect on the prevention of diseases and the treatment of lumbar muscle strain, and can relieve the symptoms of low back pain. Because the buoyancy of water can obviously reduce the pressure on the intervertebral disc, the frequency of swimming should be slow to avoid the joints and muscles being forcibly pulled. It should be noted that patients with poor health should carefully consider this method. If you find symptoms of physical discomfort, you should stop exercising in time, and the amount of exercise should be controlled within an appropriate range. At the same time, avoid swimming in places where the water is too deep or too cold.

Third, hot compress

Hot compress is a traditional physical therapy method of traditional Chinese medicine, which can quickly relieve the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation, especially the symptoms of low back pain. You can use hot towels or hot water bottles and hot mud, and you can still achieve good results under the condition of long-term persistence.

Fourth, keep warm.

In fact, keeping warm is similar to the purpose of hot compress, and both of them relieve symptoms by promoting blood circulation. However, compared with hot compress, the effect of keeping warm is relatively slow, but it can achieve long-term effect and is easier to operate than hot compress.