Core Tip: Lumbar spinal stenosis, also known as lumbar spinal stenosis in medicine, is one of the common causes of low back pain or lumbago. It is a lumbago and leg pain disease caused by soft tissue lesions in the stenosis of the main spinal canal, nerve spinal canal and intervertebral foramen compressing the cauda equina nerve located in the spinal canal, causing the volume change of the spinal canal and the stenosis of the dural sac itself. The treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis includes drug therapy and surgical treatment, and the prognosis is good.
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a chronic disease, which can lead to low back pain and limb weakness. Although lumbar spinal stenosis mostly occurs in the elderly, in recent years, the prevalence of lumbar spinal stenosis among young people is getting higher and higher. Most of the reasons are a series of lumbar spinal stenosis caused by arthritis such as hyperosteogeny, disc herniation and ligament hypertrophy caused by irregular work and rest of modern people and improper sitting and sleeping posture. When the disease develops to this point, we must pay attention to it and treat it in time. The following is a detailed list of several treatments for lumbar spinal stenosis. Let's have a look.
1, drug therapy
The initial symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis can be relieved by drugs. Taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can alleviate symptoms such as low back pain and numbness of limbs caused by lumbar spinal stenosis. Common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, nimesulide, etc., can be used in conjunction with traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparata, Eucommiae Cortex, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, Rhizoma Cibotii Preparata, Radix Dipsaci and other commonly used drugs can strengthen tendons and bones, relax nerves, promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals.
2. Stress therapy
Tension therapy has become a popular therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis. This method has no side effects and adverse reactions. Reverse traction can fix the waist, relax the back muscles and improve the relationship between protrusion and nerve. But in the course of treatment, we must go to a regular hospital for targeted treatment, so as not to aggravate the condition due to improper operation.
3. Surgical therapy
Surgical treatment mainly includes spinal canal enlargement and lumbar interbody fusion. The principle is that it is difficult to relieve the compression of nerve tissue and blood vessels in spinal canal, nerve root canal or intervertebral foramen. It is recommended for people with obvious neurological deficits and other serious symptoms.
In the process of treating lumbar spinal stenosis, we should pay attention to choosing the method that suits us, and pay more attention to the precautions before medication. Those with a history of drug allergy should remember to take it at will and follow the doctor's instructions. At the same time, don't neglect exercise because of their lumbar spinal stenosis in life, but do reasonable exercise within their own tolerance. Lumbar spinal stenosis is actually not a stubborn disease. As long as the treatment is proper and preventive measures are taken, it will soon be relieved.