Lumbar disc herniation is mainly due to the oppression or stimulation of spinal nerve roots by trauma or external force. Especially heavy manual workers are more likely to suffer from lumbar disc herniation. If subjected to external force repeatedly for a long time, it will cause slight waist injury, cause waist pain and numbness and pain in one or two lower limbs. So how to treat it and which method can recover faster?

Lumbar disc herniation is the safest and most effective through conservative treatment.

Bed rest is the safest and most effective method to treat lumbar disc herniation. This is because bed rest can reduce the edema of nerve roots, and the protruding part of intervertebral disc will be slightly absorbed. After bed rest, the edema of nerve roots will be gradually reduced after the activity of lower limbs is reduced, thus reducing the stimulation to nerves and relieving pain symptoms.

Massage and acupuncture therapy

Massage or massage can relieve lumbar muscle spasm, reduce the pressure in lumbar intervertebral disc, and thus relieve the pain caused by lumbar disc herniation. Acupuncture and moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine can improve muscles, help muscles relax quickly and protect patients' neurological function, but it can't be forced to massage, and lumbar disc herniation can't be pushed back by massage. Therefore, it should be noted that massage can help patients with lumbar muscle strain to improve their symptoms, but the effect is not obvious for patients who have been diagnosed.

Drug therapy is more effective.

Doctors ask patients to stay in bed, and at the same time prescribe some dehydrating drugs or painkillers to relieve the edema of patients' nerve roots and achieve the purpose of reducing inflammation. The drug treatment effect is obvious. Patients with severe pain can also use a little hormone under the guidance of a doctor, but not for more than three days. Patients need to pay attention.

If the above conservative treatment methods have no obvious effect, or the condition has worsened instead of improving, you should choose surgical treatment. If you feel that your legs are weak and you don't have the strength to walk again, it means that your nerves are severely oppressed. If you don't operate in time, it may affect nerve function.