How to treat lumbar disc herniation spinal stenosis compressing nerve

If a lumbar disc herniation compresses a nerve, the patient may be given bed rest and local symptomatic treatment if the symptoms are acute. For example, patients with pain can apply Cilobal, and in case of numbness can apply Micropol, while Chinese herbal medicine can be administered. If conservative treatment does not work well and the disease lasts for more than three months, patients with lower extremity muscle weakness, muscle atrophy or abnormal diastolic function should undergo surgery as soon as possible. The following two options exist for surgical treatment: 1. Minimally invasive surgical treatment: Minimally invasive surgical treatment, known as intervertebral foraminal therapy, is performed under a 7mm working sleeve, which allows the working sleeve to directly remove the herniated disc, thereby decompressing the nerve and thus providing a therapeutic effect; 2. Open surgery: For huge disc herniation, open surgery can be performed. The so-called open surgery is to remove all the discs, place spacers inside them, and fix them with nails outside in order to play a stabilizing role. At present, for young patients, they can be given foraminoscopic treatment, which has little damage and fast recovery, but the problem with foraminoscopic treatment is that it is easy to recur, so follow-up rehabilitation is very important; while open surgery has relatively more damage, but it is a radical surgery, so for older patients, open surgery is a better choice.