How to treat thigh pain due to herniated lumbar vertebrae

Lumbar vertebrae herniation causes thigh pain mainly due to the compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots and other reasons, the treatment is mainly conservative treatment, you can also choose surgical treatment. 1. Conservative treatment: In the acute stage, patients are advised to rest on brakes and wear lumbar circumference for protection, lumbar traction can be carried out to relieve the symptoms of nerve compression, and hot compresses, ultra-short wave and other physiotherapy methods can be chosen to promote local blood circulation, and medication such as mannitol and meloxicam can be given to alleviate the oedema and relieve the pain, and rehabilitation training methods such as swallow fly and five-point support can be carried out on a daily basis. 2. Surgery: If the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation are serious or the patient does not get better after conservative treatment, surgery can be considered. Surgical methods mainly include intervertebral foramenoscopic disc removal surgery, intervertebral foramenoscopic fusion surgery and so on. The specific type of surgery needs to be decided by the doctor after evaluating the condition. Patients with lumbar disc herniation who have unrelieved or aggravated pain symptoms should go to the hospital in time to have the cause clarified and then give targeted treatment.