Lumbar disc herniation edema can lead to lumbago and lower extremity radiating pain, numbness and other symptoms, can follow the doctor’s instructions for drug treatment, surgical treatment and other treatments to reduce the symptoms of nerve root and local tissue edema.
1. Medication: Dehydrating agents can be used for treatment, such as glycerol fructose, mannitol, etc., which can effectively relieve local edema. If local pain occurs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, such as celecoxib and ibuprofen, etc., can also be used as prescribed by the doctor.
2. Surgery: If the conservative treatment is not obvious and the symptoms recur, surgery can be performed, such as endoscopic nucleus pulposus removal, hemilaminectomy, simple interlaminar window nucleus pulposus removal, intervertebral fusion and so on.
3. Other treatments: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments, such as acupuncture, traction therapy, tuina, massage, physiotherapy, etc., can also be performed by professionals.
Lumbar disc herniation edema related symptoms, it is recommended that timely medical treatment, the specific treatment method needs to be under the guidance of the doctor, according to their own conditions, do not take medication, stop medication or change medication, should be regularly reviewed in the hospital, the doctor can be adjusted according to the situation of the review of the treatment program.