When a herniated disc occurs in the lumbar spine it can lead to pressure on the nerves causing foot pain. Pain can be relieved by traction, medication and surgery.
1. Traction: Cervical traction helps to enlarge the intervertebral foramina and relieve the irritation and compression of the nerve roots, thus relieving the pain. It is important to note that traction needs to be operated by a professional physician to prevent secondary damage to the lumbar intervertebral disc caused by improper operation.
2. Medication: When the pain flares up, you can take Meloxicam, Celecoxib and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as prescribed by the doctor to relieve the pain. At the same time, you can also use vitamin B12, methylcobalamin and other nutritive nerve drugs.
3. Surgery: For patients who have not seen significant results after conservative treatment and have reached the indications for surgery, the protruding part can be removed through surgery to relieve pain and other uncomfortable symptoms, such as nucleus pulposus removal of intervertebral discs.
When the herniated lumbar intervertebral disc presses on the nerves and causes numbness, pain and other uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as possible, and have it treated by a professional doctor, so as to prevent the condition from developing further.