What to do when a herniated disk compresses a nerve

Lumbar disc herniation pressing on the nerve can be improved by reducing activities, medication, surgery and other methods. 1. Reduce activities: patients with lumbar disc herniation pressing on nerves usually need to reduce activities, lie down and rest to reduce nerve compression. In daily life, try to sleep on a hardboard bed or a bed with hard texture to prevent the compression of nerves from aggravating the situation. 2. Drug treatment: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use nutritive nerve drugs, such as methylcobalamin, vitamin B and so on. Lumbar disc compression of the nerve will usually appear pain, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to use ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic drugs to relieve pain symptoms. 3. Surgery: For patients who have no obvious effect of conservative treatment, open surgery or minimally invasive treatment can be carried out to remove the diseased disc, such as nucleus pulposus removal, total laminectomy and so on. Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation compression of the nerve can appear in the later stage of limb numbness, muscle atrophy and other symptoms, seriously affecting the life, it is recommended that the patient seek medical treatment in time, under the guidance of a professional doctor for treatment.