What to do about lumbar spine prolapse

Lumbar spine prolapse usually requires surgery, and conservative treatment can also be carried out for a week before surgery, and if conservative treatment is not effective or if the symptoms continue to worsen, surgery is required. The conservative treatment includes strict bed rest, traction treatment of both lower extremities with the weight of 1/7-1/10 of one’s own body weight, traction three times a day, intravenous input of some Chinese medicines with blood activation and blood stasis removal effects, such as ginseng rhizoma glucose and safflower injection, which can effectively improve the blood circulation at the compressed nerve root and thus help to reduce the symptoms, and oral administration of non-steroidal Oral anti-inflammatory drugs such as Aceclofenac, Diclofenac and Celecoxib can effectively reduce the aseptic inflammation at the compressed nerve root and thus can reduce the symptoms of pain. Short applications, such as dexamethasone or mannitol for 3 days, can be given for dehydration and anti-inflammatory treatment. If these conservative measures are ineffective, surgical treatment is required, which can be performed either by percutaneous laminectomy or by traditional decompression of the laminae and internal fixation with pedicle screws for symptomatic treatment.