What to do when a herniated lumbar vertebra compresses a nerve

Lumbar spine herniation compression nerve can be conservative treatment or surgical treatment. 1. Conservative treatment: first of all, bed rest is needed, and secondly, avoid bending, wear waist circumference to protect the lumbar spine, and traction can also be carried out when the condition of oneself permits to make the herniated intervertebral disc retracted, so as to lift the pressure of the herniated lumbar vertebrae on the nerves, and effectively alleviate the symptom of compression of nerves appeared in the patients. If necessary, some oral nerve nutritive drugs, such as methylcobalamin. 2. Surgery: If there is no significant improvement in conservative treatment and the symptoms are more serious, such as leg pain and numbness, even affecting normal walking, surgery is feasible. Surgery is mainly through the intervertebral disc removal or intervertebral fusion, etc. in order to relieve the compression of the intervertebral disc on the nerve, so that the stability of the affected segments will increase, and alleviate the symptoms of pressure on the patient. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoiding self-medication. Lumbar spine herniation compression of the nerve need to improve the examination as soon as possible, to check the degree of compression, early treatment, to prevent the aggravation of the condition.