Lumbar spine instability refers to the lumbar spine in the position of the normal load, the adjacent vertebrae and intervertebral discs can not maintain a normal positional relationship, usually due to the lumbar spine in the occurrence of degeneration, such as herniated discs, resulting in the lack of the normal height of the instability, or traumatic injuries, such as collision, sprain, etc., resulting in ligamentous and small joints are damaged. Serious slipping of the lumbar spine may occur.
Lumbar spine instability, intervertebral joints paradoxical activity, resulting in neurovascular stimulation, compression, causing lumbar dorsal muscle spasm pain, lower limb pain and numbness. If lumbar spine instability is caused by lumbar spine degeneration, it may continue to aggravate the symptoms of herniated disc.
Common treatments for lumbar spine instability are conservative treatment and surgery. If the symptoms are mild, conservative methods such as heat and acupuncture, combined with rehabilitation exercise therapy and wearing a brace can be used. If the pain is severe and the symptoms are more severe, surgery is needed to increase the stability of the lumbar spine.
When lumbar spine instability is found, you should seek medical treatment in time and standardize the treatment under the guidance of your doctor.