What to do if you have a herniated disk in your lower back and leg pain from lumbar muscle strain?

Lumbar disc herniation lumbar muscle strain leg pain is recommended to bed rest, with acupuncture, physiotherapy, traction, massage, drug treatment, and in severe cases take surgical treatment. Herniated lumbar disc and lumbar muscle strain is a common disease in daily life, mainly seen in long-term sedentary or stooping weight-bearing people. When herniated lumbar disc and severe lumbar muscle strain cause nerve involvement, leg pain may occur. The following treatments are recommended at this time: 1. Bed rest: Strict bed rest is required in the early stage of treatment, preferably in a hard board bed to help relieve the pain in the lower back. 2. Physical therapy: Acupuncture, physiotherapy, traction and massage can be taken to relieve nerve compression. 3. Medication: local treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as acetaminophen, rofecoxib, etc., and also with nerve-nourishing drugs such as methylcobalamin and vitamin B12. 4. When the lumbar disc herniation or lumbar muscle strain leads to serious nerve compression, surgery is recommended. The above drugs should be taken according to the doctor’s prescription. Related patients are advised to consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease and target treatment.