What to do when a herniated lumbar disk presses on a nerve and causes back pain?

Herniated lumbar disc compressing nerves and causing back pain can be treated with medication or physical therapy; surgery can be considered for severe cases. 1. Medication: When the pain is severe, you can take ibuprofen, celecoxib, aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs orally under the guidance of the doctor to relieve the pain. 2. Physical therapy: taking medication can be combined with microwave therapy, infrared physical therapy and other physical therapy to relieve symptoms. 3. Surgery: If the effect of conservative treatment is unsatisfactory and the pain persists, surgery can be considered to decompress the lumbar spine, such as spinal endoscopic nucleus pulposus removal, simple open disc nucleus pulposus removal. Herniated lumbar discs can also be relieved through exercise, such as practicing small swallow fly, plate support, etc., which can effectively relieve the symptoms and exercise the function of lumbar muscles. However, the specific treatment should be selected under the guidance of a professional physician.