How to treat a herniated disc in the lumbar 3 and 5 vertebrae

Lumbar 3-5 herniated disc can be treated by general treatment, medication and surgery. 1. General treatment: If it is the first attack or the symptom is mild and the duration of the disease is short, patients should have proper bed rest, waist protection and appropriate activities in bed, and the symptom can usually be relieved by themselves. 2. Drug treatment: mainly for patients who cannot be operated due to systemic diseases or local skin diseases, usually take ibuprofen extended-release capsules, tizanidine tablets and other drugs as prescribed by the doctor for treatment. Ibuprofen has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Tizanidine can relax the muscles of lumbar 3-5 herniated disc and relieve pain. 3. Surgery: It is mainly applicable to patients with severe and recurrent pain symptoms, and mainly removes the herniated part to achieve the therapeutic effect. Surgical treatment mainly includes endoscopic nucleus pulposus removal, simple open nucleus pulposus removal and total discectomy. If the diagnosis of lumbar 3-5 disc herniation is confirmed, patients are advised to go to professional hospitals for consultation, choose the appropriate treatment according to their own conditions, and carry out the treatment under the guidance of doctors.