A herniated lumbar disc with little back pain but numbness in the feet is usually caused by nerve root compression. It can be treated by general treatment, physical therapy, medication, surgery and other methods.
1. Cause: If the patient has lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, when the protruding nucleus pulposus causes compression on the surrounding tissues and nerve roots, it will cause lumbar pain and radiating pain, numbness and weakness in the legs and feet, etc. However, some patients do not have obvious lumbar pain, only leg and foot pain, numbness and weakness. However, some patients do not have obvious low back pain and only have pain and numbness in the legs and feet.
2.Treatment
(1) General treatment: pay attention to rest, develop good living habits and avoid overuse of the waist. During the stabilization period, the lumbar back muscles can be exercised to enhance the stability of the lumbar spine.
(2) Physiotherapy: such as heat therapy, massage, traction, electrotherapy, etc.
(3) Drug therapy: Nutritional nerve drugs, such as methylcobalamin, can be applied under the guidance of the doctor, which can play a role in improving numbness. If there is pain, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic drugs, such as diclofenac sodium, can also be applied.
(4) Surgical treatment: If the symptoms are more serious, causing serious impact on life, after conservative treatment is ineffective, surgical treatment, such as minimally invasive nucleus pulposus removal.
When the lumbar disc herniation foot numbness, go to the hospital in time to further improve the relevant examination, such as CT, MRI, etc., on the condition of judgment, and then targeted treatment, do not blindly use their own medicine.