What to do about foot numbness caused by lumbar disc herniation

Lumbar disc herniation caused by foot numbness is mainly caused by nerve root compression, can be treated through general treatment, drug therapy, traction therapy and surgical treatment and other ways of treatment. 1. General treatment: lumbar disc herniation caused by foot numbness should be bed rest, choose a hard bed lying down, and then gradually get down to wear a waist cuff activities, avoid prolonged standing and sitting and bending activities, and at the same time pay attention to the lumbar warmth, which can alleviate the symptoms of numbness of the feet. 2. Drug therapy: you can choose non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, indomethacin and so on for anti-inflammatory pain, choose methylcobalamin, vitamin B and other nutritive nerve drugs to relieve numbness of the legs, feet symptoms. 3. Traction therapy: Pelvic traction therapy can be chosen to increase the width of the intervertebral disc, so that the protruding part returns to the normal position, relieving the symptoms of nerve compression, thus relieving the phenomenon of numbness of the feet. 4. Surgery: When conservative treatment is ineffective or the symptoms are serious and recurrent, surgery can be considered, such as nucleus pulposus removal and total laminectomy. When the foot numbness caused by lumbar disc herniation, the patient should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the disease and then standardized treatment, the above drugs should be used under the guidance of the doctor, do not take on their own.