What to do when a herniated disk compresses the right nerve?

Herniated lumbar disc compressing the right nerve can be treated with general treatment, medication, physical therapy and surgery. 1. General treatment: the lumbar disc herniation compressing the right nerve needs to stay in bed for 3~4 weeks, avoid sitting and bending, pay attention to the lumbar warmth, and do the lumbar back muscle exercise in bed. 2. Drug treatment: non-steroidal painkillers can be applied, such as diclofenac sodium extended-release tablets or ibuprofen extended-release capsules to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Apply dehydrating drugs such as mannitol or sodium heptaphylloside to reduce nerve edema, and apply nutritive drugs such as methylcobalamin to alleviate the numbness. 3. Physical therapy: lumbar traction, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, acupuncture. 4. Surgical treatment: If there is no improvement after conservative treatment and the symptoms worsen, intervertebral foramenoscopy can be used to remove the herniated intervertebral disc. Herniated lumbar disc pressing on the right side of the nerve needs to go to the hospital, the doctor according to the symptoms and auxiliary examination to take conservative treatment or surgical treatment. The use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s advice.