What to do with a herniated disc in the cervical spine

Treatment for cervical disc herniation is generally conservative or surgical, depending on the severity of the herniation or the patient’s clinical symptoms. For patients with less severe symptoms or less severe herniation on imaging, conservative treatment can be used for symptomatic treatment. Specifically, localized hot compresses and physiotherapy can be given, or some Chinese medicines with the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis can be fed intravenously, such as Senkyong Glucose, Danshen Injection, or Safflower Injection, etc. These medicines can promote the blood circulation of the compressed cervical intervertebral discs at the nerve roots, which is conducive to the improvement of the symptoms. At the same time, you can also take some symptomatic non-steroidal drugs, such as acetic clofenac, diclofenac or celecoxib, etc. These drugs can significantly reduce the aseptic inflammation of the compressed nerve root, which can achieve the purpose of improving the symptoms. For patients with more severe clinical symptoms from cervical disc herniation, surgical treatment is usually required. Depending on the segment of the herniated cervical disc, anterior cervical approach and posterior cervical approach are usually adopted for symptomatic treatment.