Herniated lumbar disc compressing the nerves can be treated by physical therapy, medication, surgery and other methods to achieve the therapeutic purpose.
1. Physical therapy: traction under the guidance of a professional doctor can make the intervertebral space larger to a certain extent, so that the herniated part of the disc can be retracted to reduce its compression and irritation of the nerves.
2. Medication: Nutritional nerve drugs such as vitamin B and methylcobalamin can be used to nourish the compressed nerves. If accompanied by pain, you need to use ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other drugs to relieve pain.
3. Surgery: If conservative treatment has no obvious effect, or if there are symptoms such as further aggravation of numbness, muscle atrophy and limitation of activities, surgery is needed to achieve the therapeutic purpose, such as nucleus pulposus removal of intervertebral discs.
Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation compression of nerves, pain, muscle atrophy, numbness of the limbs and so on, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, professional treatment, not unauthorized use of medication.