What to look for in a herniated lumbar 4-5 section

Patients with lumbar 4/5 intervertebral disc herniation should pay attention to sleeping on hard board beds, correcting bad habits, and carrying out lumbar and back muscle exercises. 1. Sleeping on a hard board bed: you should choose to sleep on a hard board bed or a mattress with strong mattress support, and it is not recommended to sleep on a soft bed to avoid lumbar flexion, which will lead to increased lumbar pain and aggravate the symptoms of nerve compression. 2, correct bad habits: should reduce sedentary, long standing, long walking and other activities, avoid bending and weight bearing, should be more flat rest. 3, lumbar back muscle exercise: should be under the guidance of the doctor for lumbar back muscle exercise, such as five-point support, swallow fly, swimming and other sports, exercise the lumbar back muscles, increase the stability of the lumbar spine. Patients with lumbar 4/5 intervertebral disc herniation, if the clinical symptoms are obvious should be timely hospital consultation, standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor, so as not to delay the condition.