How to deal with recurrent herniated discs in the lumbar spine

Recurrent lumbar disc herniation is usually due to the protruding disc compressing the nerve more heavily, and the symptoms of recurrent back pain and leg pain appear, then CT and MRI examinations should be performed to further assess the degree of nerve compression by the herniated disc, and try to treat conservatively, with sufficient rest, as well as symptomatic treatment such as lumbar traction, nerve nutrition and pain relief, and if necessary, sedative dose of mannitol or dexamethasone for treatment. If after two months or more of conservative treatment there is no improvement, but rather aggravation, surgery should be considered. Depending on the patient’s condition, minimally invasive surgery, such as discoscopic surgery, or open surgery to remove the disc, as well as intervertebral fusion and spinal fixation, can completely remove the cause of nerve compression, so that the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation can be relieved or disappear.