What to do if a herniated lumbar disc causes poor venous return

Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation belongs to the category of “lumbago” in Chinese medicine. Poor venous return caused by lumbar intervertebral disc herniation may be due to blood stasis and obstruction, which can be treated by acupuncture and massage, changing lifestyle habits and increasing physical exercise as follows. For example, you can acupuncture foot Sanli, Chengshan and other points to relieve symptoms. 1. Actively treating lumbar disc herniation: you can choose surgical treatment, surgical methods such as nucleus pulposus removal, lumbar spine open surgery. 2. Change lifestyle habits: in daily life, we should pay attention to quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, avoid sitting and standing for a long time, and try to elevate the lower limbs when resting. 3. Increase physical exercise: choosing suitable exercise can increase blood circulation in the lower limbs and improve the symptoms of poor venous return. 4. Acupuncture and massage therapy: Acupuncture and massage can enhance the effect of dredging the channels through the meridian system, you can choose the lower limbs to take local acupuncture points, such as the foot Sanli, Chengshan, Chengzheng tendons, commission, etc. These points are located in the lower limbs, the foot Sanli belongs to the foot yangming gastric meridian, which is effective for strengthening the spleen and benefiting the qi; commission, Chengshan and Chengzheng tendons of the foot solar bladder meridian, which has the effect of dredging the meridian system. When there is a lumbar disc herniation caused by poor venous return, the first time to the hospital.