“It is important to note that surgery is the last resort for lumbar disc herniation and is not recommended for patients who are unable to walk due to lumbar disc herniation or who are severely limited in walking. Patients with serious complications must undergo surgery to recover. Those who have undergone surgery are well aware that such treatment is not only traumatic and risky, but also difficult to completely eliminate the symptoms, and there is a high possibility of recurrence after a few years, and some patients have to undergo secondary surgery.
Patients with lumbar disc herniation endure great pain all day long, starting with lumbar pain, sciatic nerve pain, radiating pain in the lower extremities, and over time, gradually evolving into numbness, leg sensory loss, coldness and even cramps in the lower extremities, sitting and walking are difficult to sustain. In severe cases, intermittent claudication, lumbar scoliosis, foot drop, muscle atrophy, etc. may also occur. And because the intervertebral disc is non-vascular tissue, conventional drugs need to be absorbed through the gastrointestinal and then through the blood circulation to reach the lesion site, like “scratching the itch”, so the effectiveness of the treatment is very little. At the same time, the herniated disc is prone to calcification and adhesions over time, and the vertebral space becomes narrow after the disc is herniated, and the vertebral body is subjected to abnormal traction, which inevitably leads to osteophytes and aseptic inflammation. Surgery only solves the problem of nerve compression by the herniated material, but it can do nothing about these secondary diseases caused by the herniated disc.
What can I do for a herniated disc without surgery?
Exercise methods for herniated discs.
1, bending: turn the waist exercise method. It includes front and back bending, left and right side bending, left and right turning waist and other exercises, do it once a day in the morning and evening. According to the medium speed, slightly forceful requirements, while progressively.
2, supine back extension exercise method: three steps: the first step, five-point support method, that is, people lying on their backs on a flat bed, with the head, both elbows and both heels to support the whole body, so that the back try to vacate the back, chest and abdomen up. The second step, the three-point support method, that is, the arms on the chest, with the head and heel support on the bed, the whole body vacant back. The third step, the arch bridge support method, that is, with hands and feet propped up on the bed, the whole body vacant, chest and abdomen up, like an arch bridge.
3, draping method: the use of door frames or bars and other things for draping exercise. 1 time each morning and evening every day. Draping exercise is actually continued traction therapy, which not only relaxes the waist and other parts, but also enhances local blood circulation and metabolism.
4, arching the waist. Stand with your legs together, make your waist and hips arch forward and squeeze until the limit, then retract. Repeat this 15 times.
5, patients can also directly use Chinese medicine for conditioning.
Proper and correct exercise for patients with lumbar disc herniation will help the body recover. There are also some precautions to take when exercising, and random or improper exercise can aggravate the condition.
Therefore, lumbar disc herniation patients in the process of exercise must pay special attention to.
1, slow squatting exercise, squatting – standing – chest activities, fast and slow walking exercise alternately.
2, small angle forward flexion, back extension, lateral bending, rotation, ring turn lumbar activities of the spine.
3, supine position arch bridge type lumbar back muscle exercise: supine bending knees, with the head, both elbows and feet as a support point, arch support back, waist, hips and lower limbs, to the patient that the most height after the drop, and then support.
4. Swallow pointing water back extension exercise: patient prone position, head, neck, chest and both lower limbs are raised at the same time, both arms are stretched back, only the abdomen is on the bed, the whole body is anti-arch shape, such as swallow pointing water posture.
5, straight leg elevation exercise: supine, active straight leg elevation exercise until you can not lift, others to assist further elevation 5 degrees to 15 degrees, the patient feels a slight discomfort or slight pain in the lower back or affected limbs, slowly put down, alternating between the lower limbs.
6, such as scoliosis body upright against the wall, the middle finger of both hands against the seam of the pants, one side of the middle finger along the seam of the pants down, the spine gradually lateral flexion to the limit, and then restore. Spine to the right side of the curved spine to do the left side of the spine flexion exercises, the left side of the curved spine to do the right side of the flexion exercises.
Notes on lumbar disc protrusion.
1, diet should be light, drink more water, it is advisable to eat more fiber-rich vegetables and fruits to prevent constipation. Avoid eating cold and greasy food.
2. After the patient’s pain is relieved, start functional exercises for the lumbar back muscles to strengthen the protective function of the lumbar back muscles. Exercise should be gradual and increase gradually to avoid fatigue.
3. In the acute stage, patients should rest in a hard bed for 2-3 weeks to reduce the burden on the lumbar spine and avoid being sedentary. The nurse should do a good job in daily life care. Pay attention to keep warm and prevent from getting cold. Cold is an important trigger of lumbar disc herniation.
Most of the lumbar disc herniation is caused by unreasonable posture, so the root of treatment should be to correct the unreasonable posture. Walking backwards has been considered the most effective way to effectively correct the unreasonable posture of the waist (lumbar lordosis), reduce the anterior pelvic tilt and lumbar lordosis at the same time, but also exercise their own muscles, so that lumbar disc herniation can be effectively alleviated and treated.