Lumbar disc herniation patients are not recommended to sleep on their own lumbar pads, you can ask the doctor during the consultation, the doctor will give reasonable advice according to the patient’s specific situation.
Lumbar disc herniation is a relatively common orthopedic disease, with the highest incidence of lumbar 4 lumbar 5, lumbar 5 sacral 1 intervertebral discs, the typical manifestation of lumbar pain, radiating numbness or pain in the lower limbs, often aggravated by exertion and alleviated by rest.
Specifically manifested as persistent conductive pain or numbness extending downward from the lumbar region, accompanied by significant reduction in the strength of the lower limbs or skin sensory abnormalities, the emergence of such symptoms, the patient should promptly go to orthopaedics or spine surgery, do not take care of yourself.
Patients with lumbar disc herniation should not use spring beds or soft and thick mattresses when sleeping, and it is not recommended to sleep directly on a hard board bed, but should be padded with a thinner mattress.
Different patients with different lumbar curvature, should choose a different lumbar pad, if the lumbar pad is too high or too low, often do not achieve the effect or even counterproductive. And the patient’s specific condition is often always changing, lumbar cushion height should also change.
In general, sleep with a thin mattress padded hardboard bed or lunch break pad a proper lumbar pad can be, do not have to be at night for a long time lumbar pad.