Do you need surgery for a herniated disk?

Most lumbar herniated discs do not require surgery; some patients require surgery. If the patient’s symptoms are relatively mild and the duration of the disease is short; or if the condition has its first attack and the symptoms can be relieved by itself after rest, surgery is not needed in this case; medications, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, diclofenac sodium, etc., can be used; physiotherapy, such as heat therapy, electrotherapy, traction, etc.; in the period of stabilization of the condition, rehabilitation exercises can be carried out; all of these methods can achieve good results. Some patients need surgery, such as persistent dysfunction, serious impact on life, no improvement after 3~6 months of non-surgical treatment; the first attack but the pain is severe, especially in the lower limbs of the symptoms, seriously affecting the life of the person; combined with the cauda equina severe compression, accompanied by dysfunction of urinary and fecal function; there is a single nerve root paralysis, the emergence of foot drop accompanied by muscular atrophy, muscle strength decline, etc. need to be operated on. Lumbar disc herniation patients, you can go to the hospital to improve the relevant examination, by the physician to determine the severity of the condition, and then according to the condition of the choice of non-surgical or surgical treatment, the drugs need to be under the guidance of the physician to choose, do not self-medication.