Conservative treatment of lumbar disc herniation

A. Bed rest: In the conservative treatment of lumbar disc herniation, bed rest is most important. It is best to have a hard bed (hard board bed, hard Simmons, brown cushion), lying down, lying on the side, lying on the stomach. Second, other conservative treatment methods, including: analgesic drugs, physical therapy, traction, and other Chinese medicine treatments. All conservative treatment methods can only relieve symptoms and cannot correct herniated discs – aging is irreversible. Traction is significantly more effective in young and middle-aged patients and less effective in older patients. Traction is effective for leg symptoms, but a common problem is that it takes a lot of effort to get to the hospital, traction for 30 minutes, and a lot of effort to get home – the strain of being on the road results in not much traction left, so many doctors currently do not use traction as a primary conservative treatment.