How to treat a bulging disc in the lumbar spine

The treatment of lumbar disc bulge is based on the prevention of flare-ups, and symptomatic patients can choose symptomatic treatment. 1. Prevention of flare-ups: lumbar bulging disc is only an imaging description, most patients do not have rupture of the annulus fibrosus, and generally do not produce symptoms of nerve compression, so the treatment is based on prevention, such as avoiding long-term stooping and hunching labor, avoiding prolonged standing and sedentary activities, avoiding prolonged exposure to cold in the lumbar region, and wearing a lumbar apron for protection. 2. Symptomatic treatment: lumbar bulging discs can be treated symptomatically if symptoms occur, such as lumbar muscle stiffness of patients, can be heat therapy, massage, deep microwave, etc., to improve the blood circulation of the local muscles; pain symptoms are obvious patients, you can take ibuprofen, indomethacin and other painkillers; you can also be through the lumbar back muscle exercise, consolidate the stability of the vertebral body. The same disease, the patient’s physical condition is different, the symptoms are different, the treatment method is different, should be standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor, do not unauthorized use of drugs.