What to do if you still have pain after herniated disc surgery

If a patient with a herniated lumbar disc still has pain after surgery, it may be due to the presence of too heavy a lesion, insufficient functional exercise, or too short a period of time after surgery. At this time, it is not recommended that the patient treat himself, the patient should return to the orthopedic department in time for follow-up, and then take measures to continue conservative treatment, functional exercise and so on. 1. Conservative treatment. Some patients may be due to the lesion is too heavy, the postoperative time is too short, resulting in the operation, the affected nerve still exists in the inflammation, edema, and then lead to pain. At this time, the patient needs to continue conservative treatment for a period of time. For example, it is necessary to make the patient take the supine position to continue bed rest. On this basis, apply some anti-inflammatory and anti-edema drugs, such as nimesulide, ibuprofen, mannitol and so on. 2. Functional exercise. Some patients do not cooperate with the doctor to do functional exercise after the surgery due to the fear of pain. This will lead to slow recovery and muscle spasms in the lower back. At this time, patients need to return to the orthopedic department for follow-up, and under the guidance of the doctor for massage relaxation, and arch bridge, swallow fly and other functional exercises to promote recovery. If the patient due to other stages of the disease or surgical failure, etc., it is necessary to consider further systematic treatment, conservative treatment is ineffective may also need surgical treatment, of course, this is rare, the patient should be regular hospitals, and comply with the doctor’s instructions for treatment and rehabilitation.