One year after lumbar spine surgery, the right side of the buttock numbness is recommended to consult a doctor to check the cause of numbness, mainly including physiological reasons, incomplete repair of nerves and recurrence of lumbar disc herniation. There are different treatments for different reasons, generally there are two kinds of conservative treatments and surgical treatments.
1. Physiological causes: caused by poor living habits and overwork, most of them only need conservative treatment, such as avoiding sedentary, lying down and overwork, or using acupuncture, massage and hot compresses, etc. to effectively improve the symptoms.
2. Nerve not completely repaired: first of all, you should pay attention to rest, do not do strong physical activities, and can be used traction, or acupuncture with massage and the use of neurotrophic drugs such as methylcobalamin, etc. for conservative treatment, if the numbness of the symptoms do not improve, you need to consult a doctor for surgical repair.
3. Recurrence of lumbar disc herniation: Conservative treatment can be used with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as ibuprofen, etc., and nutritive drugs such as methylcobalamin for treatment, and attention should be paid to rest and protection to reduce local stimulation, avoid excessive bending and lifting of heavy objects, and avoid sedentary and standing for a long time. For serious disc herniation, you can choose to undergo minimally invasive or surgical treatment again.
In addition, numbness of the right buttock is also seen in diseases such as dermatomyositis, spinal cord injury and lumbar spondylolisthesis. It is recommended that one year after lumbar spine surgery, the right side of the buttock numbness should be identified, and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment. The above drugs should be used in accordance with medical advice.