Lumbar vertebrae 4-5 herniated leg pain and numbness can do physical therapy

Lumbar vertebrae 4-5 herniated leg pain and numbness can do physical therapy, can help patients to relieve the symptoms, but only through physical therapy can not be completely cured. According to the severity of the disease, you need to follow the doctor’s advice to choose the treatment program. After the occurrence of lumbar disc herniation, if the compression of the nerve root, it is easy to trigger the lower limbs of radioactive numbness and pain sensory abnormal symptoms. Symptoms can be relieved through physical therapy, such as low-frequency electrical stimulation or magnetic heat therapy, but due to structural changes in the lumbar vertebrae, simple physical therapy cannot fully restore the condition. 1. Mild lumbar disc herniation: you can consider lumbar traction, together with exercise rehabilitation, to relieve the nerve root compression problem, thus relieving the symptoms. 2. More serious lumbar disc herniation: the nerve root has been obviously compressed, conservative treatment can not be improved, it is necessary to consider treatment through surgical methods, such as nucleus pulposus chemical dissolution, microsurgical lumbar disc removal, simple intervertebral window nucleus pulposus removal. It is recommended that patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation should consult a doctor in time and under the guidance of a professional doctor to avoid adverse consequences.