Lumbar spondylolisthesis leg pain can be treated with general treatment, medication or surgery.
1. General treatment: patients with lumbar spondylolysis leg pain should rest in bed, wear lumbar support to protect the lumbar spine, and perform lumbar and dorsal muscle exercises under the guidance of the rehabilitation physician, local hot compresses and physical therapy also have the effect of eliminating tissue swelling, which can help to alleviate the nerve compression and alleviate the symptoms of leg pain.
2. Drug treatment: lumbar spondylolysis leg pain can choose to take ibuprofen, celecoxib and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for symptomatic pain treatment; can also be used at the same time methylcobalamin, gangliosides and other nutritive nerve drugs, to promote the repair of nerve damage, alleviate leg pain symptoms.
3. Surgical treatment: If the above conservative treatment fails to alleviate the pain, patients can have surgical treatment, which includes decompression of lumbar spinal canal, lumbar spine restoration, internal fixation and implant fusion.
Lumbar spondylolisthesis leg pain should go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor for standardized treatment, timely relief of the patient’s symptoms and to avoid further development of the condition, but also do not blindly use drugs.