Lumbar disc herniation compression leg pain can be closed.
Lumbar disc herniation mainly causes symptoms of nerve irritation, that is, inflammation of the nerve root leading to sciatica. And the typical sciatica is that the pain travels along the outside of the back of the buttocks and the outside of the back of the thighs to the calves. For this type of pain, a closed shot can be given when medications do not provide relief.
A closure around the nerve root can achieve short-term symptomatic relief, and is generally indicated for patients with mild cases, and patients with bulging discs in the lumbar spine. Commonly used closed injection drugs include anesthetic, hormone drugs, etc. These drugs can help reduce swelling of the nerve root and accelerate the recovery of the nerve itself.
However, the effect of closed injection is short-lived, easy to recur after treatment, need to be injected repeatedly, and will lead to ligament brittleness, ligament brittleness will be prone to rupture, and the joints will be more unstable.
Therefore, if there is a lumbar disc herniation compression leg pain, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, early formal treatment.