Which department should I go to for lumbar disease

Lumbar spondylosis is a disease that many people suffer from in modern society. It is mainly caused by people’s inappropriate living habits. Patients with lumbar spondylosis usually feel lumbar pain, which in turn causes numbness in the lower limbs. Therefore, if you have serious lumbar disease, you should go to the hospital for examination in time to see if it is caused by other reasons. So if you go to the hospital for a check-up, which department should you go to for lumbar spondylosis?

1. See an orthopedic doctor. Lumbar disc herniation is mostly caused by long-term unreasonable posture. The initial symptoms are just incorrect posture, hunchback and local excessive force, which will cause chronic damage to the soft tissue over time and lead to chronic low back pain such as lumbar muscle strain, so it is also called postural low back pain. Lumbar disc herniation is the result of further accumulation on this basis. Therefore, correcting posture is the key among the keys, and reasonable posture is the basis and prerequisite for rehabilitation exercises.

Otherwise, if the cause of the disease is not resolved, it will only recur, forming a vicious cycle and becoming increasingly serious. The most recognized conservative treatment for lumbar disc herniation is backward walking. The fundamental reason is that as a reverse movement, it can effectively force the body's center of gravity to move backward, reduce the lumbar lordosis, and thus correct the posture. (If you have time, you can try walking backwards. When walking backwards, remember to wear flat shoes and walk slowly in small steps. Choose a safe area for backward walking exercises). Walking backwards can force the body's center of gravity to move backwards and correct excessive curvature of the spine. However, walking backwards is not easy to persist and is not very safe.

2. Intervertebral disc herniation is a series of diseases caused by degeneration of lumbar vertebrae and intervertebral discs. It manifests as stenosis of the intervertebral foramen, which can compress nerve roots, blood vessels and spinal cord, thereby causing a series of symptoms. Symptoms include pain in the lower back and lower limbs and abnormal sensation and movement. Early treatment is very important to prevent the progression of the disease. If the symptoms are mild, conservative treatment can be used, including local immobilization of the waist, appropriate exercise of the waist muscles, and avoidance of some bending and weight-bearing activities. If the pain is severe, some anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs can be taken orally (such as diclofenac, celecoxib, ibuprofen, etc.). You can also take some nerve nourishing drugs orally, such as methylcobalamin tablets, which are effective in preventing numbness of the lower limbs. You can do some physical therapy, massage, etc. on your waist. Severe symptoms may require surgical treatment.

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