If you have a bulging disc, here are 6 ways to treat it

Intervertebral disc bulging is a very common disease, which not only makes patients feel very uncomfortable, but also affects people's freedom of movement and even endangers their lives in severe cases. Therefore, people should pay full attention to it. Treatment can be carried out through massage therapy, acupuncture therapy, drug therapy, exercise therapy, food therapy and surgical treatment, which will have significant effects.

1. What is lumbar disc bulge?

The first symptom is lumbar discomfort. Patients will experience soreness due to working or sitting for a long time, but the symptoms will improve significantly after resting. However, if the illness lasts for a long time, lower back pain will also occur. Some patients have acute onset, while others will first feel numbness in the legs, or both symptoms may occur at the same time. These are all symptoms caused by stimulation of the sinus nerve. If you find symptoms at this time, you need to go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment immediately.

If lumbar disc bulging does not heal for a long time, the pain will become more and more severe, and the pain will be aggravated by slight coughing and straining during bowel movements. For patients with longer compression time, inflammation such as nerve root edema and congestion may also occur. This is mainly due to the imbalance of nerve root nutrition caused by compression, which leads to nerve root ischemia and hypoxia, thus causing inflammation. In severe cases, it can cause muscle atrophy and even paralysis, so patients should seek treatment as soon as possible.

2. Treatment of intervertebral disc bulging

1. Massage treatment: Regular massage can alleviate and prevent the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation. You can go to the hospital for massage or go to a massage parlor. Tell them your symptoms and they will know how to massage. Massage can be performed in the following aspects:

1) Massage the psoas muscles on both sides to relieve muscle tension.

2) Massage the waist, back, thighs and calves to allow the blood and qi in the body's meridians to flow smoothly.

3) Use the base of your palms to push both sides of the spine and buttocks to relax the waist muscles.

4) Use your fingers to pinch the quadriceps to increase muscle tension.

5) Use your fingers to press the acupoints on the waist, such as Chengfu, Fengshi, Yinmen, Yanglingquan, Yongquan, Weizhong, etc. This is to enhance the capacity of neural tissue.

2. Acupuncture treatment: Acupuncture treatment for lumbar disc bulge is based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and uses needles and moxibustion to relieve symptoms. Acupuncture can effectively dredge the waist meridians, relieve muscle spasms, and improve numbness in the limbs. It is a very good choice for lumbar disc bulging.

3. Drug treatment: Lumbar disc herniation is mostly treated with traditional Chinese medicine.

4. Exercise treatment: Exercising more often can effectively relieve lumbar disc herniation. Exercise your abdominal muscles more, such as doing several sit-ups every day. Exercise your waist more and twist it more every day. Exercise the waist and back muscles for a while, for example, lie on the bed, then lift your hips, make your hips as far away from the wound as possible, hold for a few seconds, put them down, and do it several times.

5. Food combination treatment: Eat more foods that are beneficial to relieve lumbar disc herniation, such as: pork kidneys, jujubes, mutton, sesame seeds, dog spine, pig tails, kelp, lychees, raw leeks, etc.

6. Surgical treatment: Surgical treatment has certain risks and may cause complications. It is recommended to choose carefully. If you have surgery, you must pay attention to postoperative care, rest in bed more, exercise more, and do less strenuous work.