How to relieve leg pain caused by lumbar disc herniation compressing nerves

If lumbar disc herniation compresses the nerves, it often causes leg pain, which is quite harmful to the patient. At this time, you should pay attention to bed rest, timely diagnosis and examination, and symptomatic treatment. You can take hot baths to promote blood circulation, apply hot compresses, and use physical therapy to relieve pain. In addition, if the condition is more serious, surgery can also be used for treatment.

1. Go to a specialist hospital to check and confirm the severity

When lumbar disc herniation causes leg pain and numbness, it may be quite serious and symptoms of sciatic nerve compression have already appeared. It is necessary to seek treatment as soon as possible to recover from the symptoms of nerve edema as soon as possible. It is recommended to go to a specialist hospital for examination to confirm the severity of lumbar disc herniation. Please ask a specialist to determine whether the lumbar disc herniation requires special treatment, and ask the specialist to provide targeted opinions and suggestions.

2. Rest in bed as much as possible

Staying in bed as much as possible is the primary method of relief. Generally, for many patients, strict bed rest for a month in the early stages will have very good results, which is better than the effect of medication. However, it is difficult to stick to the strict bed rest requirement, which means you have to urinate and defecate in bed. In addition, when resting in bed, choose to lie flat on your back, use as low a pillow as possible, and put a pillow under the popliteal fossa of your leg. This will help relax the spine and is very helpful in relieving leg pain and numbness.

3. Soak your feet or take a bath in hot water

Soaking your feet in hot water or taking a bath can increase blood circulation in your body and legs and temporarily relieve pain.

4. Moxibustion for relief

In traditional Chinese medicine, the low back and leg pain symptoms caused by lumbar disc herniation are mainly caused by wind-cold-dampness obstruction, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and meridian obstruction. Moxibustion can warm the meridians, dispel cold evil, promote qi and blood circulation, disperse stagnation and reduce swelling. It has a good therapeutic effect on the low back and leg pain symptoms caused by lumbar disc herniation, so patients can undergo moxibustion.

5. Heat compress on waist and legs to relieve

Lumbar disc herniation compresses the nerves, causing nerve edema and inflammation, tension in the lower back muscles, decreased blood circulation in the entire waist, and increased sensitivity of the nerves to external stimuli. The stimulation of cold air is not conducive to blood circulation in the waist, stimulates the nerves and aggravates the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation, making the pain worse. We can apply hot compresses to the waist and legs to promote blood circulation and help relieve pain symptoms.

Method: Sew a pure cotton bag yourself. Heat the coarse salt in a pot and put it into a bag. Applying hot compress to the waist and legs can promote blood circulation in the waist, which is very effective.

6. Medication

Under the guidance of a doctor, you can take some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs orally, or apply non-steroidal anti-inflammatory suppositories externally to the anus, which have a good effect in relieving pain and relieving leg pain and numbness. You can also take some Chinese patent medicines orally that have the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, which also have a certain relieving effect. You can also take some nerve nourishing medicines and B vitamins orally, which can serve as an auxiliary treatment.