Lumbar disc herniation and leg numbness need early treatment

If we do not pay attention to the maintenance of the lumbar spine in our daily life, lumbar disc herniation is very likely to occur. The most typical symptoms are lower back pain and leg numbness. After the illness, you should rest more, and you can have acupuncture and massage treatment. The most important thing is to prevent this disease.

1. Treatment of lumbar disc herniation

1. Home treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Patients with mild symptoms of lumbar disc herniation can care for their disease by resting in bed and doing lumbar keyboard exercises. Use other methods to actively exercise the waist muscles, increase the strength of the anterior, posterior and lateral ligaments of the lumbar spine, and avoid compression of the intervertebral disc that breaks through the normal ligament and muscle protection of the human body. Strengthening waist muscle training can prevent and delay the occurrence and development of lumbar spondylosis and treat early lumbar disc herniation.

2. For physical therapy of lumbar disc herniation, the key is for patients with severe lumbar disc herniation to choose a regular, effective and side-effect-free treatment method. Acupuncture, traction therapy, massage and other treatment methods in traditional Chinese medicine that use external force to massage the affected area can effectively relieve the patient's pain and achieve the purpose of reducing pressure and relieving pain.

3. Massage to treat lumbar disc herniation, mainly massaging the Shenshu points (on both sides of the waist), twice a day. Massage until you feel soreness in your waist and the pain spreads to your lower limbs. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the Shenshu point belongs to the kidney meridian. Regularly massaging this point can both strengthen the kidneys and relieve low back pain.

2. Prevention of lumbar disc herniation:

Method 1: Hug your knees and touch your chest to prevent lumbar disc herniation. Lie on your back with your knees bent, hug your knees and bring them as close to your chest as possible, but be careful not to arch your back off the bed.

Method 2: Lie on your back and lift your pelvis to prevent lumbar disc herniation. This movement can correct the anterior tilt of the lower pelvis and increase the curvature of the lumbar spine. Lie on your back with your knees bent. Use your feet and back as support to lift your pelvis, then slowly lower it. Repeat 20 times.

Method 3: Use leg stretching to prevent lumbar disc herniation. Sit on the bed, bend one knee slightly, straighten the other lower limb, lean forward to press on the straightened lower limb, and then switch to the other lower limb. This movement can also be performed in a standing position with the lower limbs resting on the back of a chair in front of you.