What to do if the lumbar spine compresses the legs and the legs hurt? Lumbar disc herniation requires treatment

Lumbar disc herniation is a very harmful disease and is difficult to treat. It can cause radiating headaches and leg pains, which are very common. It must be treated in time. Traction, massage, and acupuncture are all effective.

1. Conservative treatment, such as traction, acupuncture, massage, physical therapy, drugs, laser needle, etc., mainly focuses on relieving symptoms. Many patients will adopt conservative treatment for lumbar disc herniation, but it is not suitable for everyone. Conservative treatment is for those with lumbar nerve compression and those with milder conditions. Comprehensive conservative treatment can achieve relatively satisfactory results in most cases.

Massage is a treatment for lumbar disc herniation. It is very effective in improving local blood supply, relaxing muscle spasms, relieving pain, expanding intervertebral spaces and intervertebral foramina, and resetting displaced vertebrae. Blockade therapy can be used to treat lumbar disc herniation. Pain point blockade or lumbar epidural space blockade can quickly control inflammation and relieve pain. It has good efficacy, but there are certain hidden risks. It should not be used as a routine. For patients with lumbar disc herniation who are ineffective or under severe pressure, minimally invasive techniques can be used to treat lumbar disc herniation, which is very effective.

2. It is a minimally invasive treatment technology that can achieve the purpose of treating lumbar disc herniation, so that the protrusion no longer compresses the nerve roots or dura mater sac. At the same time, the trauma is extremely small and there are no complications. This type of method is currently the most effective and safest method for treating disc herniation. You can choose according to your loved one's situation. The advantages of minimally invasive technology are: safety, no or few complications. The damage is small, there is no destruction to the bone and soft tissue structure, it does not affect the stability of the spine, and the recovery after surgery is fast.

3. Surgical operation can cure lumbar disc herniation, but the operation has high risks, great trauma and many complications, which are difficult for patients to accept.