Symptoms, causes and treatment of a lumbar spine

In the modern world, a very common back disease is a lumbar hernia. The treatment of this problem is very important for the overall health and full capacity of the person. It should be noted that the appearance of a hernia is not always conducive to hard work, although it is the main cause of problems.

Hernia of the lumbar spine, the treatment of which must be carried out in complex, has the following symptoms:

- severe pain in the back above the coccyx;

- Inability to move normally: difficulty in bending, numbness of limbs.

It should be noted that most patients do not even suspect the presence of a hernia and tries to relieve pain and spasms themselves. However, this attitude to the problem is not correct.

Treatment of a hernia of the lumbar spine is desirable to be carried out with the help of conservative, folk and surgical methods. The first type is the reception of different drugs that relieve pain, muscle spasms. In addition, physiotherapeutic procedures should be used: therapeutic physical exercises, heat and electricity treatment, massage. For some time, epidural injections can help.

Treatment of a hernia of the lumbar spine should also be done with the help of point therapy, yoga, reflexotherapy. During the exacerbation of the disease, a strict horizontal position must be observed. Some doctors suggest that patients wear special corsets, which allow to relax the load on the lumbar region and ease the pain. Therapeutic exercise helps strengthen the spinal muscles.

It should be noted that the treatment of herniated lumbar spine by any of the methods presented should be under the supervision of doctors. To date, experts advise using surgical intervention in extremely difficult cases, since the procedure can not 100% guarantee a positive result, especially since the patient must subsequently recover for a very long time. Other complications are also possible. However, if you can not do without an operation, then do not put it off in the long box.

Treatment of a herniated lumbar spine surgically can be divided into several types. The most common procedure is disketomy, which involves the removal of a hernia that compresses the spinal canal. Basically, it is carried out in patients who have not been helped by conservative treatment. The most preferred procedure is microdiscoscopy, since it does not do much harm to the spine, does not require a long recovery period. The operation is performed using a microscope. Quite expensive, but effective procedure is a laser nucleotomy.

Often patients are offered to do stretching of the spine. In any case, when choosing a method for eliminating the symptoms of the disease and their consequences, it is necessary to take into account the degree of severity of the hernia. Preference, of course, is given to conservative methods.