What injection should I take for lumbar disc herniation

If you suffer from lumbar disc herniation, it will affect the patient's daily life. Generally speaking, patients can choose closed treatment methods, which is to improve their condition through injections and medications. So, during the blockade therapy, what kind of injection do patients with lumbar disc herniation need? Let us introduce it to you below, and hope that you can actively treat lumbar disc herniation.

Blockade therapy is a method in which the doctor examines the patient, finds the local tenderness points, and then injects drugs into the painful area to achieve the purpose of anti-inflammatory and analgesic, and relieve local muscle tension. The duration can be as long as more than a year, or as short as a few weeks, depending on the severity of the disease. This is a symptomatic treatment measure that is effective in eliminating local pain symptoms.

Blockade therapy is a common method used in orthopedics. Some patients will develop fear when they hear about "blockade injections", always believing that "blockade injections" can only temporarily relieve the symptoms of the disease but cannot fundamentally solve the problem. I am also afraid that after getting the "blocking injection", I will have to keep getting it and cannot stop, and I am also worried about side effects. Hormonal drugs are not addictive. However, long-term use may lead to habituation or dependence, but both of these situations may only occur after long-term, high-dose, and repeated use of hormones. Doctors usually inject a blocking injection once or several times depending on the condition of the patient, with an interval of 7 to 10 days or a month between each injection, and generally no more than 3 to 4 times in a row. If continued injections are required, the intervals will be long and the doses used will be small. Therefore, there is no such thing as "always having to get vaccinated", and it rarely has side effects on the human body. This therapy has the advantages of direct administration, simplicity and safety, rapid effect, no hospitalization, low price, few side effects, and easy acceptance by patients.

The conservative treatment method in the acute phase is bed rest: In the conservative treatment of lumbar disc herniation, bed rest is the most important, generally accounting for 70% of the efficacy. A common misconception is to curl up on the bed or sofa to read or watch TV - your limbs are resting, but your waist is still "bent" and still tired. Although it is said to be "resting", in fact the waist is not resting, but the limbs are actually resting.

A hard bed is best (a hard bed, a hard Simmons mattress, or a brown mattress will all work). You can lie flat, on your side, or on your stomach. You don’t have to stay still when lying in bed. You can just stretch your arms and legs - as long as your lower back doesn’t hurt. If the symptoms are not serious, you can still go to the bed to eat and go to the toilet.

Generally, patients with more serious symptoms need to stay in bed for 3 to 5 days, and then rest properly for 2 to 4 weeks (they can get up and move around according to their ability). Most symptoms will resolve on their own.

People with mild symptoms do not necessarily have to stay in bed or go to work. In fact, all you need to do is pay attention to your posture and move around frequently while at work.