How to relieve the acute stage of lumbar disc herniation?

The health of the waist has a great impact on people, because the role of the waist is very obvious, and it is the basis for the upper and lower body. Once there is a problem with the waist, it will cause extremely serious harm to the body. For example, lumbar herniation is a common disease in modern life. The pain it brings to patients is extremely strong and painful. Let's take a look at how to relieve the acute stage of lumbar herniation.

1. During the acute phase, patients should rest on a hard bed for 2 to 3 weeks to reduce the burden on the lumbar spine and avoid sitting for long periods of time. Nurses will provide daily care.

2. After cooperating with the doctor to complete various treatments, explain to the patient the precautions of various treatments: (1) After lumbar traction, the patient should lie flat for 20 minutes before turning over and moving around. (2) After the sacral canal injection, the patient needs to lie flat for 4 hours to prevent complications such as headache and dizziness. (3) The drug should be taken half an hour after a meal to reduce gastrointestinal irritation. Painkillers should be taken as prescribed by a doctor to prevent drug dependence. (4) The frequency of physical therapy should be moderate. If it is too low, the treatment effect will not be achieved, while if it is too high, the pain will be aggravated.

3. Pay attention to keeping warm and avoid catching cold. Cold is an important cause of lumbar disc herniation. To avoid catching cold, you can apply hot compress to the waist and irradiate with a spectrometer.

4. Eat a light diet, drink plenty of water, and eat more fiber-rich vegetables and fruits to prevent constipation. Avoid eating raw, cold and greasy food.

5. Provide good psychological care, introduce relevant knowledge, explain the impact of emotions on the disease, and keep patients in a happy mood.

6. After the patient's pain is relieved, functional exercises of the waist and back muscles will be started to strengthen the protective function of the waist and back muscles. Functional exercises include five-point and three-point exercises. The five-point method is: use the head, elbows and heels as support points, push your waist and hips upward with strength. After the waist and back muscles are strengthened, you can switch to the three-point training method using the head and heels as support points. Exercise should be gradual and increased gradually to avoid fatigue.

The above is an explanation of how to relieve the acute stage of lumbar disc herniation. I hope patients can understand that these methods are very useful.