Treatment Plan
- Now you have to take care with chiropractic care,
flexion exercises 5 min each morning (with crunch sit-ups,
single and double knee lifts and pelvic tilts), watch your
nutrition, weight and overall posture.
- In general, patients usually are advised to start with a
course of conservative care (non-surgical) prior to
considering spine surgery for a herniated disc.
There are also a few relatively rare conditions that require
immediate surgical intervention. For example, cauda
equina syndrome, which is usually marked by progressive
weakness in the legs and/or sudden bowel or bladder
dysfunction, requires prompt medical care and surgery.
For lumbar and cervical herniated discs, conservative
(non-surgical) treatments can usually be applied for
around four to six weeks to help reduce pain and
discomfort. A process of trial and error is often necessary to
find the right combination of treatments.
If conservative treatments are successful in reducing pain
and discomfort, the patient may choose to continue with
them. For those patients who experience severe pain and
a high loss of function and don’t find relief from
conservative treatments, surgery may be considered as
an option.
- Ancillary treatment modalities may be recommended:
hot/cold therapy, electrical stimulation (designed to
reduce inflammation and sedate nerves), nutrition
(glucosamine sulfate/chondroitin sulfate to help cartilage
repair), neck or back support braces. Listen to the
recommendations, and decide what is best for your
health.
- Now you have to take care with chiropractic care,
flexion exercises 5 min each morning (with crunch sit-ups,
single and double knee lifts and pelvic tilts), watch your
nutrition, weight and overall posture.
- In general, patients usually are advised to start with a
course of conservative care (non-surgical) prior to
considering spine surgery for a herniated disc.
There are also a few relatively rare conditions that require
immediate surgical intervention. For example, cauda
equina syndrome, which is usually marked by progressive
weakness in the legs and/or sudden bowel or bladder
dysfunction, requires prompt medical care and surgery.
For lumbar and cervical herniated discs, conservative
(non-surgical) treatments can usually be applied for
around four to six weeks to help reduce pain and
discomfort. A process of trial and error is often necessary to
find the right combination of treatments.
If conservative treatments are successful in reducing pain
and discomfort, the patient may choose to continue with
them. For those patients who experience severe pain and
a high loss of function and don’t find relief from
conservative treatments, surgery may be considered as
an option.
- Ancillary treatment modalities may be recommended:
hot/cold therapy, electrical stimulation (designed to
reduce inflammation and sedate nerves), nutrition
(glucosamine sulfate/chondroitin sulfate to help cartilage
repair), neck or back support braces. Listen to the
recommendations, and decide what is best for your
health.
Disc Herniation
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