What kind of medication is used for lumbar disc herniation
One, painkillers
Painkillers are mainly applied to pain symptoms are obvious, and even has a serious impact on the patient's normal work, life, rest of the lumbar disc herniation patients, can be appropriate use of painkillers to ease the pain.
Two, anti-inflammatory drugs
Anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation, the main role of the elimination of inflammation of the muscles and so on, to relieve pain.
Three, dehydrating agents
Dehydrating agents are mainly used in the acute stage of lumbar disc herniation, dehydrating agents can eliminate the local reactive edema, to avoid edema lead to severe pain or even cause secondary arachnoid adhesions.
Four, nutritive nerve drugs
Vitamin B1, B12 and other nutritive nerve drugs mainly play a role in the recovery of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation caused by nerve damage.
Fifth, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs
The application of such drugs for those who have unbearable pain, can not lie down, can not sleep, can reduce pain symptoms and improve the quality of life. The common side effect of such drugs is gastrointestinal reaction. In order to reduce the damage of the drug to the gastrointestinal tract and prolong its duration of action, enteric solvents, slow-release agents, drug precursors and other preparations can be used.
Sixth, blood circulation and blood stasis drugs
The majority of these drugs are proprietary preparations, although the name of the drug and the composition is different, but the function is more or less the same, the treatment of lumbar disc herniation has a certain auxiliary effect.
Precautions for lumbar disc herniation
1, when going out for a long time in the car or walking, it is best to wear a waist cushion, to strengthen the lumbar protection, and at the same time, play a supporting role, to avoid lumbar sprains again.
2, pay attention to avoid a long time fixed in a certain position, so as to avoid lumbar back muscle fatigue and aggravate the symptoms of lumbago.
3, pay attention to warmth, cold, moisture. During the period of going out, especially in the fall and winter, should increase the clothes with the change of weather, especially pay attention to the waist and back and lower limbs of the warmth, in the winter, it is best to sleep with an electric mattress or similar warm bed.
4, in addition to rest during the outing, should also pay attention to physical exercise, the use of temporary places, you can carry out the functional exercise of the lumbar back muscles, and forward flexion, backward extension, rotary movement, while both lower limbs should also carry out the corresponding functional exercise.
5, in the out of the period such as lumbar discomfort or inadvertently again sprained lumbar, should be timely to the local hospital for treatment. Don't ignore or endure the pain, so as to delay the condition.
6, patients with serious symptoms must go to the hospital in a timely manner, choose the appropriate treatment program, and can not be delayed to make the condition further aggravated, and even produce irreversible complications of the consequences.