Rumor:

Consumption of amaranth pig's trotters soup can quickly cure lumbar disc herniation. Repeated lumbar disc herniation need not be afraid, a pig's trotters to help you solve the problem, also works for cervical spondylosis.

Rumor:

The rumor of pig's trotters soup for lumbar disc herniation has been circulating for a long time, there are with amaranth, but also with peanuts, panax ginseng, astragalus, Pueraria lobata, jujube. No matter what it is paired with, it is said that it can treat herniated lumbar discs and even cervical spondylosis. Speaking of the principle, or the old "shape to shape", simply that the lumbar disc herniation is lumbar twisted, fascia damage, pig's feet are also fascia, so eat pig's fascia to make up for the human fascia. This statement has no scientific basis, nor is it a summary of experience. Pig's trotters soup no matter with what there is no real evidence of healing, and no specific healing ingredients have been found. On the contrary, the cholesterol in pig's trotters soup is very high, eat more than not only can not treat herniated lumbar disc, I am afraid that the patient's health condition is also unfavorable.

Herniated lumbar discs are caused by various parts of the lumbar intervertebral discs, especially the nucleus pulposus, with different degrees of degenerative changes, under the action of external factors, the intervertebral discs rupture of the annulus fibrosus, and the nucleus pulposus protrudes from the rupture place (or out) in the posterior or in the vertebral canal, leading to the stimulation or compression of the adjacent spinal nerve roots, which results in a series of clinical symptoms such as pain in the lumbar region, numbness of the lower limbs on one side or in the lower limbs of the lower limbs and pain, and so on. Symptoms. The main treatment modalities for lumbar disc herniation include resting, reducing exertion, preventing injury and exposure to cold, and anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs, muscle relaxing drugs, and neurotrophic drugs can be used. If the effect of conservative treatment is not satisfactory after a period of time, some patients can be treated with minimally invasive treatment, including intervertebral disc radiofrequency therapy, minimally invasive sacral closure, nerve root block and other treatments, and some of them can be treated with various kinds of surgical treatments, such as intervertebral disc removal and decompression and fusion. None of these treatments have anything to do with eating pig's trotter soup. As for the specific use of drugs or surgery, or should be based on the doctor's interview guidance. It is best to go to a regular big hospital for regular treatment, and at the same time need regular review.

In addition to pig's trotter soup, there have been rumors of drinking mung bean soup, eating raw eggplant, swallowing live loach and other "therapeutic remedies", many people not only failed to eat well, but ate a new problem. Watching a few health programs or one or two articles on food therapy, to their own bodies and disease characterization, take for granted to their own food therapy, in fact, is very dangerous, often delay the condition, miss the best time for treatment.

Many people are reluctant to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and are not willing to insist on taking medication or surgical treatment when they are sick, but always dream of a dietary remedy that can fix everything, which is ultimately a lack of basic health literacy. Remember, there is no shortcut to health, and therapeutic food can not be a shortcut to health.

Expert: Gao Jian, director of the Department of Nutrition at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

Expert: Dong Jian, professor of orthopedics, director of the Department of Orthopedics and director of the Department of Spine Surgery at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

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