Thursday, February 26, 2009

Handling Herniated Disc

By Dr. Randall Pruitt

There are a lot of different ways of treating herniated disc. Patients who are suffering from herniated disc are faced with a lot of options on how to deal with their condition. The effectiveness of the treatment relies on the overall condition of the patient and also their medical history.

Consulting a medical professional about your condition is the first step towards treatment. Describe the level of pain that you are going through as well as the other pains in your body. Doctors will examine and diagnose your overall condition. This is the most effective way in finding out the right method of treatment for you.

In many cases doctors and medical health professional will recommend that you go about treatment for herniated discs by means of non-surgical procedures. This is because its best to try these alternative methods of treatment before resorting to surgery. Also, these methods can get rid of much of the pain that is associated with herniated discs. In fact, non-surgical methods of treatment will reduce pain enough for most people to begin to live a normal lifestyle and return to work.

There are a lot of available alternative methods of treatment for herniated disc aside from surgery. Doctors recommend surgery for patients if the pain is increasing and there are muscle weakness or other side effects.

One way mode of non-surgical treatment is by taking in pain relievers such as ibuprofen.This helps reduce if not eliminate the pain felt by the patient. While taking the prescribed medicine it is recommended that the patient also gets enough bed rest to help the healing process. Doctors may also prescribe muscle relaxants for patients who are suffering from other side effects. The effectiveness of this method of treatment relies on the overall condition of the patient.

If you are having any second thoughts about your decision to avoid surgical methods of treatment, the best thing to do is to contact your doctor or medical health professional immediately. This applies to people that are attempting non-surgical methods of treatment and are unable to stand the pain. Your doctor may suggest stronger methods of painkilling and or surgical procedures that are recommended for herniated discs. Its always best to find out what your options are before your pain becomes worse. - 15437

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