What can i do to decrease pain from a herniated disk that's in my middle back?

Several things: Pain caused by herniated discs usually resolves with time, physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications and, if overweight, weight loss.

Medicaitons: See your dr....Try some medicaitons, see a pain management physician, physical therapy ....Surgery should be the last resort and only if you have radicular pain.

Disc Herniation: Most herniated discs heal on their own--80%. For those that are too painful or fail to improve with pt, nsaid's, 6-18 weeks time, nerve blocks, other medications, then discectomy (plucking out the ruptured fragment) is very successful. In the neck, this is often accompanied by disc replacement or fusion. In the lumbar spine, discectomy is all that is necessary.