How is a herniated disc treated?

Depends: If it is causing mild pain, then conservative treatment with pain killers and physical therapy. If pain is not controlled or causing weakness or compressing on nerves then surgical treatment might be an option.

IT DEPENDS...: If it causes severe pain, weakness in either arm or leg, or loss of bladder or bowel control, the treatment is surgery. If it only causes pain, an epidural injection of anesthetic and steroid may help. If you have no pain directly and unequivocally attributable to that disk, no weakness, no problems with your bladder or bowel control – leave it alone.

It depends: If there is potential for loss of function (muscle waisting in a limb) due to compression of the nerve root that supplies a group of muscles, if you are medically stable and considered to have good rehab potential. An experienced spine surgeon may, with your consent, offer surgery. Usually non surgical approaches precded this by days to months (traction, physiotherapy, medications).

You may need: treatments which can include epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, Radiofrequency ablation and even things like platelet rich plasma, prolotherapy or even stem cell therapies. Try to find a physician that does all of these to get the most options for treatment for you.

Several options: Treatments include non steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy, chiropractic care, epidural steroid injections and avoiding strenuous activities. If conservative measures fail, surgery. Check out spine-health.Com.