Time PT meds epidura: Most get better with time. Exercise, weight control and smoking cessation help if these are issues medication, physical therapy and epidural steroid injections can also play a role if indicated.
Answered 8/17/2012
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Supervised care: All spinal disc herniations do not need surgery, disc may herniate ( move to spinal canal ) and cause permanent damage, due to this reason you must be under care of spine specialist (of any specialty ) , will prescribe special exercises, local treatments and weight control avoids surgery.
Answered 6/27/2020
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Integrative care: A herniated lumbardisc can cause back pain as well as foot pain by physically pressing on the nerves that travel to the foot and by irritating them through the extrusion of pro-inflammatory disc materials. Physical therapy and other conservative measures, including medication management, are considered first line treatment. If these fail, your physician may recommend epidural steroid injections.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Back Pain Options: This back pain as you suggested is the result of an irritated nerve or facet joints or other injury typically in the lumbar spine (low back) which are caused by herniated disks, spinal stenosis or degenerative disc disease, etc requiring further evaluation by a spine specialist and may be candidate for facet injections/radiofrequency ablation and epidural steroid injection.
Answered 7/27/2014
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Several: 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.
Answered 8/25/2014
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