HERNIATED DISC REMEDIES

If you or a loved one has a Herniated Disc or Bulging Disc then you understand the tremendous pain that comes from the impingement of your spinal cord. In this article we will discuss some of the most effective ways to relieve pain and ultimately allow your body to heal and remove the pain permanently.

Regardless of whether you were involved in a Car Accident or Personal Injury accident or Injury Claim, the pain can be relentless. You can even get a cash advance against your pending legal claim to help pay for treatment. Below we list the following treatments that will, and I assure you, will help the pain. But first you must understand one thing about a Herniated Disc or Bulging Disc injury. Many treatment options will not work but we discuss below the options that may be helpful to you.

Electro Shock Wave Therapy

Electro Shock Wave Therapy (or ESWT) is the newest soft tissue treatment on the market. This treatment is used to permanently reduce soft tissue pain with only 1 to 3 treatments. Electro Shock Wave Therapy is a very painful process and that is why local drugs should be used to help the patient get through the procedure. ESWT is becoming the newest way to treat herniated discs and other soft tissue injuries that have produced uncontrollable pain in the patient. Many agree that 1 heavy treatment of Electro Shock Wave Therapy is better than 3 lower strength sessions. Ask you doctor before choosing the method of Electro Shock Wave Therapy. ESWT is becoming the term to be used when referring to Electro Shock Wave Therapy so each patient should keep this in mind when consulting a doctor.

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy is one of the most effective ways to help improve the effects of a Herniated Disc or Bulging Disc. Physical Therapy can include many different types of procedures to improve and relieve pain. They include but are not limited to; neck traction, hot packs, cold packs, massage therapy, electrode therapy & weight training. Immediately following a Herniated Disc or Disc Bulge injury it is most effective to have traction as the main part of your remedy. Think of the disc in your back as a jelly doughnut and when you step on a jelly doughnut, the jelly squirts out. This is very similar to what happens when you have Herniated Disc or Disc Bulge. The inside of your disc actually punctures to outside and squirts out which ultimately impinges on the spinal cord. Traction actually pulls our vertebrae apart which allows blood flow to enter the disc and repair itself. Any pressure on your shoulders pushing down can intensify the pain and injury and any pressure pulling the head away from the shoulders should be found as helpful. Do not lift weights with a Herniated Disc or Bulging Disc or Disc Bulge, at least within 6 weeks of the injury.

Chiropractic Treatment

Chiropractic treatment is another way to treat a Herniated Disc or Disc Bulge. This treatment is much more controversial than tradition Physical Therapy. A chiropractor actually manipulates your spinal cord and vertebrae by adjusting you and “cracking your back”. There is conflicting data and feedback with respect to this type of treatment. Some patients consider it a tremendous help while others claim that the treatment has made their problem worse. It is suggested that you try chiropractic treatment for one or two sessions before committing to it as a long term treatment. It is also important that you have an x-ray taken just in case you make have a fracture to the bone area of your back.

Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy works by trying to get additional blood flow to the area where a Herniated Disc is found and help that area to better heal itself. Similar to traction, massage therapy allows blood to flow to the affected area and repair itself. Blood flow is one of the most important factors in helping the body heal soft tissue injuries and a Herniated Disc is no different. Massage Therapy consists of having a therapist massage the back area in which the Herniated Disc or Disc Bulge is located thus attracting blood flow to the area and improving circulation and healing.

Strength Training

It is also very important to improve the strength of your lumbar & upper back muscles so that pressure is diverted from you actual bone structure to the muscles that support them. You should not try to lift heavy weights or develop heavy muscle mass. What is most important is to slowly increase strength and stamina. The following links should be helpful in your efforts to strengthen your muscles when trying to recover from a Herniated Disc or Disc Bulge Injury.

Steroid Injections

Steroid Injection can be used as a last resort by Pain Management doctors in an effort to avoid surgery. Steroid Injections or epidural shots can be very effective in relieving short term pain with regard to Herniated Discs or Bulging Discs, however, they are usually not a long term solution. Steroid Injections or Epidural Shots are normally used to avoid surgery of the spine which can be considered dangerous. Epidural shots may, however, be the only short term relieve to a patient that is not responding to physical therapy or chiropractic treatment.

Pain Management

Pain Management is usually a last resort for back pain patients and or any other patient that is not responding to physical therapy or other conventional treatments. Pain Management is not a long term solution because it can negatively affect your mood, liver & overall health. Pain Management Doctors are the last resort used before surgery and their services may help you very much but do not depend on a pain management doctor as a long term solution to your back pain.

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