What is the most common treatment for herniated discs?
Herniated Disc Treatment Options Most herniated discs don’t require surgery. They typically can be managed with a combination of the following treatments: Oral medications and/or steroid injections to reduce pain and inflammation. Physical therapy to reduce stiffness and pressure on the nerves in the spine.
Can I fix my herniated disc without surgery?
The good news is that the vast majority of herniated discs can be treated without surgery using manual therapy and exercise or with IDD Therapy disc treatment. It is only a small percentage of cases which go on to have surgery.
Can you ever fix a herniated disc?
As mentioned, we cannot fix a herniated disk. We cannot go back in time and we don’t have a process to actually inject a new cartilage in a cell to grow your disk back to normal. Very much like a tire on your car, it’s going to continue to wear out.
Can I make a herniated disc worse?
Can you make a herniated disc worse? The pain from a herniated disc usually is worse when you are active and gets better when you are resting. Coughing, sneezing, sitting, driving, and bending forward may make the pain worse.
What is the best treatment for herniated disc?
Treatment 1 Medications. Over-the-counter pain medications. 2 Therapy. Your doctor might suggest physical therapy to help with your pain. 3 Surgery. Diskectomy is the surgical removal of the damaged portion of a herniated disk in your spine.
What is a herniated disk?
A herniated disk occurs when some of the softer material inside the disk pushes out through a crack in the tougher exterior. This can irritate or compress nearby nerves and cause pain, numbness or weakness.
Can I take Percocet for a herniated disk?
Because of the side effects of opioids and the potential for addiction, many doctors hesitate to prescribe them for disk herniation. If other medication doesn’t relieve your pain, your doctor might consider short-term use of opioids, such as codeine or an oxycodone-acetaminophen combination (Percocet, Roxicet).
What are the tests for herniated disks?
Imaging tests 1 X-rays. Plain X-rays don’t detect herniated disks, but they can rule out other causes of back pain, such as an infection, tumor, spinal alignment issues or a broken bone. 2 CT scan. 3 MRI. 4 Myelogram.
