Conservative Treatment: Non-Surgical Options for Healing and Pain Relief
Surgery is a last resort for the treatment of almost all back conditions. While it may be necessary to surgically fix a herniated disc or perform a spinal fusion, conservative treatments are often the preferred course of action. Conservative treatments can range from pain medications to exercise to epidural steroid injections, depending on the type of pain and condition a patient is experiencing.
Treatment for a herniated disk in the lumbar spine will largely depend on the length of time the patient has had his or her symptoms and the severity of the pain. Generally, p...
When the initial pain from a cervical herniated disc hits, anti-inflammatory medications can help reduce the pain so that the patient can tolerate other conservative treatment...
Often suggested as treatment options for cervical disc disease are conservative care, exercise, physical therapy, medications, and in severe cases, surgery (decompression, fus...
NSAIDs, pain killers, narcotics, or injections may be enough to treat cervical herniated disc-related neuropathic pain, but surgery may be required if conservative treatments ...
Depending on the patient's symptoms and clinical diagnosis of a lumbar or cervical herniated disc, different conservative treatment options are available (including physical t...