Many patients with disc herniation have basically experienced a period of conservative treatment. Among the three treatments - conservative, surgical, and minimally invasive treatments, which is the best method for treating disc herniation?
For conservative treatment, we mainly discuss drug therapy and massage therapy. Currently, there are no special drugs for treating vertebral diseases. Western medicine mainly uses anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, while traditional Chinese medicine mainly uses blood-activating and pain-relieving drugs. However, regardless of the type of drug treatment, there will be adverse gastrointestinal reactions, toxic side effects, and significant restrictions on the applicable population. So why do people get vertebral diseases, and which treatment for disc herniation is better? From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, vertebral diseases are considered to result from long-term wear and tear in the spine leading to ischemia. Cold exposure or trauma can cause stagnation in these areas. Massage therapy can achieve the purpose of relaxing the meridians and promoting circulation, but cervical and lumbar vertebral diseases caused by structural changes are not suitable for massage as it may exacerbate damage to the spinal structure.
The traditional open surgical method also has certain effects on the treatment of disc herniation. However, the spine has its own physiological curvature, and many tissues and nerves are attached around it. Open surgery may damage the nerves, and there is a large wound with much bleeding. There is also the possibility of inaccurate measurements causing damage to the stability and normal physiological structure of the spine, making this method very risky.
Minimally invasive interventional therapy is guided by precise navigation systems during surgical operations. The puncture needle can directly reach the lesion site of the vertebrae. Then, advanced techniques such as radiofrequency, laser, collagenase, and ozone are used to vaporize and shrink the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc, reducing the pressure on the intervertebral disc and allowing the protruding nucleus pulposus to retract. It can also repair the ruptured annulus fibrosus, eliminate edema, inflammation, and adhesions around the lesions caused by intervertebral disc protrusion.
When patients choose among these methods, they should still base their decision on their own condition and not take hasty examinations or random treatments. For the treatment of disc herniation, Dr. Wei Linchun, an expert at Beijing Beihai Hospital, still recommends minimally invasive methods, providing additional assurance for your health.
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