Lumbar disc herniation CT

Lumbar disc herniation CT

1. Lumbar CT is a very important means for the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation. The performance in CT is mainly like this. Generally speaking, the performance of the lumbar intervertebral disc is like a horseshoe. One of them is concave. If there is a concave, it proves that the lumbar intervertebral disc of this section is normal. If it is found that the concave disappears and becomes flat, the slight expansion of the lumbar intervertebral disc has not yet protruded, because the annulus fibrosus should not be ruptured. This situation may cause symptoms, or it may not compress the dura mater sac and cause no symptoms.

2. For lumbar disc herniation, choosing a high-slice CT scan is more conducive to observing the type, nature, range and location of the intraspinal disc herniation, and determining whether medication is needed or surgery is needed.

3. CT scan of lumbar disc herniation. Choosing a high-layer CT scan is more conducive to observing the type, nature, range and location of the disc herniation in the spinal canal, and judging whether medication requires surgical treatment. The main precautions for CT scan of lumbar disc herniation are that the patient needs to lie flat, and the patient cannot move the body and stay still during the examination.

What medicine should I take for leg pain caused by lumbar disc herniation compressing the nerves?

For patients with herniated disc, the most important thing is to avoid sitting or standing for long periods of time, give priority to rest, bend over less to pick up heavy objects, wear a belt to protect the lumbar spine, sleep on a hard bed, and avoid catching a cold. You can insist on using a hot water bottle to press on your waist twice a day, more than half an hour each time, and the effect will be more obvious.

After this happens, some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics are generally taken orally, such as nimesulide, loxoprofen sodium, and Voltaren, which can relieve the inflammatory state between the lumbar intervertebral disc and the nerve roots and help the swelling of the nerve roots; the lumbar spine compresses the nerves and causes numbness in the legs, which is usually due to lumbar spinal stenosis, bone spur hyperplasia, or due to lumbar disc herniation, herniated disc compressing the nerves and leg numbness symptoms.