A hernia of the spine is a rather dangerous disease associated with a displacement of the pulpous nucleus of the intervertebral disc, accompanied by rupture of the fibrous ring. The treatment of this disease takes time and is often delayed for an indefinite period. Given that the patient's spine is constantly causing discomfort, taking analgesics is simply a necessary condition for treatment. With a hernia of the spine, pain medications are usually prescribed by the attending physician.
Cause of disease
This disease is a consequence of the loss of elasticity of the disc. The disease is often of an age-related nature and is associated with a general deterioration in the health and nutrition of tissues. As a rule, adverse symptoms appear starting from the age of thirty. The following factors provoke this disease:
- Alcohol abuse and smoking. Toxins contained in ethyl alcohol are destructive to all human organs, and tobacco smoke constricts blood vessels and makes them fragile and thin.
- It was noted that this disease most often affects middle-aged men engaged in heavy physical labor.
- Vertebral hernia often occurs due to trauma.
- A sedentary lifestyle negatively affects the condition of the vertebrae and joints.
At the first symptoms of the disease, you should get rid of bad habits and do not burden the spine with hard physical work.
How to treat
Before proceeding with the treatment of a hernia, an accurate diagnosis will be required, since there are several types of the disease. Only after a complete diagnosis does the doctor prescribe treatment. Not always only medical treatment gives the desired result. Most often, it only eliminates the symptoms for a while, completely not solving the problem of preventing the occurrence of intervertebral hernia.
Very often, the treatment of this disease ends with surgery. It should be borne in mind that this method has its drawbacks. For example, during surgery, sometimes a spinal injury occurs, and this, in turn, leads to disability. In addition, a situation may arise when the operation will bring only temporary relief and the disease will return after some time.
The introduction of homeopathic remedies into zones of biological activity has proved to be quite good. For the procedure, thin long needles are used, thanks to which a person practically does not experience unpleasant sensations.
From ancient times, leeches were used to treat hernia, and acupressure was popular in Asian countries. Both methods are also effective and fit perfectly into the overall range of measures for the treatment of the spine.
Symptoms of a hernia of the spine
Sometimes this disease manifests itself in youth. A young person may occasionally experience short pain in the back. Most often they are associated with sharp bends to the side and lifting of the load. Symptoms of the disease are usually as follows:
- Sharp lower back pain that occurs for unknown reasons.
- Any sudden movement, such as coughing, sneezing, raising a leg, causes pain.
- Such a patient is often tormented by numbness of the joints.
- A neglected disease does not allow a person to move normally and causes constant pain when walking.
To detect the presence of this disease, do an MRI of the spine.
What to take
The medications used for intervertebral hernia are as follows:
- Antispasmodics for relieving muscle tension.
- You will definitely need anti-inflammatory drugs. There is a considerable list of such drugs, and only the attending physician can choose the most optimal remedy. If necessary, the patient can take such popular drugs as Paracetamol and Baralgin on his own.
- Pentoxifylline will help strengthen the spinal discs and restore their mobility to the proper level.
- Preparations that restore the tissue of cartilage and ensure their mobility, in particular, refers to Chondroxide.
- Means for improving blood supply to the vertebral sections.
- You can not do without effective pain injections with a hernia of the spine.
Pain relief
This is a rather painful disease that haunts the patient, day or night. He very often has to take sedatives, sleeping pills and depressants. And they also use painkillers for lumbar hernia of the spine.
Electrophoresis and novocaine blockade are excellent. In addition, there are drugs that are injected directly into the affected area.
Sometimes a doctor may prescribe drugs containing a small amount of narcotic substances (Tramadol). With their daily use, addiction occurs, which will be difficult to get rid of. These funds are used only once and no more than one injection in three days.
Antispasmodics and hormones
Often patients are interested in what kind of pain medication for spinal hernia should be taken? It is extremely important to choose a good antispasmodic in order to relax the muscle spasm that causes pain in time. You can use Spazmolgon or Spazmin.
The drug "Decadron" has proven itself as a hormonal pain reliever for a hernia of the lumbar spine. He is often prescribed to his patients by polyclinic doctors. Keep in mind that you can not use such funds for too long. Due to the presence of synthetic hormones, adverse effects occur for the whole body.
Anti-inflammatory analgesics
Acetylsalicylic acid, Baralgin and Paracetamol can be taken as a pain reliever for a hernia of the lumbar spine. For long-term use, "Analgin" is not suitable. It has too many side effects, and it also badly affects the body's defense system and prevents recovery.
Thanks to such means as “Paracetamol”, not only the pain syndrome is stopped, but the inflammation in the tissues of the diseased organ is also treated. In order for these drugs not to cause damage to the patient’s liver, he must take additional hepatoprotectors or use traditional medicine recipes. For example, milk thistle grass has proven itself, which can be taken in crushed form, washed down with a sufficient amount of water. So that "Aspirin" does not cause gastritis, it is first bred in milk.
During the use of these drugs should not drink alcohol, as well as abuse smoking. Alcohol can increase the toxicity of the drug and the patient's liver condition worsens. It is not recommended to drive a car while using such a product. Low back pain can overtake at any time, even while driving.
For back pain, it is recommended to warm the lumbar region. For this, special belts made of wool are sold.
Ketorolac
Doctors often recommend Ketorolac. These are quite powerful painkillers for a hernia of the lumbar spine, which can slow down the pain syndrome for a rather long time. The drug belongs to NSAIDs. It is also prescribed for toothache, injuries, dislocations and sprains, oncological diseases, arthralgia and myalgia, radiculitis, etc. An absolute contraindication is including lactation and 3 trimester of pregnancy, age up to 16 years. Has an impressive list of side effects. Independent use without a doctor’s prescription is strictly contraindicated.
Novocain blockade
As part of the blockade, not only Novocain is present. The procedure with painkillers for a hernia of the spine cannot be carried out more often than once every four years. The blockade is a sequence of injections in the amount of 15 pieces. It can be muscular, paravertebral, peripheral, subdural and epidural. The break between the procedures should be at least 6 days. This treatment method is contraindicated in the following diseases:
- Mental disorder, epilepsy and blurred consciousness.
- Diseases of an infectious nature in the acute stage.
- You can not do this procedure for renal failure, as well as for serious diseases such as hepatitis and cirrhosis.
- Hypertonicity of blood vessels and pathology of the development of the heart.
- Allergy to the drugs that make up the procaine blockade.
- During pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Unfortunately, blockade causes a decrease in immunity, and sometimes leads to damage to soft tissues.
Spinal hernia tablets
With this disease, doctors, as a rule, prescribe several drugs from different groups:
- Muscle relaxants. These drugs not only anesthetize, but also eliminate spasm. Their intake enhances the effect of other drugs. Most often prescribed "Tizanidine", "Baclofen", "Tolperizon."
- Analgesics. Good painkillers for spinal hernia are Tempalgin, Pentalgin, Baralgin, etc.
- NSAIDs. Do not prescribe during pregnancy and stomach ulcers. The most popular drugs: Zerodol, Metindol, Indomethacin, Aertal, Piroxicam, Fedin-20, etc.
- Chondroprotectors: Structum, Teraflex, Arthra.
Anesthetic ointments
Too many patients prefer to use painkillers and respond very positively to them. In the pharmaceutical market there are many similar products that have proven effective. They contain active substances that have an effect similar to painkillers with a hernia of the spine. These include:
- Nimulide and Nemulex contain nimesulide. Do not use these ointments for more than two weeks. These agents have high biological activity and are contraindicated for use by children.
- "Fastum" is released in the form of a gel. Of the side effects, a rash on the skin in the form of urticaria, swelling and itching is noted. You can not use this strong pain reliever for a hernia of the spine on the damaged surface of the skin, on which there are ulcers and wounds.
- Joint cream "Diklovit" and "Voltaren".
- Ointment "Ibuprofen", which contains the active ingredient of the same name. It is often used as an anesthetic for hernias of the spine. This is one of the few creams that produces a cumulative effect. Due to this property, the action of Ibuprofen is quite long and effective.
Home remedies
Traditional medicine offers a lot of remedies for treatment. Many of them are able to stop the pain syndrome for a while:
- The most popular are alcohol tinctures, which are rubbed into the lower back before bedtime or throughout the day. It is recommended to prepare the following mixture: squeeze from one large leaf of aloe juice and mix it with alcohol in equal proportions. A small portion of the resulting mixture is carefully rubbed into the lower back and wrap this area with a warm cloth.
- Fresh leaves of saberfish are twisted in a meat grinder and poured with vodka. The ratio of grass to alcohol should be 1: 2. The resulting mixture is insisted for a week in a dark and cool place, after which it is filtered and poured into a new container. The tincture from sabelnik is rubbed overnight and left until morning.
- The root of a grass such as comfrey will help anesthetize a hernia of the spine. It should be crushed to a mushy state and combined with vegetable oil (50 g and ½ liter, respectively). The mixture is insisted in a dark place for 10 days. Apply oil to the back and massage gently. The drug anesthetizes and relieves inflammation.
- Turpentine baths. To prepare the working solution in a bottle, 1 cup of turpentine, hot water and 10 g of baby soap crushed into shavings are mixed. Then, a 1% salicylic alcohol solution is poured into the container and mixed thoroughly. For a full bath, 2-3 tbsp is enough. l emulsions. The patient is in the bathroom for 10-20 minutes. The procedure is repeated every other day. The course of treatment is 12-15 baths.
- An alcohol tincture is prepared from calamus root. For this, the root is ground in a meat grinder and put in a glass container. Top with alcohol or vodka in a ratio of one to three. The mixture is kept in a dark and cool place for 5 days. Take out and shake the composition daily. Use it as follows: strained tincture is rubbed into the lumbar region or cervical region, after which the patient is wrapped in tissue.
- A good analgesic for a hernia of the spine is obtained from a mixture of brown clay, water and mustard powder. It has the necessary warming effect, which helps a lot with a hernia. From clay, mustard and water make a cake, which is heated to the highest possible temperature. The cake is wrapped in plastic wrap and applied to the lower back. Hold the compress until it begins to crumble. Compress should be applied daily for 5-6 days.
- Honey (2-3 tbsp. L.) Is mixed with mummy (1 g), dissolved in warm water (1 tsp.), And rubbed into a sore spot. Using this composition, make a warming therapeutic massage of the back. It can be carried out daily until the condition improves. Any massage improves blood flow and promotes recovery.
- Inside, you can take warm decoctions of aspen bark or yarrow.
To prevent the disease, it is recommended to do the following exercises:
- Lying on his stomach, raise his left leg and right arm. Take a starting position. Then change the combination and raise the left arm with the right leg.
- Lying on your stomach, stand on your hands and bend.
- A good way to prevent spinal hernia is to walk on all fours.
All exercises are performed only in the absence of pain. The load on the spine is increased gradually.