When you have Cervical or Lumbar Herniated Disc

With ageing come problems. No matter how alert you are in your diet and how religiously you follow exercises, you can encounter health related issues without any prior notification. Millions of people all over the world are bearing the pain triggered by Cervical and Lumbar Herniated Disc. The condition can make your life miserable to an extent that you might not even feel comfortable accomplishing your day to day activities. It is important that an individual suffering from persisting back pain seek the advice orthopedic surgeon before the conditions worsens. As observed in most of the cases, patients ignore the pain and apply pain relief ointment to get rid of pain but it only leads to more problems. Cervical Herniated Disc is one condition that requires you to visit the doctor to get timely treatment.   

Orthopaedic surgeons who have the expertise to treat the condition of Cervical Herniated Disc will, first, recommend certain exercises and stretching to alleviate your pain. If you perform these exercises in the order and time then there is very possibility that you might recover from the condition without having to undergo the surgery. In extreme cases where patient suffers from severe pain and experience no respite from exercises, surgeons will prescribe medications and steroids. Only when patient shows no sign of improvement even after taking medication that the surgeon will recommend surgery. Surgery is the last resort to Lumbar Herniated Disc. However, patients who have undergone the surgery recovered and resumed their daily activities.