Your doctor may prescribe nonsurgical treatments including a short period of rest followed by anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy and/or epidural steroid injections. The goal of nonsurgical treatment is to reduce the irritation of the nerve root from the disc herniation and to allow your body to slowly resorb the disc fragment.
Narcotic medications are not used for the treatment of disc herniations, as they do not reduce the inflammation of the nerve root. However, they may be used on a very short-term basis to help with the pain that is associated with disc herniations. Muscle relaxants and over-the-counter, nonsteroid anti-inflammatories (NSAID's) may also be used.
Narcotic medications are not used for the treatment of disc herniations, as they do not reduce the inflammation of the nerve root. However, they may be used on a very short-term basis to help with the pain that is associated with disc herniations. Muscle relaxants and over-the-counter, nonsteroid anti-inflammatories (NSAID's) may also be used.
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