What Happens If Hernia Is Not Treated?

The doctor offers various treatment options to a patient diagnosed with a herniated disc. The most common among these are bed rest and pain medications to reduce pain. Even if these treatment options are considered sufficient for a patient with hernia onset, after a while, the patient encounters muscle weakness problems while performing exercises that can reduce joint stiffness and pain due to painkiller dependence or excessive rest. Reducing pain with rest and painkillers is not considered a treatment by experts and is considered a temporary solution. The hernia continues to progress even if the patients think that they have recovered as a result of the painkillers they use. Progressive hernia causes increasing pain, contractions, numbness or limping. It also causes herniated disc, low foot syndrome, impotence problem and urinary incontinence.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is a herniated disc?
    The lumbar part of the spine, which consists of five vertebrae and discs, is the place that bears the body weight the most. Herniated disc, on the other hand, is caused by discs that work with the logic of shock absorber, which helps to reduce the severity and effect of the trauma by distributing the pressure from the vertebrae to the spine; It usually occurs as a result of dislocation or tearing as a result of heavy lifting, strain, falling, a sedentary life, overweight or childbirth. Displaced or ruptured discs force another weakened disc, creating pressure on the nerves connected to the spinal cord; This causes severe pain to the person. Even if the center of the nerve pressure is in the lumbar region, the pain can also spread to the hip and leg area.
    What is Lumbar Hernia Burst?
    Lumbar hernia burst; It is the severe pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves coming out of the spinal cord as the hernia continues to grow after the methods applied by mistaking it as a treatment method such as pain relievers, muscle relaxants or rest. The patient suffers from unbearable pain due to a ruptured herniated disc, has difficulty walking and performing daily tasks. It becomes unable to respond to physical therapy or pain medication applications. A hernia, which is ignored and whose treatment is not planned by a specialist from the beginning, is prone to rupture. If a ruptured herniated disc coincides with the nerve, it causes irreversible dysfunctions in the patient. For this reason, the onset of hernia should be taken into account, and it must be treated before it reaches advanced levels such as bursting.
    Treatments for Lumbar Hernia in England
    In the UK, non-surgical (non-surgical) treatment options are mostly planned in the treatment of lumbar hernia. Even if injection therapy, physical therapy or pain relief treatment seems to be sufficient for a patient with lumbar hernia, they are not effective for advanced hernia patients. After taking advantage of the non-surgical treatment options offered to the patients, respectively, if they still experience conditions such as persistent pain, some dysfunctions and difficulty walking, they are taken to surgery at the end of long waiting lists. During this period, patients suffer unbearable pain and delay the treatment period. Delayed hernia treatment, on the other hand, causes ruptured hernia, causing patients to have difficulty even doing their daily work. For this reason, in the treatment of hernia, the patient's pain and complaints should be considered and should not waste time for the patient.
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