How to treat the condition of herniated disc ?
Patient: I just had my second MRI and now they said I need to be referred to a spine surgeon, the first MRI should I had a herniated disc, now when I asked for the results they said abnormalities and I need to see and spine surgeon? They faxed me the report but of course trying to read it is almost impossible unless you are a dr. Doctor: Hello, Thanks for your query.IN herniated disc( PIVD) - the nerves get compressed by the protruded disc.There are several treatment modalities with medicines, physiotherapy and with injections in the back called epidural injections and root/facet blocks.If you don’t get better with these treatment ,I suggest you undergo surgery, by which the nerves are decompressed by removing the protruded disc (discectomy), which would significantly improve your symptomsI do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.Take care