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Herniated Disk

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pain and inflammation

Herniated Disk Treatment

Treatment for a herniated disk includes:

Rest
Back stretching exercises
Back strengthening exercises
Muscle relaxant medications:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for pain:

Narcotic pain medication
Epidural injections for herniated disk:

To provide pain relief

Diskectomy for herniated disk:

Removal of part of the disk

Fusion for herniated disk:

Vertebrae are fused together

Laminectomy for herniated disk:

Removal of bone from the vertebra

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Last Updated: Sep 22, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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