7.Physical Therapy
If your back still hurts after a few weeks, your doctor might send you to a therapist who can show you a set of exercises that take pressure off the nerve. These often help strengthen your back and stomach muscles. It’s best to get an expert to instruct you on the right way to do them so you don’t reinjure yourself or make your symptoms worse.
8.Surgery
Most people won’t need surgery, but if you still have serious pain, numbness, trouble walking, or bladder problems after 6 weeks of other treatments, it may be time to consider it. The surgeon may remove part of the disk where it pushes on any nerves. In the neck, the surgeon may take the whole disk out and replace it with bone, and sometimes a metal plate for support.
