Herniated Disc

Abnormal protrusion of the intervertebral disc into the spinal canal, due to the expulsion, backwards, following trauma, of the nucleaus pulposus. This herniation most often occurs on the L4-L5 or L5-S1 discs. It causes compression of the sciatic roots and persistent neuralgia.

The causes are multiple:

• degeneration of the intervertebral discs with age,
• poor posture such as lifting heavy loads in a twisted trunk position,
• excess weight,
• hereditary predisposition.

Hernia causes lower back pain: low back pain. If the hernia compresses one of the roots of the sciatic nerve: this is sciatica.

Consume lots of onions, leeks, green vegetables, while eliminating foods rich in oxalic acid

Omega 3 (EPA-DHA), 2 capsules for lunch and dinner

Organic silica, 1 tablespoon for lunch and dinner

Flobax Collagen (Medelys), 1 tablespoon before meals

Eliminate: cold cuts, meats, meat broth, sauces, stew, cow's milk, tea, coffee, sugars and sweets, pastries, rhubarb, spinach, orange juice, fried foods, breadings and cooked fats

Hot potato poultices, Palm'Argile (clay + castor oil + HE)

Sauna followed by cold baths/showers in succession for 2 hours each day to force the tissues to regenerate

Exercise only after warming up

Use chairs with straight backs to properly support the lower back

Prioritize backpacks rather than handbags. Push heavy objects rather than lifting them

Sea water baths or algae baths - Sun treatment

Avoid sedentary life, humid climates

Wintergreen HE (Gaultheria procumbens) in local application

HE Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus citriodora), Italian helichrysum (Helichrysum italicum), Peppermint (Mentha piperita)