“Can surgery fix a disc hernia?”

Yes but not all discs need surgery.

Disc herniation usually has 3 treatment options. Medications to decrease pain and inflammation to make you more comfortable while the body heals. Injections are an option within this medication treatment. The next treatment option includes physical therapy to help take the disc pressure of the nerve root. The last treatment option would be surgery. Surgery is the quickest way to remove the pressure of a disc herniation from the nerve root. Usually we start with non-operatve treatments unless the nerve is severly compressed and causing weakness.