10/09/2023
Symptoms of herniated disc disease
Some typical symptoms of a herniated disc include:
Pain in hands or feet: The patient has sudden pain in the neck, back, shoulders, neck and limbs when sick, then spreads to the shoulder, nape, and limbs. The nature of the pain can be dull for days, weeks or months or very intense, worse with movement, walking, and relieved when resting in one place.
Symptoms of numbness in hands and feet: The mucus of the disc coming out will compress the nerve roots, causing pain, numbness in the waist, neck, then gradually growing down the buttocks, thighs, shins and heels. At this time, the patient will have sensory disturbances, always feel like they have ants crawling in their body, ...
Muscle weakness, paralysis: appear when the disease is in a severe stage, often after a long time it is detected. At this stage, the patient can hardly walk, gradually leading to atrophy of the legs, muscle atrophy, paralysis of the limbs requiring wheelchairs.
There are also cases of patients with herniated discs but have no symptoms. Accordingly, patients need to go to the hospital and consult a doctor as soon as they have the following symptoms:
Pain, numbness, muscle weakness are getting worse, affecting daily activities
Urinary incontinence or urinary retention
Loss of sensation in areas called the "saddle" of the body such as the inner thighs, the backs of the legs, the perianal area
