23/02/2024
Disc herniation is a term that refers to a condition that occurs when the nucleus pulposus of the spinal disc moves out of its normal position, passes through the ligaments and presses on the nerve roots, causing numbness and pain.
Some of the main causes of disc herniation that a person may experience are as follows:
- Due to working, exercising, overexertion or incorrect posture, leading to damage to the discs and spine
- Due to age: is the cause that most patients encounter. As the aging process progresses, the intervertebral discs and spine become dehydrated, degenerate, and become easily damaged.
- Due to back injury
- Congenital or acquired diseases in the spine such as kyphosis, degenerative spine disease...
- Genetic factors
Some typical symptoms of disc herniation include:
- Pain in the arms or legs: Patients have sudden pain in the neck, waist, shoulders, neck and limbs when infected, then spreads to the shoulders, neck and limbs. The nature of the pain can be dull for several days, weeks or months or very intense, worse when moving or walking, and reduced when resting in one place.
- Symptoms of numbness in the arms and legs: The nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc leaks out and will compress the nerve roots, causing pain and numbness in the waist and neck area, then gradually spreads to the buttocks, thighs, legs and heels. .
- At this time, the patient will have sensory disorders, always feeling like there are ants crawling inside his body...
- Muscle weakness, paralysis: appears when the disease is in a severe stage, often after a long time before it is detected. At this stage, the patient has difficulty walking and moving, gradually leading to atrophy of the legs, muscle atrophy, paralysis of the limbs, requiring him to use a wheelchair.