what could happen with a severe herniated disc
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Lumbar Herniated Disc - Symptoms Only a few people who have herniated discs have severe or troublesome symptoms. When the disc does press on a nerve, symptoms may include: Pain that travels through the buttock and down a leg to the ankle or foot because of pressure on the sciatic nerve . Low back pain may accompany the leg pain.
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Herniated Disc (Disc Herniation of the Spine) The outlook for herniated disc depends on the severity and accompanying symptoms. While it is often possible to have full recovery with conservative treatment measures, sometimes surgical intervention is necessary because of persistent symptoms.
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Herniated Disc Herniated Disc Symptoms. Symptoms of a herniated disc can be different depending on where the injured disc is located. Low back pain and/or leg pain (sciatica) are the most common symptoms of a herniated disc in the lumbar (lower) spine. Pain may vary from mild to severe. Symptoms may be experienced suddenly or gradually and may also include:
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- There may be low back pain, but usually not as severe as leg pain. Other symptoms of a herniated disc may include severe deep muscle pain and muscle spasms. Low back pain that does not involve numbness, tingling and/or weakness, or pain in a leg is not usually due to disc herniation pressing on the nerve root.
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- You may have a herniated disc if pain: 1  Is limited to your back, buttocks or hip. 2  Shoots down your leg. 3  Worsens with sitting or bending. 4  Improves when standing or walking.
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Herniated Disc The discs of the spine are like a jelly donut – they have a soft center but are tougher on the outside. If the center breaks open or bulges out of this tough exterior, it becomes a herniated disc. This, in turn, causes a variety of problems and typically results in moderate to severe pain. A herniated disc is more common in the lower back and less common in the upper back area.
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Herniated Disk In most people with a lumbar disk herniation, severe leg pain is the chief complaint. This pain is called sciatica because it comes from pressure on the sciatic nerve. It usually begins in the lower back, then spreads into the buttocks and down the back of one thigh and leg.
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- Herniated Disc / Bulging Disc / Protruding Disc – Symptoms. Because nerve roots act as message lines to other parts of the body, a common difficulty of disc herniation is that it can cause pain that is felt in other parts of the body. For example, leg pain below the knee can often be a symptom of a herniated disc. This type of pain is called radicular pain or radiculopathy. Sciatica –aching pain with occasional numbness and tingling. Most commonly, this pain starts in the buttocks and extends down the back of the leg.
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Herniated Disc The condition results from a tear in the outer layer of a disc. It can happen in any part of the spine, but is most common in the lumbar (lower back) or cervical (neck) regions of the spine. Herniated discs can happen to people of ages, including children, and effect both men and women.
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Herniated Disc 1 Disc herniations can happen anywhere in the spinal column, but are most common in the lower back, followed by herniations in the neck. 2  Herniations are most common in people 30 to 50 years old, but they can happen to almost anyone.  People often refer to herniated discs as “slipped” or “ruptured” discs.
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- You can have a herniated disc in any part of your spine. But most herniated discs affect the lower back (lumbar spine). Some happen in the neck (cervical spine) and, more rarely, in the upper back (thoracic spine). 1  Wear and tear of the disc. As you age, your discs dry out and aren't as flexible.  Injury to the spine.
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Herniated Disc A herniated disc — also called a slipped disc or ruptured disc — occurs when pressure from the vertebrae above and below force some or all of the nucleus pulposus through a weakened or torn part of the annulus. The herniated nucleus pulposus can press on the nerves near the disc, resulting in pain.
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Pinched Nerve & Herniated Disc from Car Accident Pinched Nerve From a Car Accident. Car accidents and truck accidents can lead to a herniated disc or other disc injury, as well as nerve damage. The disc injury and nerve injury can be related, such as when a slipped or herniated disc causes a pinched nerve, nerve impingement, radiculopathy, or chronic pain.
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What are the symptoms of Herniated Disc? If the herniated disc is: 1  Not pressing on a nerve, you may have an ache in the low back or no symptoms at all. 2  Pressing on a nerve, you may have pain, numbness, or weakness in the area of your body to which the nerve travels.  With herniation in the lower (lumbar) back, sciatica may develop.
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- If damage is located in one of the lumbar discs in your lower back, you may experience mild to severe problems stemming from intrusion upon one or more of your nerve roots. As a rule, the worst herniated disc symptoms appear in people who experience the greatest amount of excess pressure in sensitive spinal locations.
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Herniated Disk Herniated Disk. A herniated disk, sometimes (incorrectly) called a slipped disk, is a common cause of severe back pain and sciatica. A disk in the lumbar area becomes herniated when it ruptures or thins out, and degenerates to the point that the gel within the disk (the nucleus pulposus) pushes outward.
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Herniated disc â surgical treatment for herniated disc For many patients who have been diagnosed with a severe herniated disc, the idea of surgery to treat the condition can be overwhelming. In many cases, neck or back surgery is considered a last resort when searching for pain relief from spine conditions.
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The Wide Variety of Bulging Disc Symptoms in Your Neck, Upper, and Lower Back A herniated disc in your back or neck will produce the same symptoms as a bulging disc, but if left untreated may result in further damage to the spinal vertebrae themselves as they “close in” on each other. This means they are getting closer to rubbing together possibly causing much more severe spine damage.
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- A cervical disc injury occurs most frequently in people over the age of 40 years old, and affects men and women equally. The specific cause of a cervical herniated disc injury can often be identified if someone develops severe neck pain and radiculopathy immediately after an accident or injury. However, most people presenting with a disc injury do not recall a specific event that provoked their pain, and the actual cause is indeterminate.
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- A herniated disc in the neck may cause symptoms in the shoulders, arms or chest. A herniated disc in the lower back may cause sciatica, with leg pain and other nerve-related symptoms. A herniated disc in the lower back may be felt in the buttock and down the back of the leg to the ankle or foot.There may be low back pain, but usually not as severe as leg pain. Other symptoms of a herniated disc may include severe deep muscle pain and muscle spasms.Low back pain that does not involve numbness, tingling and/or weakness, or pain in a leg is not usually due to disc herniation pressing on the nerve root. herniated disc in the lower back may cause sciatica, with leg pain and other nerve-related symptoms. A herniated disc in the lower back may be felt in the buttock and down the back of the leg to the ankle or foot. There may be low back pain, but usually not as severe as leg pain.
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- A herniated disc in the neck may cause symptoms in the shoulders, arms or chest. A herniated disc in the lower back may cause sciatica, with leg pain and other nerve-related symptoms. A herniated disc in the lower back may be felt in the buttock and down the back of the leg to the ankle or foot.There may be low back pain, but usually not as severe as leg pain.Other symptoms of a herniated disc may include severe deep muscle pain and muscle spasms. Low back pain that does not involve numbness, tingling and/or weakness, or pain in a leg is not usually due to disc herniation pressing on the nerve root.ymptoms. When spinal discs are damaged by injury, disease or the normal wear and tear associated with aging, they may bulge out of place (herniate) or break open (rupture). A herniated disc alone may not cause discomfort. Pain occurs when pressure is put on the nerve roots or spinal cord.
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Bulging disk vs. herniated disk: What's the difference? Herniated disks are also called ruptured disks or slipped disks, although the whole disk does not rupture or slip. Only the small area of the crack is affected. Compared with a bulging disk, a herniated disk is more likely to cause pain because it generally protrudes farther and is more likely to irritate nerve roots. The irritation can be from compression of the nerve or, much more commonly, the herniation causes a painful inflammation of the nerve root. If an imaging test indicates that you have a herniated disk, that disk might not be the cause of your back pain.
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- This is called a herniated disc . It may also be called a slipped or ruptured disc. You can have a herniated disc in any part of your spine. But most herniated discs affect the lower back (lumbar spine). Some happen in the neck (cervical spine) and, more rarely, in the upper back (thoracic spine).
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- Other symptoms of a herniated disc may include severe deep muscle pain and muscle spasms. Low back pain that does not involve numbness, tingling and/or weakness, or pain in a leg is not usually due to disc herniation pressing on the nerve root.
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Bulging and Slipped Disc Symptoms A herniated disc in the low back sometimes leads to pain, disturbance and/or numbness in the bowel or bladder, or it may cause your legs to get progressively weaker. These are symptoms of a very serious condition known as cauda equina syndrome. Cauda equina symptoms should be treated as a medical emergency.