Many people generally believe that as long as they have lower back pain, it means they have a herniated lumbar disc. However, this is not necessarily the case. Lower back pain does not always indicate a herniated lumbar disc, and the early symptoms of a herniated lumbar disc are more complicated than just lower back pain.
Experts from the Orthopedics Department of Kunming Kunlu Hospital introduced that herniated lumbar disc syndrome is one of the more common lumbar diseases in clinical practice, and it is also a common and frequently occurring disease in orthopedics. The early symptoms of a general herniated lumbar disc mainly include lower back pain, numbness or pain in one or both lower limbs, among other clinical symptoms.
Director Gao Lin mentioned that the occurrence of a herniated lumbar disc is mainly due to varying degrees of degenerative changes in different parts of the lumbar disc, especially the nucleus pulposus. Under external factors, the fibrous ring of the intervertebral disc ruptures, and the nucleus pulposus tissue protrudes or prolapses backward or into the vertebral canal, causing adjacent tissues such as spinal nerve roots and the spinal cord to be stimulated or compressed, thus leading to a herniated lumbar disc. If timely treatment is not received after its early onset, it can easily delay the treatment opportunity, thereby missing the best time for treating a herniated lumbar disc. Therefore, Director Gao Lin of Shandong Herniated Lumbar Disc Hospital warns everyone to learn self-checking symptoms of a herniated lumbar disc, understand its early symptoms, conduct health self-examinations, and actively treat the condition to increase the possibility of cure.
● Whether there is limping:
After an acute sprain, whether there is limping. For example, when walking with one hand on the waist or on the affected side, if the lower limb fears bearing weight, resulting in a hopping gait, or if you prefer leaning forward with your buttocks protruding to one side.
● Whether movement is restricted:
In the supine position, straighten the knee joint on the affected side and lift the affected limb to observe whether the height is limited due to pain.
● Pain Symptoms
After resting in the supine position, whether the pain still cannot be relieved; whether the pain symptoms can be alleviated when lying on the left side, bending over, flexing the hips, and knees.
● Lower Limb Impairment
In the supine position, then sitting up, observe whether the knee joint bends due to pain in your lower limbs.
● Lumbar Atrophy
In the supine position, check yourself or let others gently touch the posterior lumbar region, the center of the lumbar vertebrae, and the sides to see if there is obvious compression.
● Whether gently coughing once or several times worsens the back pain.
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Experts from the Orthopedics Department of Kunming Kunlu Hospital remind: Pay attention to various signals from your body and adjust your physical condition in a timely manner. Understanding disease symptoms can effectively prevent and treat the disease. If you have any questions, you can consult online experts, wishing you a speedy recovery.
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