What harm can a herniated lumbar disc bring to me? According to clinical investigations by orthopedic experts, in recent years, there has been an increasing trend in the number of patients with herniated lumbar discs and it is becoming more common among younger people, bringing great harm to patients. Orthopedic experts kindly remind: if symptoms of herniated lumbar disc appear, one should go to a formal professional orthopedic hospital for examination and treatment in time, so as not to delay the condition and cause greater harm to the patient, affecting normal work and life. So, what are the harms of a herniated lumbar disc?
A herniated lumbar disc can cause patients to experience intermittent claudication and pain. Due to the compression of the nerve root by heavy objects, it leads to ischemia and inflammatory reactions of the nerve root. When walking, the obstructed venous plexus in the vertebral canal becomes congested, aggravating the congestion of the nerve root and the expansion of the spinal cord vessels, thus worsening the compression of the nerve root and causing intermittent claudication and pain.
A herniated lumbar disc can also lead to spinal deformity. Due to pain, patients will unconsciously bend sideways to reduce the pressure on the lumbar vertebrae. The side bending can relax the nerve roots and alleviate pain. Side bending is actually a kind of protection to reduce the compression of the protruding object on the nerve roots. When a herniated lumbar disc occurs, there will be varying degrees of functional spinal deformities.
A herniated lumbar disc can also lead to numbness in the limbs. A herniated lumbar disc can cause local compression and traction compression of the contact area of the nerve roots, which can cause the blood vessels of the nerve roots themselves to be compressed, involving the appearance of pain and numbness in the areas innervated by the nerve roots, mainly manifested as abnormal numbness in the posterior thigh, lateral calf, lateral dorsum of the foot, and dorsal side of the big toe.
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