What are the symptoms of disc herniation?
Lumbar disc herniation may result in low back pain and/or leg pain. It may also cause leg weakness and may very rarely affect the nerves controlling the bowel and bladder, resulting in incontinence. The pain from a disc herniation is typically higher when sitting (for example, sitting at your desk) than when lying down or standing. People with lumbar disc herniation are usually more comfortable standing than sitting. Lumbar disc herniation is a condition that more frequently affects people who are under the age of 50 years old. Therefore, it has a significant economic impact on the general population since it affects people in their prime working years.
Symptoms of a herniated disc depend on its position. A herniated disc itself does not cause pain; the pain is a result of pressure on the nerve roots or spinal cord. If the disc is not pressing on the nerve, an individual may experience a low backache or no symptoms at all. If the disc presses on a nerve, pain or numbness may occur in the part of the body associated with the nerve. If the herniated disc is in the lower back, sciatica may occur, which involves leg pain and other nerve-related symptoms. Conventional medical treatments may help relieve the symptoms of disc herniation, but they do not address the root of the problem. By strengthening structural weaknesses in the body, as natural medicine treatments like Prolotherapy do, pain associated with disc herniation may be alleviated permanently. Discover why we believe that natural medicine treatments are the best way to treat disc herniation.
