Herniated Disc Symptoms
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The weak spot in a disc is directly under the nerve root, and a herniated disc in this area puts direct pressure on the nerve. When part of a disc presses on a nerve in the lumbar region, it can cause pain in both the back and the legs. The location of the pain depends on which disc is weak. How bad the pain is depends on how much of the disc is pressing on the nerve. In most people with herniated discs, the pain spreads over the buttocks and goes down the back of one thigh and into the calf. This is commonly referred to as Sciatica.
A herniated disc in the lumbar region can also cause numbness and tingling down the legs and into the feet. In the area of the cervical spine, the pain, numbness and tingling can radiate from the neck through the shoulders, down the arm and even in the fingers.
Click Here to see how you can get your life back in 5 daysA herniated disc pressing on the nerves in the spine can also cause weakness of the leg. The group of muscles that are weak depends on which nerve is being impinged. A herniated disc in the lumbar region may also cause back pain, although back pain alone (without leg pain) can have many causes other than a herniated disc.
The pain from a herniated disc is usually worse when you're active and gets better when you're resting. Sitting, driving, bending forward, coughing and sneezing may make the pain worse. The pain gets worse when you make these movements because they put more pressure on the nerve.
A Percutaneous Endoscopic Discectomy can be performed to correct pain caused by a herniated disc. LSI's professional surgeons have performed the procedure hundreds of times, helping many patients get back to a normal active lifestyle quickly.
If you follow safe practices around the house and workplace you will lower the risk of injuring your back. It is extremely important to learn which activities to avoid and take precautions against. Take a moment to visit our herniated disc causes page to educate yourself on the ways that you can avoid injuring your back.
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Herniated Cervical Disc
This axial (cross-sectional) CT image through the cervical spine after a cervical myelogram clearly shows a large far lateral herniation of a cervical intervertebral disc into the left neural foramen with cutoff of the root sleeve. It compresses and posteriorally displaces the left side (on your right) of the thecal sac.
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The endoscope and arthroscope are the exact same instrument. They are small tubes through which surgery is performed. When the tube is placed into a joint, it is referred to as an arthroscopic procedure (arthro meaning joint). When the tube is placed into an area other than a joint, it is called an endoscope. At LSI, we perform endoscopic procedures.