Cause And Symptoms Of Spinal Disc Herniation

Disc herniations can result from general wear and tear such as when performing jobs that require constant sitting or squatting

. However, herniations often result from jobs that require lifting. Traumatic injury to lumbar discs commonly occurs when lifting while bent at the waist, rather than lifting with the legs while the back is straight. Minor back pain and chronic back tiredness are indicators of general wear and tear that make one susceptible to herniation on the occurrence of a traumatic event, such as bending to pick up a pencil or falling. When the spine is straight, such as in standing or lying down, internal pressure is equalized on all parts of the discs. While sitting or bending to lift, internal pressure on a disc can move from 17psi (lying down) to over 300psi (lifting with a rounded back).

Symptoms of a disc heniation can vary depending on the location of the herniation and types of soft tissue that become involved. They can range from little or no pain to severe unrelatingnneck or low back pain that will radiate into regions served by the affected nerve roots that are irritated or impinged by the herniated material. Often herniated discs are not diagnosed immediately as the patients come with undefined pains in the thighs, knees or feet. Other symtoms may include sensory changes such as numbness, tingling, muscular weakness, paralysis, paresthesia and affected reflexes.If the herniated disc is in the lumbar region the patient may also experience sciatica due to irritation of one of the nerve roots of the sciatic nerve.Unlike a pulsating pain or pain that comes and goes, which can be caused by muscle spasm, pain from a herniated disc is continuous or at least continuous in a specific position of the body.It is possible to have a herniated disc without any pain or noticeable symptoms, depending on its location. If the nucleus pulposus or the jelly material doesn't press on soft tissues or nerves it may not cause any symptoms. A small sample study examining the cervical spine in symptom free volunteers has found focal disc protrusions in 50% of participants, which suggests that a considerable part of the population can have focal discs in their cervical region that do not cause noticeable symptoms.

Chiropractic is a great way to alleviate the pain of a disc herniation. Most people when they feel the back pain, Neck pain coram caused by a disc herniation had the herniation for a number of years, typical there is increased pressure on the disc which increases the pain. The vertebra move by joints sometimes those joints dont move the way they should which causes abnormal stress on the disc or disc herniation then you feel the pain. In our office we get those joints to start moving the way they should take that pressure off the disc. We use a gentle technique and have flexion distraction tables that automatically stretch those joints to increase motion. To reduce the pressure on the disc we have a spinal decompression table which the patient will lay down on their back and will gently pull on your neck or low back depending on the problem area, this is very relaxing for the patients and some fall asleep on the table. Physical therapy is a great addition to what I do as a chiropractor. The therapist works on streching the muscles, ligaments and tendons which helps to stabilze the spine and makes my job easier.

Herniation of the disc contents into the spinal canal often occurs when the anterior side (stomach side) of the disc is compressed while sitting or bending forward and the contents (nucleus pulposus) gets pressed against the tightly stretched and thinned membrane (annulus fibrosis) on the posterior side (back side) of the disc. The combination of the membrane thinning from stretching and increased internal pressure results in the rupture of the confining membrane. The jelly-like contents of the disc then move into the spinal canal, pressing against the spinal nerves, thus producing intense and usually disabling pain and other symptoms. There is also a strong genetic component for developing a disc herniation with myself being included.

by: Total Chiropractic Care and Wellness

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