As a rule the history and clinical symptoms of a prolapsed lumbar disc are characteristic. In some cases, however, this typical picture can also be found in other diseases, e.g. multpile sclerosis (6)doi:10.1007/978-3-642-66578-3_2H.-E. Nau...
Leg pain. Neurological symptoms including numbness, weakness, or sharp, shooting pains in the buttocks, hips, and/or back of the leg may be felt if the disc space collapses enough to pinch a nerve root exiting the spine. Leg pain from lumbar degenerative disc disease usually does not go be...
Your doctor's findings will help to rule out other types of back problems that can cause similar symptoms.If you have symptoms of lumbar disc herniation, your doctor may ask you to do specific maneuvers, such as walking on your toes, walking on your heels, squatting and standing, and ...
of disc degeneration.Material/Methods: The study enrolled 187 individuals operated due to lumbar disc herniation. In each case the x-ray examination of lumbar spine was performed. Herniation was classified as protrusion, prolapse or disc sequestration. According to localization, herniation was defined ...
Patients with lumbar disc herniation can present with contra- lateral symptoms, which sometimes confuse the surgeons of making a surgical plan2,4,8,9). In such a situation, surgeons are usually confused whether contralateral symptoms are related to ipsilateral disc herniation or not and whether the...
Size of lumbar disc hernias measured using computed tomography and related to sciatic symp- toms. Acta Radiol. 1990;31:555-558.Fagerlund MKJ, Thelander U, Friberg S (1990) Size of lumbar disc hernias measured using computed tomography and related to sciatic symptoms. Acta Radiol 31:555–558....
02. What are the symptoms of a herniated disc? The symptoms of a herniated disc vary depending on where in the spine it occurs. If the herniated disc is in your lumbar spine, you’ll usually get severe and sudden back pain. Every movement is excruciating and makes your pain worse. Your...
Can result from degenerative problems in the sacroiliac joint or sacroiliacarthritis. What are the causes of sciatica? While sciatica is most commonly a result of a lumbardisc herniationdirectly pressing on the nerve, any cause of irritation or inflammation of the sciatic nerve can produce the sym...
but did not reduce pain33; significant improvement in hemoglobin levels in patients with iron deficiency anemia failed to reduce symptoms such as headache, dizziness, and fatigue23; and MRI findings were not associated with symptomatic outcome in long-term follow-up after surgery for lumbar disc he...
Several different issues can cause sciatica to develop. Aherniated discin the low back commonly compresses the sciatic nerve and leads to symptoms.2 The most common underlying causes of sciatica pain are:6 Herniated disc in the lumbar spine: Theintervertebral(between vertebrae) disc is composed of...