Symptoms of disc herniation, may also appear on the soles of the foot

Symptoms of disc herniation, may also appear on the soles of the foot

Among the various parts of our body, the waist is the area where degenerative changes occur most quickly. One of the representative spinal diseases, the herniated disc that causes back pain, was a typical cause of degenerative changes caused by aging. Recently, however, it has been found that there are many patients with herniated intervertebral discs even among relatively young people. As the age group that develops the disease is gradually decreasing, special attention should be paid to waist health to prevent symptoms of disc herniation.

The degenerative change caused the disk to pop out

The exact medical name is herniated intervertebral disk. Between the spine and the spine, there was a structure called a disc that helped the spine move smoothly. Inside the intervertebral disc, there is a soft water nucleus that looks like jelly, and in adolescence, the moisture content of the water nucleus exceeds 90% but gradually decreases as you get older. Intervertebral disc herniation was a disease caused by a decrease in the amount of water in the medullary nucleus or a weakening of the fiber ring, the skin surrounding the medullary nucleus. The water content of the medullary nucleus gradually decreases from the age of about 30, so it was better to pay attention to spinal health from that time on.

Driving posture can also affect the development of herniated intervertebral disc herniation

Herniated discs can be caused by degenerative changes, as well as incorrect lifestyle and posture. In particular, office workers who sit in chairs for a long time, students who study, and people with jobs that often use their hips could develop the disease at a relatively early age. Driving posture also affects the health of the lower back. Driving while leaning against the window or sitting diagonally for a long time has increased the possibility of developing a disc due to back imbalance. In addition, there were cases where muscles around the waist weakened due to lack of exercise, or ruptured due to overweight and obesity, acute trauma, and accidents.

Maybe I’m not the disc? What are the suspected symptoms?

When developing a herniated disc, the nerves were pressed and heavy pain was felt in the lower back, which was more prominent when bending forward or sitting for a long time. However, the symptoms of herniated intervertebral discs do not only mean back pain. Radiation pain that leads to the lower extremities like the soles of my feet, including my buttocks, could appear together. There were times when abnormalities in neural functions such as numbness in the legs, heat sensation, dull sensation, and tingling pain were combined.” In the early stages of the disease, symptoms are so mild that muscle pain seems to have occurred temporarily, but if left untreated for a long time, it may be difficult to move your back due to severe pain that can lead to serious situations such as lower body paralysis.

When developing a herniated disc, the nerves were pressed and heavy pain was felt in the lower back, which was more prominent when bending forward or sitting for a long time. However, the symptoms of herniated intervertebral discs do not only mean back pain. Radiation pain that leads to the lower extremities like the soles of my feet, including my buttocks, could appear together. There were times when abnormalities in neural functions such as numbness in the legs, heat sensation, dull sensation, and tingling pain were combined.” In the early stages of the disease, symptoms are so mild that muscle pain seems to have occurred temporarily, but if left untreated for a long time, it may be difficult to move your back due to severe pain that can lead to serious situations such as lower body paralysis.

First, by comprehensively considering past medical history and physical examination findings, we estimated diseases with high probability of occurrence and identified them through close examinations such as X-rays, MRI, and ultrasound. In the early stages of the disease, it can be improved by conservative methods such as manual therapy, medication, physical therapy, and wearing aids. Despite these efforts, if you continue to feel back pain, you need to respond more actively, and neuroplasty was considered at this time. This was a non-surgical treatment method that could reduce pain and relieve adhesion nerves by using a catheter with thin special functions, and it was a treatment method that showed high accuracy by diagnosing and treating simultaneously using C-Arm, a real-time imaging device.

In what situations are surgery considered?There aren’t many cases where surgery is necessary. It was considered when the size of the disc was very large or when the symptoms did not improve even with conservative treatment, nerves were severely pressed, resulting in defecation disorders or sensory function abnormalities. Depending on the appearance of pain and the escape status of herniated disc, methods such as interactive spinal endoscopy could be applied. Treatment should not adhere to uniform treatment methods such as injection and surgical treatment, but should be treated appropriately for the patient’s condition. Rehabilitation treatment had to be carried out to reduce the possibility of recurrence even after treatment.50m Naver Corp. See More / OpenStreetMap Data x NAVER Corp. / OpenStreetMap Controller Legendary Real Estate Street Towns, Myeon, Dongs, cities, counties, wards, cities and provincesYonsei Gunwoo Hospital, 1814 Nambu Circulation Road, Gwanak-gu, SeoulYonsei Gunwoo Hospital, 1814 Nambu Circulation Road, Gwanak-gu, SeoulPrevious Image Next ImagePrevious Image Next ImagePrevious Image Next Imagehttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/SoxySh_SKvY