Symptoms of herniated lumbar disc in women

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Women also have a high incidence of lumbar disc herniation. When women get lumbar disc herniation, it will also cause pain in the waist. Because of the problems of nerve tissue, it will often cause radiation pain in the lower limbs, which will easily lead to numbness and abnormal feeling in the lower limbs. Especially for pregnant women, once lumbar disc herniation occurs, For the health of the body is relatively large. Lumbar disc herniation is a common disease, mainly occurs in manual workers, due to intervertebral disc strain degeneration, annulus fibrosus rupture or nucleus pulposus prolapse, stimulation or compression of spinal nerve, spinal cord caused by a series of symptoms. What are the main symptoms of lumbar disc herniation? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of herniated lumbar disc in women

1. Lower limb radiation pain. Due to the protrusion of the lumbar intervertebral disc, it stimulates the nerves in other parts and never causes radiation pain in the lower limbs. The main manifestation of the lower limbs is sciatica, which is radiation pain from the lower waist to the buttocks, the back of the thigh, the outside of the calf to the feet. When the abdominal pressure increases, the pain will be aggravated, such as sneezing and coughing. The limb of radiation pain is mostly one side, and only a few patients with central or paracentral protrusion of nucleus pulposus show symptoms of both lower limbs. The leg will also appear radiation pain, which often appears after the low back pain is relieved or disappeared, showing radiation stimulation or numbness, reaching to the sole of the foot. Severe patients will have electric shock like pain, mild patients can walk, but limp.

2. Low back pain. It is normal for patients with lumbar disc herniation to have low back pain. Because the outer layer of annulus fibrosus and the posterior longitudinal ligament are stimulated by nucleus pulposus, the lower back pain is induced by the sinus vertebral nerve. Generally, they are aware of continuous dull pain in the waist. When they lie down, the symptoms are relieved, but when they stand up, the pain will be aggravated. Light can be appropriate activities waist or walk slowly; If the sudden waist spasm like pain, should be bed rest, turn over and sitting will have an impact, if insist on work, will aggravate the symptoms, and later life and work will have a serious impact. Low back pain can be maintained for several weeks or months, which varies from person to person. Symptoms of lumbar disc herniation will be relieved after proper rest, but coughing, sneezing or defecating will aggravate the pain.

3. Cauda equina symptoms. The central type of nucleus pulposus prolapse is the most common, and the cauda equina nerve is compressed by the herniated nucleus pulposus or prolapsed intervertebral disc. Can appear perineal numbness, tingling, dysuria, female incontinence, male impotence. Severe patients may have incontinence, incomplete paralysis of both lower limbs. Therefore, lumbar disc herniation has certain harm.

matters needing attention

If you have the above symptoms, don't ignore them. If you feel that you can bear them, the disease will get worse and worse. If you don't treat them correctly, you should go to the hospital for regular treatment so that you can recover as soon as possible.