Symptoms of lumbar disc herniation?

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Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common and serious lumbar injury with pain in the waist, buttocks and lower limbs as the main symptoms, which is more common in young adults. What symptom does lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion have? Let's understand the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation!

Symptoms of lumbar disc herniation?

First, the main symptoms are low back pain and radiation pain of sciatic nerve on one or both sides of lower limbs. The pain was mild for many days and heavy at night, and the walking was difficult. The waist extension and flexion and lateral movement were limited. When doing waist extension, side turning, supine belly straightening, sitting leg extension and neck flexion, coughing, sneezing and other movements, they all cause pain.

Second: there are more lumbar scoliosis and physiological lordosis arc changes, the affected side of the gluteal muscle relaxation atrophy, the healthy side of the gluteal muscle spasm. There was deep tenderness about 1.5 inches near the affected lumbar spinous process, and the pain radiated to the lower limbs. Straight leg raising test: supine position, straight leg, do leg raising action, if cause sciatica, and then foot back flexion, pain aggravation, it is a positive sign, can be considered as lumbar disc herniation.

Third: chest and abdomen pillow test: prone position, first pad a pillow in the chest, press the lumbar paraosseous pain point and hip tenderness point with the thumb, which can cause sciatic nerve radiation pain; Then the pillow pad in the lower part of the abdomen, so that the waist and buttocks arch back, and then press the pain point in the same way. The pain of waist, buttock and leg was relieved or disappeared. It can be diagnosed as lumbar disc herniation.

matters needing attention

Suffering from lumbar disc herniation, as long as you pay attention to health care in your life, you can work and study well. This is what I am. When I had the attack, I had pain in my lower leg. When I went up and down the stairs, I almost fell over. After examination, bed rest and wearing waistline, plus more attention in daily life, now the calf has no more pain.