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Thespineisacomplexmechanicalstructurecomposedof bones( vertebrae) separatedbypadsoffibrocartilage( discs) thatalowsomemovementbetweenthesebones. Thediscs alsocreateaspacebetweeneachvertebrathatalowsa nervetopassthroughoneachside. Thenervesthatpass betweenthevertebraeinthelowerbacktraveldowneachleg whilethenervesthatpassbetweenthevertebraeinthelower necktraveldowneacharm. Individualy, eachdisccanbe comparedtoajelydonut-theyhaveasoftergel-likecenter suroundedbyatougherexterior. Likeajelydonut, the interiorcansometimessqueezeout. Unlikeajelydonut, this canbemorethanaminorannoyance; thiscancompressthe nearbynerveandcauseavarietyofsymptoms, including pain, numbness, tinglingorevenweaknessinanarm orleg.
Thegoodnewsisthatspinaldischerniationscanusualybe treatedwithconservativecarewithouttheneedforsurgery. Suchtreatmentsmayincludemanualmanipulation techniquesormechanicaltractiontherapytoreducethe degreeofdischerniationandrelievepressureonthenearby nerve. Othertreatmentsmayincludeanti-inflammatoryand / or painmedications, injectionsandavarietyofmoreinvasive surgicalinterventions, dependingontheproblem typeand severityineachparticularcase.
Itisimportantthatdiscandrelatedconditionsareevaluated byaqualifiedproviderbeforerecommendationscanbemade regardingthebestapproachineachindividualsituation. However, itisgeneralyrecommendedthatyouAVOIDtrying tostretchordootherexercisespriortobeingevaluatedand givenappropriaterecommendationsascertainmovements mayworsenthiscondition. Therearealso " red-flags " that yourproviderwillookforsuchasalossofbowelorbladder functionorcontrol, numbnessor " pinsandneedles " sensationinthegroinandinnerthighsaswelassomeother symptomsandphysicalfindingsthatmayindicateararebut seriousconditionknownasCaudaEquinaSyndrome( ifyou dohavethesesymptomsorifyourconditionisrapidly worseningyoushouldhaveimmediateERevaluationto ensureappropriatetimelymanagement).
Althoughspinaldiscproblemscansometimesbeseriousand evenrequiresurgery, theycanmostoftenbeefectivelytreated withconservativecareandthepatientcanreturntotheirusual activitieswithlitleornolimitation. Itisimportanttoconsultwith yourprimarycarephysicianorotherqualifiedprovidertoensure thatyoureceivethenecessaryevaluation( includingMRIand / or othertestingif / asappropriateineachindividualcase) to determinethebestcourseofcareforyourconditionandto alowyoutobeginthiscareasearlyaspossibleforthebest therapeuticresultsandoutcome.