Slipped disc

* The term slipped disc is not accurate to describe what is going on in patients with it, and is a more accurate description «disc herniation between paragraphs». The most common slip that this gets cartilage in patients aged 20 to 50 years, but can occur at any age. In the case of elderly patients injury, there may be associated with roughness in the joints of the vertebrae, compression of the nerve root.

Often most of the patients had a heart or two shifts from pain in the lower back hurt, and is not a requirement to be a result of a direct hit in the back or as a result of lifting something heavy. Leg pain may occur, which is commonly known as the sweat of sciatica.

Slipped disc occurs as a result of the decay within the disk loop between the vertebrae, and thus the emergence of ruptures him and hernia leads to the exit and the emergence of its content, and in various parts of the disk. In the case of patients who have the symptoms persist for longer than several weeks, or who suffer from the weakness apparent or increasing the strength of leg muscles or defect in the control defecate or urinate, you must scan or magnetic resonance imaging to detect an ambush bugs action.

The symptoms often improve on their own and respond to minimize the movement, but taking the drugs analgesics and anti-inflammatory, with a commitment to short periods of bed rest. Thus, most patients recovering without resorting to surgical treatment. It takes a gradual return to full activities of about four weeks.

If improved during the month to three months with a non-surgical treatments, or if continued or increased leg pain or weakness did not happen, your doctor may surgical treatment is advised. And more operations that are made common in this case is to remove the cartilage and cut and which are causing a small wound in the back and removed part Almfq and prominent of the cartilage. Often a clear improvement in symptoms occur. And it differs from the time it takes to return to work and sports activities from patient to patient, and should discuss this with your surgeon processor.