Ankle pain in patients with lumbar disc herniation is usually related to the herniated disc compressing the spinal nerve and causing sciatica.
Lumbar disc herniation is due to lumbar disc degeneration, rupture of the annulus fibrosus, protrusion of the nucleus pulposus compressing the spinal nerve root, cauda equina, etc., and the symptoms of sciatica appear, and the clinical manifestations are lumbar pain, radiating pain and numbness in one side of the lower limbs, including the calf, ankle and other parts of the body.
The disease is a common clinical spinal surgery disease, common causes of degenerative disc changes, chronic strain, genetic factors, trauma, etc., most commonly seen in the 20 to 50 years old, whose lumbar vertebrae are under too much pressure or long time in the upright position, prone to lumbar disc herniation.
Patients with lumbar disc herniation, such as discomfort or aggravation of the condition, should promptly consult a doctor for examination and standardized treatment after clarifying the cause of the disease.