Where herniated discs are commonly found

Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is commonly found in lumbar 3 lumbar 4, lumbar 4 lumbar 5, lumbar 5 sacral 1 vertebrae, due to the lumbar region is often in the situation of bending, lifting and carrying heavy objects, or sedentary, squatting, resulting in the vertebrae between the pressure is very large, after a long time will form the degeneration of the intervertebral discs, after the degeneration of the annulus fibrosus will be cracked, in the vertebral body suffers from the relatively large extrusion will result in the nucleus pulposus of the disc protruded into the annulus fibrosus When the vertebral body is squeezed, the nucleus pulposus inside the intervertebral disc protrudes outside the annulus fibrosus and presses on the lumbar nerve roots, resulting in pain or numbness in the lower limbs, and in some cases, urinary and fecal dysfunction or sexual dysfunction and decreased sensation in the lower limbs. In this case, it is necessary to avoid bending over or getting cold, lifting heavy objects, etc., and let the lumbar region fully rest, and try to choose the prone position.