How can I tell if I have a herniated disc?

Many people are not unfamiliar with the term lumbar disc herniation and scoff at it, thinking that it could never happen to them. But how can you be so sure? A herniated lumbar disc is an insidious disease, and perhaps you don’t normally feel discomfort. Here is a detailed explanation of the symptoms of a herniated lumbar disc for you to compare carefully. A herniated lumbar disc is a disease that many people suffer from, and this disease is mainly caused by sitting, trauma, negative pressure and other problems. How can you tell if you are suffering from a herniated lumbar disc? How should I take care of my body? How to determine is a lumbar disc herniation Judgment 1, pelvis The symptoms of patients with lumbar disc herniation often follow the manifestation group that occurs when the sciatic nerve is affected or pressed through the pelvic outlet, and its clinical manifestation is the sciatic nerve trunk affecting the manifestation, starting from the patient’s hip along the sciatic nerve walking radioactive pain, and accompanied by its distribution area of motor, sensory or reflex hindrance. Judgment 2, lumbar transverse process When transverse process occurs in the third lumbar vertebra or other parts of the patient’s lumbar spine, the patient’s lumbar spine is located in the middle of the lumbar spine, its transverse process is the longest and has a large posterior extension curvature, and many muscles and fascia of the lumbar back and abdomen are attached to it, constituting a lumbar activity bond and stress middle. As a result, it will feel damaged by the pulling of the muscles and fascia. Judgment 3, lumbar strain injury The acute gluteal muscle damage of the patient can lead to muscle spasm, but its pressure pain point is in the lateral posterior superior iliac spine, and the local seal can eliminate the performance immediately. The manifestation is soreness and weakness of the lower back when folding, difficulty in straightening and partial pain after folding, etc. Most of the patients with lumbar disc herniation will feel pain, afraid to bear weight, intensify when moving, and it is very difficult to turn over. These are some small details in life that many people will overlook, but are typical symptoms of a herniated lumbar disc. I hope you will not take it lightly. For the sake of your body, please be sure to take these small details seriously and undergo examination and treatment after discovery to recover early and not let it intrude more and more on your body. Daily simple self-test four-step method 1, bend down enough to the ground heels together, arms vertical, slowly bend down, check whether the lower limbs have radiated numbness. 2, try to bend sideways bend sideways to the left and right, respectively, whether there is numbness in the legs. 3.Stretch your belly and hold your breath Lie on your back, brace your elbows on the bed, straighten your legs, push your elbows and heels, make your waist leave the bed, stretch your belly and hold your breath for about 10 seconds and then cough. Check whether there is a radiating numbness in the lower limbs. 4.Straight leg elevation After lying on your back, straighten your legs and slowly raise your right leg upward as far as possible to check whether your lower limbs are numb. After putting down the right leg, then switch to the left leg and raise it slowly to check. The causes of lumbar disc protrusion 1, lumbar posture is not correct whether during sleep or in daily life, work, when the waist is in a flexed position, such as a sudden rotation, it is easy to induce a herniated nucleus pulposus. In fact, in this position, the pressure in the intervertebral space is also higher, and it is easy to prompt the nucleus pulposus to protrude to the rear. 2, trauma Because the lumbar vertebrae are physiologically convex, the disc is thick in the front and thin in the back, when the patient in the lumbar injury, bruises, flash back, etc., the nucleus pulposus of the disc moves backward, and the disc protrudes backward. 3, excessive load when the lumbar load is too heavy, long-term bending work, such as: media mine workers or construction workers, need to bend over for a long time to pick up heavy objects, lumbar disc load more than 100 kPa / cm2, that led to rupture of the intervertebral disc fiber ring. 4, obesity obesity will also make the waist fatigue, abdominal fat will also increase the burden on the lumbar spine. 5, greedy for cold waist is a relatively cold parts. Summer Mong blowing air conditioners, electric fans, the muscles of the waist and back spasm, and over time waist pain arises. The maintenance method of lumbar disc herniation 1, pay attention to the lying equipment and lying position from the perspective of treatment and prevention of lumbar disc herniation, the choice of wooden board is more appropriate, the general use of bedding should be padded loose and suitable, so as to maintain the balance of the lumbar spine to a large extent. 2, living arrangements The correct standing posture should be eyes level, chest up, straight waist, legs upright, the distance between the two feet is about the same as the width of the pelvis. Standing should not be too long, should be appropriate in situ activities, dragon its is the lumbar back activities, in order to release the lumbar back muscle fatigue. 3.Diet arrangement The diet is properly reduced, the gastrointestinal peristalsis is slow, the digestive function is reduced, so the diet should be reasonably arranged, pay attention to less and more meals, eat more vegetables and fruits and legumes, and eat more food with high calcium content. After suffering from a herniated lumbar disc, patients will feel that their actions have become a little difficult, and a little activity, the waist will be very painful. So we all want to get rid of the effects of a herniated lumbar disc as soon as possible. And what should patients do to help the treatment? Let’s take a look below! The patient’s daily health care should pay attention to the following points: 1, sleep on a hard bed. Sleeping on a hard bed can reduce the pressure on the intervertebral disc. When sleeping, take the side lying, bending knee position will feel more comfortable. 2, pay attention to the lumbar warmth, try not to get cold. Avoid catching cold and craving cold things, do not spend a long time under the air conditioning, which is not good for the waist, to strengthen the protection of the waist and back. 3.Wear a lumbar girth (lumbar belt) during the day, which is conducive to the recovery of the lumbar spine. 4.Stand regularly and slowly arch your back several times a day. 5.Whenever you feel back strain, you should lie down or sit on a chair with a backrest to rest. 6.If you have a hunchback, you should keep your knee joints higher than your hip joints when sitting, so as to help support your back, while the soles of your feet should be able to fully touch the ground, otherwise you should put a small wooden stool under your feet or lower the height of your seat. 7, whether in a standing position, sitting position or any other position, we should pay attention to support the back at all times, especially when sitting in a car or airplane for a long time. 8, when carrying heavy objects, do not bend over, but should bend the knees to avoid excessive twisting of the body and Mongolian force.