In recent years, patients suffering from lumbar disc herniation are becoming more and more common, we should have enough understanding of the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation, so that after the disease can be early detection and early treatment, and then enhance the effect of the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. So, what are the early symptoms of herniated disc? Early symptoms of lumbar disc herniation 1, radiating pain in the lower limbs Lumbar and leg pain is easy to attack after trauma, exertion and cold, each time for about 2 to 3 weeks, can be gradually relieved. The pain is often alleviated by resting in bed during the attack. People who are engaged in heavy physical labor, especially repeated bending activities, have a high incidence of low back pain. There is also a lack of exercise in people with poor muscle strength in the lower back, even if occasionally bending over to lift heavy objects or lumbar sprain, it is easy to induce low back pain. Any factors that increase abdominal pressure, such as coughing, straining to defecate, laughing, sneezing, lifting heavy objects, chronic coughing, etc., are prone to induce low back pain, or make the already occurring low back pain worse. Restriction of lumbar activities The forward and backward flexion and extension activities of lumbar vertebrae in patients with lumbar disc herniation are closely related to the degree of disc herniation. If the fibrous ring is not completely ruptured, the lumbar vertebrae will take the forward flexion position and the backward extension will be limited. The reason is that when the lumbar spine is flexed anteriorly, the ligamentum flavum between the vertebral plates is tense, increasing the volume of the spinal canal and the space behind the intervertebral space, and the corresponding increase in the tension of the posterior longitudinal ligament makes the protruding nucleus pulposus partially return to the body, which reduces the symptoms of nerve root compression. 3.Lumbar pain Lumbar pain is the first symptom of most patients with this disease, the incidence rate of about 91%. A few patients only have leg pain without lumbar pain, so it is not every patient will definitely occur lumbar pain. There are also some patients who have low back pain first, and then leg pain after a period of time, and at the same time, the low back pain reduces or disappears on its own, and they only complain of leg pain when they come to the clinic. The pain is mostly stabbing pain, often accompanied by numbness and soreness. 4. Claudication occurs in lumbar disc herniation and is mostly intermittent, i.e. after walking for a certain distance, there is pain and weakness in the lower limbs, which can be relieved by bending down or squatting to take a rest and you can still continue to walk. With the passage of time, the symptoms gradually and slowly aggravate, and the standing time or walking distance before the appearance of the above symptoms is gradually shortened the shorter the walking distance is, the more serious the condition is.