The more common symptoms of lumbar disc herniation compressing sciatica include pain, numbness, and activity limitation.
1. Pain: after the lumbar disc herniation compresses the nerve, the patient will experience severe pain, which is mainly manifested as lumbar pain, buttock pain, lower limb pain and so on.
2. Numbness: after the lumbar disc herniation continues to compress the sciatic nerve and cause cauda equina syndrome, the patient will have obvious numbness of the lower limbs and buttocks, accompanied by a feeling of soreness and swelling.
3. Activity limitation: repeated compression of lumbar disc herniation on peripheral nerve tissues is prone to severe activity limitation, and some patients may not be able to move normally in a short period of time.
If the herniated lumbar disc compresses the nerves and is not treated in time, it may cause abnormal urination and defecation, abnormal sensation in the saddle area and other symptoms. It is necessary to go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor to standardize the treatment.