What are the symptoms of a herniated disc? What is the difference with a lumbar muscle strain?

The pain of a herniated lumbar disc is a stabbing pain, and the pain of lumbar muscle strain is a persistent dull pain, which usually occurs after the age of 14.

If people don't want to suffer from these two diseases, then they need to keep exercising properly in their daily life, and they need to keep their waist in a comfortable state, and they can't let their bodies be too tired, and they need to relax their waist properly when they go to work. If people feel a sore lower back, they can stand up and move when they go to work, and they can't sit all the time. People can't always bend over in normal times, and can't always lift heavy objects, and when they have to, they should pay attention to bending down gently.

Lumbar disc herniation is a symptom caused by abnormal degeneration of the intervertebral disc, and lumbar disc herniation needs to be identified and diagnosed by lumbar CT method. Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is mainly caused by factors such as disc metamorphosis or genetics, or due to long-term bending that causes low back pain and sciatica, and causes pain and numbness in the lower limbs.

Patients with lumbar muscle strain and lumbar disc herniation must be active, avoid further aggravation of the condition, rest more, move less, and do less heavy physical labor during the illness, especially do not bend over for a long time or maintain a posture for a long time to avoid aggravation of pain.

The symptoms are different. Lumbar muscle strains sometimes cause back pain and sometimes affect the buttocks. Lumbar disc herniation will cause back pain, and at the same time, there will be numbness in the lower limbs, and lumbar disc herniation is of course more serious.

The reasons for the two are different. Lumbar muscle strain is mainly caused by chronic muscle damage. A herniated lumbar disc is caused by long-term bending over or frequent compression of nerves. A herniated disc in the lumbar spine can be more severe.

There are the following differences between lumbar disc herniation and lumbar muscle strain:

1. The age of onset is different, lumbar muscle strain often occurs in young and middle-aged people, patients who bend over for a long time or sit for a long time to work or bend over to work, while lumbar disc herniation is common in middle-aged and elderly people, and lumbar disc degeneration leads to lumbar disc herniation. Clause.

Second, the symptoms are different, lumbar muscle strain is generally manifested as a large area of pain in the lower back, which can be accompanied by hip discomfort, while lumbar disc herniation is often a local pain in the waist, which can radiate to the buttocks, lower limbs, calves or dorsum of feet and soles. Clause.

Third, the method is different, the psoas muscle strain can be conservative, you can carry out physical and oral painkillers, avoid cold, sedentary and bent over. In addition to the above conservative **, if the symptoms do not relieve or continue to worsen, surgery is required**.

In addition to low back pain, lumbar disc herniation is usually accompanied by pain and numbness in the buttocks and lower limbs, and can be diagnosed by tests such as straight leg raise test and strengthening test. Lumbar disc herniation is due to the different degrees of degenerative changes in various parts of the lumbar intervertebral disc, under the action of external factors, the fibrous annulus of the intervertebral disc ruptures, and the nucleus pulposus tissue protrudes from the rupture to the back or in the spinal canal, resulting in compression of adjacent spinal nerve roots, resulting in a series of clinical symptoms such as lumbar pain, numbness and pain in the lower limbs.

The low back pain of lumbar muscle strain is generally aggravated after exertion, and lumbar muscle strain is a chronic damaging inflammation of the lumbar muscles and their surrounding fascia, which is one of the common causes of low back pain, and the main symptoms are lumbar pain, soreness, and fatigue.

A herniated disc is when a disc leaves its original position and compresses nerves, causing signs and symptoms. The lumbar nerve of the lumbar intervertebral disc generally innervates the lower limbs, mainly the sciatic nerve and lower legs, and pain occurs with a herniated lumbar disc. Lumbar muscle strain is mainly due to the psoas muscles due to too much force or too long force in a posture or during labor, resulting in insufficient strength and local inflammatory reactions.

2. Leg pain generally does not occur due to lumbar muscle strain, while intervertebral disc herniation has both low back pain and leg pain.