What is the difference between a lumbar disc and a herniated lumbar disc?

Hello, there are four types of lumbar disc herniation from the morphology of the nucleus pulposus: bulging, protruding, prolapsing, and free. Low back pain and referred leg pain are the main symptoms in the early stages of disc herniation.

However, due to the different parts, sizes, pathological characteristics, spinal canal diameter, body status and individual sensitivity of the nucleus pulposus, its clinical manifestations are also different. The common lumbar disc herniation has these two sections, which can be compared and seen. l：

with human lumbar spine; S: represents the human sacral vertebrae) (1) L4-5 intervertebral disc herniation L5 nerve root compression. Low back pain, sacroiliac pain, hip pain, pain radiating down to the posterolateral aspect of the thigh and calf, including numbness of the mother toe and dorsum of the foot.

2) L5-S1 intervertebral disc herniation S1 nerve root compression, low back pain, sacroiliac pain, hip pain, downward radiation to the thigh, calf posterolateral and heel pain, including dorsum numbness of the three lateral toes. You can go to China for a herniated disc according to your condition** for detailed consultation. View the original post

Hello, consider some relatively simple methods for lumbar spondylosis, such as acupuncture, massage, external plasters, physiotherapy, drugs, etc., if the sciatic nerve is compressed significantly and the symptoms are more serious, surgery is recommended View the original post

The principle of lumbar disc herniation: it is the "fibrous annular rupture" of the intervertebral disc of the lumbar spine, which causes the nucleus pulposus to protrude from the rupture and compress the surrounding nerve roots and blood vessels, resulting in nerve root edema and adhesions, affecting the blood circulation of blood vessels and the blood nutrition function of various tissues. In the early stage of lumbar protrusion, the program can be used**, if the effect is not obvious or the symptoms do not improve after 1-3 courses of treatment, it is necessary to consider doing further **, which has exceeded the traditional conservative **category and intervenes in minimally invasive**:

Non-invasive microneedling intervention, percutaneous aspiration, high-tech oxidation ablation, colloidal mold lysis, laser dissolution, liquid water needle knife, posterior intervertebral discoscopy, etc. Interventional minimally invasive ** has been used in the clinical practice of lumbar spine diseases for nearly 10 years, and its purpose is to be one-time**, and at the same time avoid the pain of surgery. This kind of technology is through large-scale visual positioning advanced equipment, accurate positioning and puncture, directly aimed at the lesion**, to relieve the impact of lumbar spine lesions on nerve roots, blood vessels and other tissues, the main features are:

No need to open the knife, it can be safe, reliable, low risk, bitter, non-effective, and low cost. View the original post

Lumbar disc herniation and disc herniation are the same as that:

1. The human spine is composed of cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, sacral vertebrae and caudal vertebrae.

**From the web.

The purple arrows in the diagram point to the lumbar intervertebral discs.

2. There are intervertebral discs in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and there are no intervertebral discs in the sacral and caudal vertebrae.

3. The intervertebral discs of the cervical and lumbar vertebrae are easy to herniate, and the intervertebral discs of the thoracic spine are not easy to herniate.

4. The said intervertebral disc herniation can be cervical intervertebral disc herniation or lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.

5. Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is relatively limited, only lumbar 1-lumbar 5 and lumbar 5-sacral 1 herniation.

A lumbar disc herniation is part of a "herniated disc".

Lumbar spondylosis is mainly due to prolonged compression by gravity or incorrect sitting posture.

Leads to local metabolic obstruction caused by the aging of the fibrous ring, after losing elasticity and toughness.

If you exert a little force, the fibrous annulus will rupture, and the nucleus pulposus will flow out and compress the surrounding nerve roots, causing a series of symptoms such as low back pain, sciatic nerve pain, or pain and numbness in the lower limbs.

Lumbar spondylosis is not as scary as patients think. It is not an incurable disease, the main thing is to take effective means, the method is appropriate, it is possible, the main thing is to restore the elasticity and toughness of the fibrous ring, and to soften and decompose the prominent nucleus pulposus, so that it can be done.