We usually hear a lot about lumbar disc herniation and have some understanding, but we may not have heard about the "brother" of lumbar disc herniation.
Today, I will tell you how lumbar disc herniation is!
Let's see what is intervertebral disc first?
The soft tissue structure connecting two vertebrae and vertebrae is called intervertebral disc, which is called lumbar intervertebral disc in the lumbar spine and cervical intervertebral disc in the cervical spine. The intervertebral disc consists of three parts: nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus and endplate. It forms the spine with the upper and lower vertebrae and is the main area for our trunk to bear weight. The intervertebral disc has a certain elasticity, through which the adjacent vertebrae can form movement, and at the same time, it can absorb pressure and shock, which is like a soft tissue cushion.
What is lumbar disc herniation?
Lumbar disc herniation means that the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc between two vertebrae has lost its creep ability. With age, the water content of the nucleus pulposus decreases. There are some degenerative cracks in the fibrous ring, and the intervertebral disc will bulge around. The cause of lumbar disc herniation is intervertebral disc degeneration and aging. The aging time, speed and severity of each person are different, generally related to genes. For people who bend over for a long time, the intervertebral disc pressure is relatively high, and the degree of degeneration is relatively early and heavy.
Why to say lumbar intervertebral disc bulge and lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion are "brothers"?
When the lumbar disc bulges, the nucleus pulposus does not break through the surrounding fiber ring. If the nucleus pulposus breaks through the surrounding fiber ring, it is called lumbar disc protrusion. The intervertebral disc bulge will not compress the surrounding nerves and will not produce obvious symptoms. However, herniation of the intervertebral disc will lead to the compression of the peripheral nerves, causing low back pain, leg pain and numbness.
In short, lumbar disc protrusion is the prelude to lumbar disc protrusion. At this time, everyone should pay attention. When lumbar disc protrusion occurs, it is a warning to you. Generally, lumbar disc herniation will not cause low back pain or lower limb radiation pain, so you can choose to continue observation or conservative treatment. In daily life, we should pay more attention to it. Don't sit too long. Try to reduce the pressure on the waist and strengthen the muscle training of the waist and back.
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