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What’s Causing Your Back Pain? How to Tell If It’s From a Herniated Disc

Strange neck pains, back pains, or extremity symptoms can indicate a variety of potential problems u2013 including one or more herniated discs. How can you tell for sure whether you have this specific problem? If you do have a herniated disc, what can you do about it? These questions donu2019t have to add confusion and frustration to your physical woes. Fortunately, if your back pain is caused by a herniated disc, physical therapy can help. Contact Comber Physical Therapy and Fusion Chiropractic today to learn more.

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What’s Causing Your Back Pain? How to Tell If It’s From a Herniated Disc

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  1. What’s Causing Your Back Pain? How to Tell If It’s From a Herniated Disc comberpt.com Is a Herniated Disc the Root of Your Back Pain? Aherniateddiscreferstoanissuewithoneoftherubberycushionsthatareinbetweenthevertebrae.A spinaldischasasoftjellylikeinteriorwithatougherexterior. Strangeneckpains,back pains,orextremitysymptomscanindicateavarietyofpotentialproblems – includingoneormoreherniateddiscs.Fortunately,ifyourbackpainiscausedbyaherniateddisc, physicaltherapycanhelp.ContactComberPhysicalTherapyandFusionChiropractictodaytolearn more. How can physical therapy help my herniated disc? Physicaltherapyplaysacriticalroleinrecoveryfromaherniateddisc.Thereareavarietyofphysical therapytechniques,includingpassiveandactivetreatments.Passivetreatmentsbyaphysicaltherapist includehotandcoldtherapy,transcutaneouselectricalnervestimulation (TENS),anddeeptissue massage.Heattherapyincreasesbloodflowtothetargetareaandenhanceshealing.Coldtherapy reducesinflammationandmusclespasmduetoaherniateddisc. Aphysicaltherapistwillworkwithyoutodevelopanactivetreatmentprogramifyouhaveaherniated disc.Thefocusisonflexibility,corestability,andmusclestrength.Corestrengtheningexerciseswill strengthenthebackmusclesforbettersupport.Flexibilityandstretchingexerciseswillenhance movement.Exercisesformusclestrengtheningwillcreatestrongstructuralsupportoftheback.

  2. How do I know if I have a herniated disc? Yourdoctorcandiagnoseaherniateddiscwithaphysicalexam.Yourdoctorcanperformaneurological examtocheckmusclestrength,reflexes,walkingability,andtheabilitytofeeltouch.Imagingtestsmay beorderedtodiagnosethecauseofyourpain. Herniateddiscsdon’talwayscausesymptoms,butthesymptomsthattheydocausecanhelpyou troubleshootthenatureofyourproblem.Themostcommonsymptomsinclude: Symptomsthatbeganafteryougainedalotofweight (sinceobesityisariskfactorfordisc problems) Symptomsthatstartedshortlyafteranaccident,extremetwistingoftheneckorback,oranattempt toliftaheavyobject Aninabilitytowalkmorethanafewstepswithoutpain Pain,tingling,orlossofsensationinalimb (theresultofaherniateddiscpressingagainstnerve roots) Backpainthatseemstogrowworsewhenyousneeze,cough,standuporsitdown Neckpain (ifit’sacervicaldisc) Ifyoursymptomsseemtobesoothedbymassage,heat,orcold,you’remorelikelytohaveastrained muscleortendonthanaherniateddisc.Ultimately,themostaccuratewaytoconfirmaherniateddiscis throughmedicalimaging.X-rayscanrevealnotonlytheabnormalshapeofaherniateddiscbutalso whethertheherniationispinchinganerve. The risks of having a herniated disc Aherniateddiscisoftentheresultofagingandisknownasdiscdegeneration.Withage,thedisc becomeslessflexible. Liftingheavyobjectsimproperlycancauseaherniateddisc.Otherriskfactorsincludeweightand genetics.Excessbodyweightcausesmorestressonthediscs.Andgeneticscanpredisposeoneto developaherniateddisc.

  3. Common symptoms of a herniated disc Whilemostherniateddiscsoccurinthelowerback,theyalsocanoccurinthecervicalarea.Symptoms aredependentonwherethediscislocatedandwhetherornotit’scompressinganerve. Typically,onesideofthebodyisaffected.Youmayexperiencearmorlegpain,tinglingornumbness,or weakness.Iftheherniateddiscislocatedintheback,you’lllikelyexperiencepaininthebuttocks,thigh, andcalf. Ifit’slocatedintheneck,you’lllikelyexperiencepaininthearmandshoulder.Thepainwithaherniated disccanbesharp.Pain,numbness,andtinglingcanradiatetootherpartsofthebody,too. Keepinmindthatyoucanhaveaherniateddiscwithnosymptoms. Find relief for your herniated disc today Allaround,physicaltherapycanhelpyourecoverfromaherniateddiscandhelppreventfutureinjuryto thespine. Ifyou’reexperiencinganysymptomsofaherniateddisc,it’swisetoseeadoctorforanaccurate diagnosis.Likely,yourdoctorwillrecommendphysicaltherapy.ContactComberPhysicalTherapyand FusionChiropractictodaytoscheduleaconsultation. Original Source: https://comberpt.com/whats-causing-your- back-pain-how-to-tell-if-its-from-a-herniated-disc/

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