Lumbar disc herniation self-diagnosis

The occurrence of lumbar disc herniation is related to daily habits. Many people usually do not pay attention to protecting their waists. They sit in front of the computer for a long time and work from dawn to dusk. This is more likely to cause lumbar disc herniation. When you have waist pain, you must go to the hospital for a check-up to see if you have lumbar disc herniation. So what are the personal examination methods for lumbar disc herniation?

First of all, you need to know whether you have symptoms of lumbar disc herniation. The first is low back pain. Lumbar disc herniation compresses and irritates the surrounding tissues, irritating the vertebral nerve to cause low back pain. If the nerve root is compressed and irritated, sciatica will occur. The intervertebral disc involves pain in one or both lower limbs. The pain worsens when you bow your head or put on shoes. The pain worsens when you cough or sneeze. Sometimes there is numbness in the nerve control area, such as the back of the thigh root, the sides of the calf, the dorsum of the foot, and the sides of the foot. Severe cases will cause eye muscle weakness and muscle atrophy. The above symptoms sometimes occur acutely when slight external force is applied. Fatigue, long-term sitting, cold and other causes of stimulation recur.

Secondly, you need to understand the cause of your lumbar disc herniation. As you age, the lumbar disc will gradually degenerate. If you add chronic fatigue, especially those who work with their heads down or sit in the office for a long time, chronic muscle strain will aggravate the degeneration process of the lumbar spine. It is easy to develop lumbar disc herniation.

In addition, the intervertebral disc should be examined by X-ray or CT scan. If the above symptoms exist, the diagnosis can be confirmed by DR film and CT scan. For those with severe neurological symptoms, MRI is recommended to distinguish them from other intervertebral disc diseases.

Self-treatment of lumbar disc herniation is also a test of self-diagnosis. During the onset of pain, you should stay in bed to relieve the symptoms of low back and leg pain. In daily life, you should avoid sitting for long periods of time, reduce fatigue, avoid catching cold, and do lumbar muscle exercises to reduce the onset of pain.