What is the cause of lumbar disc herniation?

Lumbar disc herniation is a common orthopedic disease with a wide range of incidence, occurring in people aged around 20-50. After the onset of the disease, patients will experience symptoms such as lumbar degeneration, lumbar disc herniation, low back pain, and limb numbness. Over time, as the condition worsens, sciatica or vascular damage will develop, making treatment more difficult. After becoming ill, you must go to a regular hospital in time for treatment, and then receive symptomatic treatment based on the cause of the disease, so as to promote faster recovery.

So what are the causes of lumbar disc herniation? It mainly focuses on the following aspects.

1. Degenerative disc disease is one of the important factors leading to lumbar disc herniation. Long-term heavy physical labor or lumbar trauma and other adverse factors can cause disc rupture, nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus to protrude backwards, and compress the lumbar nerves, leading to degenerative disease.

2. During pregnancy, the female ligament system will be in a relatively relaxed state, but the pressure on the lumbar sacral region will be greater than usual, so the risk of intervertebral disc herniation will increase.

3. Developmental abnormalities mainly refer to congenital developmental abnormalities of the lumbar sacrum, including lumbar sacralization, sacral lumbarization and asymmetric joint protrusion, which will cause the lower lumbar spine to bear abnormal stress and are very likely to induce lumbar disc herniation in the long term.

4. A cold or damp waist will cause local vascular contraction and muscle spasm, thereby increasing the pressure on the intervertebral disc, which is also an important factor leading to lumbar disc herniation.

In addition to the above reasons, lack of exercise, long periods of sitting or standing, increased abdominal pressure, and excessive obesity are also common causes of lumbar disc herniation. After being diagnosed through relevant examinations, patients can use blood circulation and pain relief drugs for conditioning treatment, or they can also use massage or acupuncture for simultaneous treatment, which is the best effect. During the treatment process, you should also pay attention to rest more, avoid strenuous exercise, and avoid physical labor, otherwise it will aggravate the condition and increase the difficulty of treatment.