By Lisa Murphy


There has been confusion for quite a long time in understanding what disc herniations are. Some medics have a notion that it no a normal condition while others have a different point of view that it is a normal condition that arises in human beings. Essentially, this is a phenomenon where some soft tissues in jointed bones erupt through the space in a hard bone. For this reason, herniated disc is basically cartilages overgrowing and form numb outside a joint. Generally, they occur around the neck and the base of the spine.

It is mostly brought about by activities that go the wrong side of a joint when done repetitively and others are brought about by gene formation and disorders while others by lifestyle. When a certain lifestyle is adopted by an individual and the activities happen on a daily basis, this will eventually crop.

Some are painful and medically not fit for a person while others do not have any impact on certain individuals. They are even never noticed. The ones that cause pain is because where they arise, they tend to affect nerve performance. Nerves are responsible for stimuli transmission; therefore, when tampered with they make one feel painful. The pain is determined by the size of the disc, injury caused, as well as the condition location. Sciatica is an example of this condition in the lumbar vertebrae.

This condition also results in muscular related problems. For instance, if the condition establishes near muscles, it misaligns the ligaments and thus affects the normal function of the muscles. This results to muscles spasms, muscle feebleness and thereafter interfere with muscle reflexes.

Other negative effects that are associated with this condition is that it affect feet and hands. A person suffering from this condition will have numb feet and numb hands. This is a situation whereby these organs become less productive because their normal functioning has been altered. The condition also comes with stiff neck thereby affecting the rotation and movement of the neck and the neck region.

Meanwhile, this condition is treatable either using medical or physical means. In terms of physical therapy, one is advised to undergo aerobics for about thirty to forty-five minutes a day around five to six days a week. This makes sure that cardiovascular blood circulation, as well as air, is well distributed in the body. A heating pad is also another way of mitigating this condition. This is where the pain and infections in the skin area are treated through soothing. Massage and stretching activities are chiropractic methods of containing the condition.

On medication, it is about applying non-steroidal and the anti-inflammatory relievers, or surgeries. This result in muscle relaxation and pain reliever at the affected area. Again, therapeutic ultrasound may be used for the treatment of sprains and strains together with other injuries. To relieve leg, arm, neck, and any other joint pains, injections using epidural steroid with cortisone would be effective.

Surgical operations in the spinal cord and other affected areas is also a way of treating and correcting the condition. This is done by specialists in orthopedics who deal with bones and muscle operations. Neurosurgeons specialize in treating nervous system problems the same as neurologists. Others include general doctors.




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