Question 1

will ihave symptoms of herniated discs?

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Not all the time: About 20% of adult population will have a disc herniation on a study & not have symptoms.  Sometimes symptoms are minor &no testing is done or if more severe, they are better before any evaluation is done.  90% of symptomatic disc herniations get better with just time independent of any specific treatment. Symptoms range from back or neck pain with/without extremity pain or just arm/leg pain.

Question 2

how concerning is a slip disc and what are the symptoms?

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Not Dangerous: Hurts a lot, however if you have weakness or bowel/bladder incontinence than it can be an emergency that may need to be evaluated for surgery.  This suggests that the disc is significant compressing nerves in the spinal canal reducing their function.  Generally though, a majority of slipped discs or herniations are mostly painful and resolve over time and do not cause long term effects.

Question 3

can you tell me how dangerous is a slip disc and what are the symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Not Dangerous: Hurts a lot, however if you have weakness or bowel/bladder incontinence than it can be an emergency that may need to be evaluated for surgery.  This suggests that the disc is significant compressing nerves in the spinal canal reducing their function.  Generally though, a majority of slipped discs or herniations are mostly painful and resolve over time and do not cause long term effects.

Question 4

what is a slipped disc like, and is it really slipped or crushed?

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Herniated: The symptoms depend on how the disc has herniated and if there is impingement of any nerve roots. 
It does, in fact, herniate or "slip". It is not crushed. There are instances where the disc appears crushed on imaging studies but that is usually because of longstanding degenerative process (degenerative disc disease).

Question 5

comon symptoms of a herniated disc?

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Sciatica: If a disc herniation occurs in the low back and pushes on a nerve, it usually causes pain or numbness running into the buttock and down the leg.  If it occurs in the neck, it causes pain that runs into the arm.  Thank you for the question.

Question 6

symptoms of a herniated cervical disc?

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Pain: Pain in the back and, if a nerve is compressed as the result of the herniation , there can be pain, numbness and weakness in the area supplied by the nerve.

Question 7

can i have a herniated disc and not have any symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Yes: A herniated disk is a term often used to describe MRI images and can be present without symptoms.  A herniated disk on MRI must be correlated to a patient's symptoms.  Symptomatic herniated disks most often present as shooting nerve pain down the arm or leg on the side of the herniation.

Question 8

please explain what are some symptoms for a protruding disc?

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Variable: It ranges from simple local back pain to severe weakness, numbness and tingling in the affected limb.

Question 9

what are the symptoms of lower right back slipped disc  and how long does it usually take to get better?

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Low back pain: Lower back pain is a common occurrence. Usually improves in 4 to 6 weeks. Exercise is helpful and can help prevent recurrence. Recommend neutral spine exercises of mcgill even while hurting. Can find videos on youtube.

Question 10

i have a herniated lumber disc.  worried that i have had symptoms of diarrahea and what seems to be cystitus for past 5 days.

Accepted Answer

While it is difficult: to know if the bowel and bladder symptoms are related to the herniated disc, they might be.  Typically lumbar nerve dysfunction which affects the bowel and bladder are motility issues: difficulty passing stool or urine.  I would suspect the bowel and bladder issues are unrelated but your skilled primary care provider can help sort this out for you. Good luck with the disc!

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