Question 1

can a herniated disc be hereditary?

Accepted Answer

Not really: Although genetics may make someone more prone to having a herniated disc (posture, ligamentous laxity, muscle strength, etc) the actual disc herniation is usually from injury or trauma.

Question 2

can a herniated disc heal on its own?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Start with physical therapy and core conditioning.  At some point an epidural steroid injection might be helpful. If all else fails and your symptoms impact your activities of daily living, surgery can be curative. I would suggest seeing a spine surgeon with expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery if it comes to that.

Question 3

what can help for pain from herniated disc?

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Physical therapy: Do you have back pain or does the pain radiate down to the legs?
Physical therapy can help. There are also medicines to help with back pain, neuropathic pain- have you used any medicines in the past?

Question 4

why is herniated disc pain worse in morning?

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Yes: Co2 buildup after sleep can increase nerve swelling.

Question 5

what kind of exercise is good for a herniated disc?

Accepted Answer

Core muscle strength: You need to do abdominal and low back strengthening and flexibility training. There are certain exercise regimens that are designed to stabilize the core muscles in the trunk to help with herniated disc issues.

Question 6

how long takes for a herniated disc to regenerate ?

Accepted Answer

Does not really: Herniated discs do not regenerate -it edge rates and when removed and "recurs", it is really residual disc , not regenerated disc

Question 7

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

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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

what can prevent herniated disc?

Accepted Answer

Proper lifting: One can minimize their risk of a herniated disc by always lifting properly (bending the knees, keeping the back straight, and keeping the object close to the body), and by keeping the back strong. See my health guide on back strengthening exercises.

Question 9

could a herniated disc cause prostatitis?

Accepted Answer

No: Not unless you have very severe spinal cord compression from the herniated disk. Patricio gargollo, pediatric urology, dallas, texas.

Question 10

broad based herniated disc, need surgery?

Accepted Answer

Most often no: Herniated disc's can often be symptom free.  And quite often pain from a herniated disc will resolve with time: conservative treatment is the first line: rest/nsaids/activity modifications and if not improving may consider an epidural steroid (albeit this may be effective in less than 50% of people).  Surgery is reserved for failure of extensive conservative management.

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