BACK INJURY: SLIPPED DISC

 JUNE 2 2021

BACK INJURY:SLIPPED DISC

ALSO CALLED: SPINAL DISC HERNIATION

: A CONDITION THAT REFERS TO A PROBLEM WITH A RUBBERY DISC BETWEEN THE SPINAL BONES.

THIS CONDITION OCCURS WHEN THE SOFT CENTRE OF AN SPINAL DISC PUSHES THROUGH A CRACK IN THE TOUGHER EXTERIOR casing.

MY experience:

LAST YEAR WHILE DOING DEADLIFT AT THE GYM I LIFTED HEAVY WEIGHT WITHOUT PROPER GUIDANCE AND DUE TO MY MISTAKE, I INVITED THIS INJURY. AT FIRST, I DID SOME REHAB EXERCISES AND I RECOVERED BUT LATER WHEN I AGAIN TRIED THE WORKOUT THE PAIN CAME BACK AND MADE ME QUIT THE GYM.

NOW THE QUESTION ARISES THAT HOW I FOUND OUT THAT I AM HAVING DISC HERNIATION.

 MINE WERE:- FOOT NUMBNESS, STIFF NECK, LEG NUMBNESS, PAIN IN BACK, FOOT AND LEG

BELOW DOWN ARE THE MAIN SYMPTOMS:-

PAIN AREAS: BACK, FOOT, OR LEG

MUSCULAR: MUSCLE WEAKNESS, MUSCLE SPASMS, OR OVERACTIVE REFLEXES

SENSORY: LEG NUMBNESS, PINS AND NEEDLES, OR UNCOMFORTABLE TINGLING AND BURNING

ALSO COMMON: FOOT NUMBNESS, HAND NUMBNESS, OR STIFF NECK.

The Types Of Pain Can Vary From Person To Person. See Your Doctor If Your Pain Results In Numbness Or Tingling That Affects Your Ability To Control Your Muscles.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PART:

WHAT ARE THE COMPLICATIONS OF AN SLIPPED DISC?

A UNTREATED, SEVERE SLIPPED DISC CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE. IN VERY RARE CASES, A SLIPPED DISC CAN CUT OFF NERVE IMPULSES TO THE EQUINA NERVES IN YOUR LOWER BACK AND LEGS. IF THIS OCCURS, YOU MAY LOSE BOWEL OR BLADDER CONTROL.

ANOTHER LONG-TERM COMPLICATION IS KNOWN HERNIATED ANESTHESIA. IN THIS CASE, THE SLIPPED DISC COMPRESSES NERVES AND CAUSES YOU TO LOSE SENSATION IN YOUR INNER THIGHS, THE BACK OF YOUR LEGS, AND AROUND YOUR RECTUM.

WHILE THE SYMPTOMS OF SLIPPED DISC MAY IMPROVE, THEY ALSO CAN WORSEN. IF YOU CANNOT PERFORM THE ACTIVITIES YOU ONCE COULD, THEN YOU MUST SEE A DOCTOR.

NOW, WHAT IS AN HERNIATED DISC?

HERNIATED DISC, BULGING DISC, OR SLIPPED DISC? WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, THIS CONDITION CAN BE EXTREMELY PAINFUL. HERNIATED DISCS ARE MOST COMMON IN EARLY TO MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS. THEY’RE OFTEN CAUSED WHEN TOO MUCH PRESSURE IS PUT ON AN OTHERWISE HEALTHY SPINE. THE SPINE IS COMPOSED OF MANY BONY VERTEBRAE, SEPARATED BY JELLY-LIKE DISCS.

 THESE DISCS:

CUSHION THE JOINTS DURING IMPACT

ALLOW FOR MOVEMENT IN THE SPINE

KEEP THE VERTEBRAE IN PLACE

A HERNIATED DISC OCCURS WHEN THE SOFT INSIDE OF THE DISC LEAKS THROUGH THE TOUGH OUTER PORTION (THE ANNULUS). THIS IRRITATES THE SURROUNDING NERVES.

A HERNIATED DISC OFTEN OCCURS WITH MOVEMENTS, INCLUDING:

LIFTING

PULLING

BENDING

TWISTING

BAD POSTURE AND POOR ERGONOMICS MAY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ITS LIKELIHOOD.

WHEN THE HERNIATED DISC AFFECTS THE NERVES IN A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE SPINE, IT CAN LEAD TO PAIN AND WEAKNESS IN THE AREA OF THE BODY THAT A SPECIFIC NERVE SERVES.

HOW ARE SLIPPED DISCS TREATED?

TREATMENTS FOR AN SLIPPED DISC RANGE FROM CONSERVATIVE TO SURGICAL. THE TREATMENT TYPICALLY DEPENDS ON THE LEVEL OF DISCOMFORT YOU’RE EXPERIENCING AND HOW FAR THE DISC HAS SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE.

MOST PEOPLE CAN RELIEVE SLIPPED DISC PAIN USING AN EXERCISE PROGRAM THAT STRETCHES AND STRENGTHENS BACK AND SURROUNDING MUSCLES. A PHYSICAL THERAPIST MAY RECOMMEND EXERCISES THAT CAN STRENGTHEN YOUR BACK WHILE REDUCING YOUR PAIN.

TAKING OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN RELIEVERS AND AVOIDING HEAVY LIFTING AND PAINFUL POSITIONS CAN ALSO HELP.

IN MY CASE IT WAS AN SURGERY BECAUSE MY L4 AND L5 WERE INJURED.

HOW CAN WE PREVENT BACK INJURY?

WHILE DOING GYM ALWAYS WEAR A BELT.

DON'T DO EXERCISES WITHOUT PROPER GUIDANCE.

DON'T LIFT HEAVY IF YOUR BODY IS NOT READY FOR IT.

ALWAYS WARM UP YOUR BODY BEFORE ANY WORKOUT OR BEFORE PLAYING ANY GAME.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO COOL DOWN YOUR BODY AFTER THE WORKOUT SESSION IS OVER.

 STAY HEALTHY, STAY HOME, STAY SAFE

PEACE OUT ✌️