What it is
Disc material extends beyond its usual boundary and may irritate or compress a nerve root. Bulges and herniations also occur in people without pain, so imaging findings must match the symptoms and examination.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Pain travelling from the back or buttock into one leg
- Numbness, pins and needles or burning in a nerve distribution
- Possible muscle weakness or reflex change
- Pain that may increase with coughing, sneezing or certain positions
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy.
Systematic review / meta-analysis · 2014
Back & Neck
When is prompt medical assessment needed?
Major trauma, progressive weakness, loss of sensation, new bladder or bowel control changes, fever or rapid deterioration require medical guidance.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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