What is a Degenerative Disc?
What causes lumbar degeneration?
Lumbar degeneration
- The lumbar spine is composed of five vertebral bodies stacked on top of each other. Five pairs of lumbar sacral nerves protrude from the neural foramen located on the posterior side of the vertebrae. These sacral nerves and the nerves separated from the lower sacrum constitute the largest peripheral nerve in the human body. mdash; sciatic nerve. With the increase of age, bone spurs proliferate and press on the neural foramen, which causes annoying symptoms such as back pain and sciatica.
- Affected area
- waist
- Related diseases
- Third lumbar transverse process syndrome Lumbar muscle strain Chronic waist strain Lumbar leg pain Third lumbar transverse process Overlong deformity Lumbar disc herniation
- Related symptoms
- Incompetent Lumbar Sacralization Lumbar Swelling Lumbar Degeneration Degenerative Disc Degeneration
- Affiliated Department
- Orthopedic surgery
- Related inspections
- CT examination of bones, joints and soft tissues for ankle reflex
- What causes lumbar degeneration?
- The main cause of lumbago is lumbar disc degeneration. Lumbar disc degeneration does not only occur in older people. 40 to 20 to 30-year-olds also have lumbar disc herniation, which is the main cause.
- How should lumbar degeneration be diagnosed?
- Patients often feel lower back pain after sitting, standing, or lying for a long time, and often pass down to both hips or lower limbs; if accompanied by nerve compression, there will be symptoms of lower limb soreness, weakness, or reduced reflexes.
- Differential diagnosis of confusing symptoms of lumbar degeneration
- 1. Degenerative disc: Degenerative discs, like death, are bound to occur, and they occur to everyone in varying degrees. But not everyone who suffers from degenerative changes in the lumbar spine will feel pain. Many people who seem to have a normal waist have an MRI of a disc herniation? Degenerative changes and spinal stenosis. It's important to realize that each patient's condition is different, and not everyone with disc degeneration has symptoms. Degenerative discs can cause several different symptoms, including back pain, leg pain, and weakness caused by nerve root compression. These symptoms are caused by disc wear, because once the disc wears out, it loses its original function and causes pain, and if the disc shrinks, the space for nerve roots becomes smaller. Disc wear between adjacent vertebral bodies weakens the flexibility of the entire lumbar spine. The result is the appearance of back pain and stiffness, especially at the end of a hard day's work.
- 2. Lumbar bulging: Lumbar disc bulging, also known as lumbar disc fibrosis or nucleus pulposus, is caused by twisting and impacting on the waist during labor or sports activities, excessive force and excessive fatigue when lifting heavy objects. Causes disc fiber rupture, nucleus pulposus tissue comes out from the rupture opening, stimulates or compresses the spinal nerve root and produces lumbar and leg pain.
- 3. Lumbar vertebralization: Lumbar vertebralization: refers to all or part of the 5th lumbar vertebra transforms into the shape of the sacral vertebrae, making it part of the sacrum block. Clinically, the lateral protrusion of one or both sides of the 5th lumbar vertebra is enlarged into a wing shape and merged with the sacrum One piece is more common and forms pseudo joints with the metatarsal condyles; a few are the deformities where the fifth lumbar vertebra (with the transverse process) and the metatarsal heal together. Is one of the types of transitional spine.
- Patients often feel lower back pain after sitting, standing, or lying for a long time, and often pass down to both hips or lower limbs; if accompanied by nerve compression, there will be symptoms of lower limb soreness, weakness, or reduced reflexes.
- Prognosis of lumbar degeneration
- Generally speaking, to avoid excessive bending of the lumbar spine, for example, bend your knees instead of bending to pick up heavy objects on the ground, use high-level tools to avoid excessive back tilting, and place your foot on a long-term stand. Support part of your weight on the bench or with your hands to avoid overloading the lumbar spine.