An employee of the First Moscow State Medical University said that only 2% to 12% of herniated discs cause compression of the nerve roots and the appearance of pain. TO THEM. Sechenov Alexey Isaikin.
Most of the time, this pain manifests itself in the form of numbness in the fingers, weakness in the leg, loss of reflexes. These symptoms usually occur when a herniated disc presses on a nerve root. However, most of the time herniated discs are asymptomatic.
The doctor emphasizes that the pain is also caused by other diseases of the intervertebral discs. Damage to the intervertebral discs is the cause of 20% to 40% of nonspecific back pain. The specialist states that this type of pain can occur at any age, and most of the patients with this pain are under the age of 40.
Source: Ferra
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