Herniated disc pain in the buttocks

A particular pain associated with a herniated disc is ischialgia. Here, a herniated disc compresses the thickest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve. This manifests itself in a stripe-like, relatively well-describable radiating of the pain into the buttocks. However, this phenomenon does not necessarily have to be caused by a herniated disc, but can also have numerous other causes. These include bottleneck syndromes of the spinal canal (so-called spinal stenoses), herpes zoster or space-occupying tumors.

Herniated disc pain in the abdomen

Abdominal pain in the context of a herniated disc is secondary to incorrect posture or relieving posture. The underlying mechanism can be described as follows: Due to the pain in the back caused by the herniated disc, the affected person adopts an unnatural and uneconomic posture. This posture leads in the medium term to an unnatural displacement of the abdominal organs and thus to a shooting pain in the abdominal region. However, particularly severe sciatica, i.e. compression of the sciatic nerve, can also cause pain radiating into the abdominal cavity. If there is a herniated disc in the thoracic spine, pain can develop in the thorax and abdominal region.

Herniated disc pain in the calf

A herniated disc should also be considered as a possible cause of calf pain. Under certain circumstances, the nerve compression caused by the herniated disc can be so severe that the pain is practically limited to the region around the calf and the radiation from the back into the extremity, which is typical for a herniated disc, is absent. In this unusual constellation, it is therefore easy to overlook a herniated disc, which can have far-reaching negative consequences.

Herniated disc pain in the arm

Arm pain in connection with a herniated disc can occur in the cervical spine. Here too, pain can often radiate from the neck over the shoulder to the arm.This is due to the fact that the prolapsed disc tissue compresses nerve roots of the arm plexus. This is a nerve plexus that is responsible for both the motor activity of the arms and their sensitivity.

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