Nausea

Often herniated discs start slowly and insidiously. Therefore, the symptoms occur only rarely or in a weakened form at the beginning, so that the herniated disc is initially not paid attention to. The initially slight pain can then become worse.

If the pain becomes unbearably strong, this can even lead to nausea. Slipped discs in the cervical spine can be a cause of the cervical spine syndrome (cervical syndrome). Dizziness and nausea are only some of the symptoms that occur in this context.

Symptoms of a slipped disc in the amount of C5/6

Prolonged exposure to pressure can cause damage to the fibrous ring of the intervertebral disc. Weak points develop, through which the cartilage tissue of the intervertebral disc can escape and compress and constrict the nerve roots. If this occurs in the area of the nerve root C5/6, pain occurs that can extend from the neck to the arm and into the hand. Characteristic for a compression of C6 are restrictions in the function of the muscles responsible for arm flexion and an overall loss of strength of the muscles innervated by the nerve fibres of the affected nerve root. In many cases, sensory disturbances and numbness in the thumb and index finger area also occur.

Symptoms of a herniated disc in the amount of C6/7

A herniated disc in the C6/7 region is usually accompanied by severe shooting pains in the neck and shoulder area. Especially a loss of strength as well as a limitation of movement of the arm muscles responsible for the extension can be detected. Compression of the nerve root C6/7 causes sensations in the thumb, index and middle finger area. Due to tension in the neck muscles, a slipped disc in this area can also lead to dizziness, headaches and concentration problems.

Radicular symptoms

The herniated disc causes an acute irritation or constriction of the nerve root. The resulting pain spreads along the course of the nerve to the area supplied by this nerve. In the area of the cervical spine, the arm would be particularly affected.

The pain is clearly limited to the body region belonging to the nerve and in many cases increases in intensity, especially during the night. In addition to pain, a radicular symptomatology also includes the occurrence of paresthesia. Slipped discs of the cervical spine usually lead to a radicular syndrome less frequently than slipped discs of the lumbar spine.

A pseudo-radicular symptomatology in connection with a herniated disc of the cervical spine is similar to the radicular symptomatology. Here too, pain occurs that radiates into the arm, but it must be distinguished that it does not originate from compression, i.e. constriction of a nerve root. In most cases, pseudoradicular pain is due to a local cause. In a certain way they feign a herniated disc.