Synonyms Discus prolapse Protrusio NPP Disc prolapse Lumbar disc prolapse Intervertebral Disc Protrusion This page provides self-help assistance for patients with a lumbar disc herniation in the lumbar spine. An overview is given of what patients themselves can contribute to their improvement and long-term recurrence prophylaxis (prevention of recurrence of symptoms) in addition to medical … Physiotherapy for a slipped disc
Physiotherapy for a slipped disc If a patient comes to physiotherapy with the diagnosis of a slipped disc, the therapist will first make a new diagnosis to be able to respond to the individual situation of the patient. In an anamnesis we try to find out causes for the incorrect load, possible previous illnesses are … Physiotherapy for a slipped disc | Physiotherapy for a slipped disc
Exercises and techniques Together with the therapist, strategies are worked out how the patient can protect his back in everyday life (workplace design, back-friendly lifting…). The correct handling of the back is developed in the back school. Possibly this can also take place in group therapy. The mobility of the back should be restored in … Exercises and techniques | Physiotherapy for a slipped disc
Therapy on the device For therapy, devices (e.g. leg press up to the Theraband) can also be used to train muscular deficits caused by the herniated disc, e.g. in the leg or arm muscles, or to strengthen the back/belly itself. The patient should always receive a precise instruction in the equipment, the execution and the … Therapy on the device | Physiotherapy for a slipped disc
Introduction A slipped disc is a degenerative spinal disease. Each intervertebral disc consists of an outer fibrous ring and an inner gelatinous core. If the gelatinous core bulges outwards slowly or suddenly due to degenerative changes and breaks through the fibrous ring, this is called a herniated disc (prolapse). A herniated disc occurs by far … Symptoms in the leg with a slipped disc
Sensitivity loss of the dermatomes A dermatome is a skin area sensitively innervated by a specific spinal nerve (spinal cord nerve), i.e. the skin sensation is taken over at this point by this specific spinal nerve. If the spinal fibres are compressed in a herniated disc, sensitive failures occur in the segments supplied by them. … Sensitivity loss of the dermatomes | Symptoms in the leg with a slipped disc
S1 syndrome A root compression syndrome that irritates or damages the S1 nerve root is called S1 syndrome. A slipped disc at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra and the first cruciate vertebra can damage both the nerve root L5 and the nerve root S1. Both or one of the two structures may be … S1 syndrome | Symptoms in the leg with a slipped disc
Disc herniation surgery If the conservative therapy for a herniated disc does not lead to a reduction of pain or if the herniated disc has caused neurological disorders and impairments, then surgery can be performed. The indication for surgery for a herniated disc is now more than ever carefully considered. The operation is performed under … Disc herniation surgery | Slipped disc
Localization of the herniated disc A herniated disc of the lumbar spine (lumbar spine) – also known as lumbar disc herniation – occurs significantly more frequently than a herniated disc of the cervical or thoracic spine. About 90% of all herniated discs are found in the lower section of the spine. The reason for this … Localization of the herniated disc | Slipped disc
Epidemiology Back pain alone is no indication of the presence of a herniated disc. In general, it is very difficult to find the causes of back pain. Even X-rays cannot always provide the desired clarity. In order to show that back pain and the actual presence of a pathological (= pathological) disc finding are not … Epidemiology | Slipped disc
Anatomy on the subject of herniated discs Before the herniated disc is discussed, the term disc should first be sufficiently clarified. Only when the tasks and characteristics of the intervertebral discs have been clarified can the extent of the herniated disc and its therapeutic measures be understood. Position – Where are “intervertebral discs” located? Between … Anatomy on the subject of herniated discs | Slipped disc
Synonyms in a broader sense Intervertebral disc prolapse Nucleus pulposus prolapse (NPP) Discus prolapse Protrusio Sciatica Disc protrusion Intervertebral disc protrusion Lumbago Lumbargia / Lumbago Lumboischialgia Back Pain Intervertebral disc Prolapsed intervertebral disc Herniated disc Definition herniated disc A herniated disc is the sudden or slowly increasing displacement, or the emergence of tissue of the … Slipped disc
