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
Synonyms in a broader sense Discography, spondylodiscitis, spondylitis, discitis, intervertebral disc inflammation, vertebral body inflammation. Definition A discopathy describes the clinical picture of a disc causing back pain as part of its aging process. Pain is transmitted from the inside of the disc through the ingrowth of pain transmitting nerve fibers into the disc tissue. … Discography
Complications Complications after a discography occur very rarely. Theoretically, secondary bleeding is possible due to the injury of blood vessels in the course of the puncture direction. Injury to a nerve root by the needle is also theoretically possible. However, due to the anatomical knowledge of the physician and due to the continuous position control … Complications | Discography
Definition The S1 syndrome describes a complex of symptoms that is caused by irritation or damage to the S1 nerve root. The most common cause of S1 syndrome is a herniated disc in the area of the fifth lumbar vertebra and the first sacral vertebra. S1 syndrome is accompanied by pain, sensory disturbances and paralysis … S1 Syndrome
Symptoms An S1 syndrome causes characteristic symptoms, such as pain, sensory disturbances and paralysis, in the area supplied by the S1 nerve root. A major symptom is pain. These can run from the lower back and buttocks to the back of the upper and lower leg, and can affect the lateral edge of the foot … Symptoms | S1 Syndrome
Treatment The therapy of S1 syndrome is usually based on a multimodal treatment principle, i.e. a combination of several therapeutic options. Often the S1 syndrome is based on a herniated disc. This is usually treated conservatively. The focus of this therapy is first and foremost, of course, pain relief. For this purpose, in addition to … Treatment | S1 Syndrome
Duration The duration of the complaints can vary greatly. An acute severe episode usually lasts several days. Depending on the cause and the necessary treatment, it can take 1-2 months until the symptoms are completely resolved. Sufficient exercise and a back-protecting load should also be maintained beyond this period in order to counteract recurring complaints. … Duration | S1 Syndrome
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