What are the Causes of a Slipped Disc?

The spinal column or slipped disc is made up of a series of bones (vertebrae) stacked onto each other. From top to bottom, the column includes seven bones in the cervical spine, 12 in the thoracic spine, and five in the lumbar spine, followed by the sacrum and the coccyx at the base. These bones are cushioned by disks. The disks protect the bones by absorbing the shocks from daily activities like walking, lifting, and twisting.

Anybody who has experienced a damaged spinal disk understands how painful it is. Every movement seems to make it worse.

This pain is a warning signal that you should heed. If you take appropriate action, the discomfort usually stops, and the problem can be corrected.

Many people diagnosed with slip disc- herniated disc, bulged disc- keeps on ignoring the condition. Because they never know about complications of disc problem? They don’t know about complications of avoiding the disc problem. So it is better to address the disc problem in time than to wait for complications of disc problem.

The causes are not known completely. It is understood that the spines are insubstantial in shape which breaks down by a period of time and causes pain. In the acute stage, a disc pain usually improves in some days. Some don’t even need medication and the problem gets resolved on its own. But there are certain indications from the body, which tell this is time to wake up.

Symptoms of a slipped disc include:

• pain and numbness, most commonly on one side of the body
• pain that extends to your arms or legs

• pain that worsens at night or with certain movements
• pain that worsens after standing or sitting

• pain when walking short distances
• unexplained muscle weakness

• tingling, aching, or burning sensations in the affected area
• Tenderness of the spine and spinal muscles
• Pain radiating down the legs
• Pain in the neck, shoulder, shoulder blade, chest, and arm together with numbness or weakness in the arm or fingers.

• Difficulty in bowel movement and bladder

The types of pain can vary from person to person. This is the indication of the complications of disc problem are starting and you need to aware about the problem in your disc.