Herniated Disc symptoms.

1. Which disc is herniated in your spine.
   Each disc in your spine is situated beside a specific nerve. Depending on what nerve it is will dictate where you feel your pain and/or, pins and needles and numbness.
   
   If the disc at C5/6 that is your cervical 5th and 6th disc is herniated, it may pinch on the nerve beside C5 or C6. Both theses nerves if impinged will refer pain down your arm often as far as your fingers.
   
   Alternatively, if your L5/S1 disc is herniated you may feel pain down the back or side of your leg due the reference of the nerves arising from these spinal levels.



2. What direction the disc is herniated towards.
   The direction the disc is herniated towards will also influence your pain pattern.
   
   If it is herniated to the right your symptoms will be over the right side of your lower back and/or down the right leg.
   
   If the disc is oozing to the left your symptoms will be on your left lower back. If it is central your symptoms will be central at large.



3. How far away from its correct position the disc has herniated to.
   If your disc is herniated a long way from its correct position your symptoms will be stronger, and your pain will be worse.
   
   Smaller herniations generally lead to smaller symptoms, so the size of your herniation diagnosed from MRI scanning is significant.



4. Whether the disc is impinging on a nerve, or not, and to what extent the nerve is impinged.
   If the herniated disc impinges on the nerve you will most likely have leg or arm symptoms. If it is not you will only have back or neck pain symptoms.



5. If the disc herniation compromising your spinal canal.
   Serious disc herniations are the ones that affect the spinal canal. Symptoms arising from this include an inability to control the passing of urine and/or stools and numbness in your saddle area.

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