Repeated Back Pain Like This… What Exactly Is Our Disease?
5 Types of Back Pain Like This… That You Should Hurry to See a Doctor
- Back pain after an accident or sports injury
- Sudden back pain that makes it impossible to carry out daily activities
- Back pain lasting continuously for more than 3 months
- Back pain radiating down to the hips and legs
- Back pain that causes other symptoms such as leg weakness, numbness, or inability to control bowel or bladder
Repeated Back Pain Indicates These Causes of Spinal Diseases: Herniated Disc Compressing Nerves
Most people tend to think it is just ordinary back pain, but symptoms of a herniated disc compressing nerves occur acutely with severe inflammation. For example, lower back pain can occur on one or both sides, worsens when sitting or bending, and is accompanied by pain, numbness, and muscle weakness in the legs.
Spinal Canal Stenosis
Symptoms are similar to herniated disc compressing nerves but spinal canal stenosis causes intermittent or gradually worsening symptoms. It causes chronic pain in the middle lower back, often occurring while standing or walking, making it difficult to walk long distances. Pain may radiate to the legs with symptoms of pain, numbness, or muscle weakness, along with a heavy aching sensation and numbness in the legs.
Spondylolisthesis Compressing Nerves
The pain is also chronic but usually occurs during extensive back movement such as bending, looking up, or walking. There is pain and numbness in the legs, especially around the hips or both thighs. Severe symptoms may cause loss of control over bowel or bladder functions.
Cervical Spine Degeneration
Symptoms may occur in the neck, arms, and legs. If symptoms occur in the neck, there will be chronic neck, shoulder, or upper back pain. Some may experience pain radiating to the back of the head. If pain occurs in the arms, it causes pain, numbness, or muscle weakness in the arms, elbows, or fingers, affecting activities like writing or playing musical instruments. Symptoms in the legs include feeling unsteady as if about to fall, short steps while walking, and abnormal leg stiffness.
