{"id":28598,"date":"2021-11-04T18:31:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biomag.cz\/nerve-compression-chronic\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T10:14:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T10:14:40","slug":"nerve-compression-chronic","status":"publish","type":"biomag_diagnoza","link":"https:\/\/www.biomag.hk\/nerve-compression-chronic\/","title":{"rendered":"Herniated disc, nerve compression and radiculoneuropathy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characteristics of herniated discs, nerve compression and radiculoneuropathy, and their causes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A herniated disc &nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong>inner occurs when part of a disc slips into the spinal canal<\/strong>&nbsp;through a rupture in its perimeter. This slipped part either irritates or compresses nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should the herniated disc compress a nerve root, it can cause&nbsp;<strong>severe back pain<\/strong>. This pain can be accompanied by a tingling sensation and will worsen while coughing, moving or sitting for long periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Radiculoneuropathy develops as a result of pressure created by a herniated disc or osteophytes or through the effect of other degenerative changes to the spine affecting nerve roots.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area to where pain spreads is dependant on exactly where the pressure is. Radiculoneuropathy also gives rise to a range of&nbsp;<strong>vertebrogenic pain syndromes, all of&nbsp;<\/strong>which are dominated&nbsp; by spinal pain, such as<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>acute cervical spine pain,<\/li><li>chronic&nbsp;cervical spine pain,<\/li><li>cervicocranial syndrome \u2013 accompanied by &nbsp;pain shooting down the head,<\/li><li>cervicovestibular syndrome \u2013 a state in which a blocked cervical spine causes vertigo,<\/li><li>cervicobrachial syndrome \u2013 upper limb pain, where the root cause lies in lower part of the cervical spine,<\/li><li>radicular syndrome with symptoms manifesting in the upper limb,<\/li><li>thoracic spine pain,<\/li><li>&nbsp;lumbago,<\/li><li>chronic&nbsp; pain in the lumbar area and lower back,<\/li><li>radicular syndrome with symptoms manifesting in the lower limb.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The most significant cause of herniated disc is gradual wear and tear, weakening, and the strain of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other factors can contribute as well:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>little physical activity,<\/li><li>improper physical strain on the spine while working,<\/li><li>excessive and unsuitable sports.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Herniated disc, nerve compression and radiculoneuropathy treatment \u2013 rid yourself of the pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Specific methods of treatment are chosen by the physician based on individual symptoms and cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the acute stage, bedrest is recommended<\/strong>&nbsp;and pain is mitigated through administering analgesics. Muscle relaxants are also administered in order to relax muscles in the affected area of the spine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Local injection and corticoids&nbsp;<\/strong>can be administered. The affected area of the spine is temporarily fixed by a neck brace or lumbar support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve a more&nbsp;<strong>significant<\/strong>&nbsp;pain-soothing and muscle-relaxing effect,&nbsp;<strong>physical therapy&nbsp;<\/strong>is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After treating the acute stage, physiotherapy&nbsp;<\/strong>is immediately initiated in order to help with muscle imbalance (uneven use of muscle groups). Persistent serious cases call for surgical intervention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10301,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biomag_diagnoza\/28598"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biomag_diagnoza"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biomag_diagnoza"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biomag_diagnoza\/28598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31753,"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biomag_diagnoza\/28598\/revisions\/31753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}