Symptoms of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease

Most patients suffering from Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease experience low-grade continuous yet tolerable pain and discomfort that might occasionally intensify for a few days or more. Although symptoms of the condition vary from one person to the other, listed below are some general characteristics :

1. Pain that usually focuses on the lower back, though it can radiate to the legs and hips
2. Often, the patients describe this sensation as a painful ache in the lower back contrary to the burning or searing pain that radiates
3. Pain that gets aggravated by some movements, especially while lifting, twisting or bending
4. Constant pain in lower back that has lasted for more than six to seven weeks
5. Pain which intensifies or worsens at the time of sitting when your disc experience a much heavier load than when patients are laying down, walking or standing. Also, prolonged standing might further exacerbate the pain, as can lifting an object or bending forward
6. In case the disc space collapses enough the exiting nerve root at the specific level could get pinched and this in turn might cause leg pain from the nerve root pinching, known as Radiculopathy.
7. Along with the pain in lower back consequential to degenerative disc disease, a patient might experience tingling, leg pain and numbness. As a matter of fact, even there is no pressure on the nerve root; other structures in the lower back can cause pain down into the legs and the rear. The nerves might become sensitized with inflammation from the proteins within the space disc producing the sensation of tingling or numbness. Usually, the pain does not go beneath the knee.

These are some of the most common and general characteristics of this condition and the surgeon recommend Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment after finding the exact cause for it. Usually, it is a combination of treatment which works.