Herniated Disc But Having Unrelated Symptoms?

You just found out that the cause of  your lower back pain is your Lumbar Disc Herniation... but you're experiencing more than just lower back pain and pain shooting down your legs (i.e. sciatica). Do you just have a herniated disc?!

Besides the lower back pain and the sciatica, you're also experiencing groin pain, bladder and bowel weakness, erectile dysfunction, the muscles in one leg is shrinking and now your foot is starting to slap the floor when you walk!

"What's going on?  Do I have more than just a disc herniation in my back??!!"

Well, probably not.  But your herniated disc is worsening and your spinal nerves (e.g. sciatic nerve) are becoming more damaged.

The nerves coming off your spinal cord have essentially 2 branches off the same nerve.  This is called "Dual Innervation" and this occurs in all parts of your spine... from your neck all the way down to your lower back.

For instance, the nerves stemming from your lower back branch down into your legs but ALSO into the internal components of your body... like your stomach, bladder, colon, reproductive system, etc.   

So, if you have a herniated disc that is pressing on the spinal nerve that also supplies your bladder and bowels, then just like your leg is affected, so will your bladder and bowels.  Remember, your nerves act just like electrical wires supplying a light.  Electrical current is sent from the source to the light to turn it on.  However, if there is something that has damaged the wire, the signal/current will not be sent down and so the light won't work.

Just like your sciatic nerve... if the herniated disc has compressed your nerve, the signals won't be sent down and so the leg and any organ that the nerve supplies will dysfunction.  Often for men with herniated discs, erectile dysfunction is a common finding.  Again, the nerve that supplies the reproductive organ is compromised, the messages are not being sent and so erectile dysfunction then occurs.

However, by addressing and with proper herniated disc therapy the disc material can be brought back into its proper position, pressure is then removed from the sciatic nerve, signals are sent without interference and your symptoms go away.

HOWEVER!  You're symptoms MAY NOT go away!  The longer you wait to have your herniated disc treated, if you ignore your problem because you have been told that it will go away on its own or if you use the wrong type of therapy, your nerve can become so damaged that you may never have a full recovery and always feel pain.

So, what can be done?  Firstly, have your problem checked immediately.  Don't wait expecting it to get better on its own.  As a doctor that specializes in the rehabilitation of chronic and severe cases of neck and back pain, this is the most common statement we hear all the time..."Oh, I just thought that the pain would go away".  Chances are it won't simply just go away and fix itself.

Secondly, if you have a herniated disc you need to have the proper therapy.  Therapy that is able to return the herniated disc material back into its proper position and remove the pressure off of your spinal nerves.

This is exactly what we at The Toronto Spine Clinic provide for our patients!  Our treatments are specifcially designed to rehabilitate disc herniation and spinal arthritis.  In fact, our treatments are so effective that it has been profiled on The Doctors TV show.  (see video below)

If you would like to find out if you are a candidate for our breakthrough treatment, please give us a call at 1-(905) 850-1007 to book your FREE consultation or for more information please visit our website at http://www.torontospineclinic.com TODAY!

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