Call MedWell, The Non-Surgical Orthopedic; Spine, Knee & Leg Pain Center for
SAME DAY EVALUATION and ANSWERS
201-266-5000
or visit
www.BergenCountyDoctors.com
Often times throughout our daily life, we take things for granted. Take for instance, your spinal discs. These are responsible for protecting our spine by absorbing shocks produced by various daily activities, whether that’s lifting, walking or any other activity. Most people forget about the existence of their spinal discs, until they start to experience severe pain.
Your Disc May Be Compromised
Your spinal column is made of a series of bones stacked onto each other and separated by discs. The discs that help protect these bones are made of 80 percent water and have two parts, a soft inner portion and a tougher outer ring. In the case of weakness or an injury, the inner portion could suddenly protrude straight to through the outer ring. When this happens, a person may experience the pain of a herniated or slipped disc. On the other hand, when a certain amount of pressure forces the disc to stretch, it may result in a bulging disc.
Both disc conditions can be quite painful for anyone to deal with. The good news is that in some cases, the pain eventually goes away. However, when it persists, it is best to observe your condition carefully in order to determine when you should seek professional help. To give you a better idea, here are warning signs that say you need to get your disc pain checked out immediately:
Leg Pain, Weakness or Numbness
A disc herniation has a tendency to put pressure right at the weakest spot in a disc. This area happens to be right under the nerve root. And when that happens, the pain can end up radiating all the way to the sciatic nerve and throughout your legs and foot. Because of this, you may require treatment in order to relieve pressure on the nerve and allow for the inflammation to subside before it gets worse.
New Low Back Pain with Fever
Fever is a strong indication that there already is an infection in the spine. This could happen if the immune system has already become gradually weakened due to the disc problem.
Loss of Bowel or Bladder Control
In some severe cases, the herniated disc can end up compressing the nerves that control the bowel and bladder. This, in turn, can lead to complete loss of bowel control and/or urinary incontinence.
If you happen to be experiencing any of these symptoms, seek professional help for your disc problem right away. It’s better to get it treated as soon as possible before your condition gets worse. Besides, the sooner you seek treatment, the sooner you can start to feel better, and go back to the activities you usually enjoy.
Call MedWell, The Non-Surgical Orthopedic; Spine, Knee & Leg Pain Center for
SAME DAY EVALUATION and ANSWERS
201-266-5000
or visit
www.BergenCountyDoctors.com
See How Your Neighbors Feel About Our Back Pain Relief Program:
Sources
Herniated Disk In-Depth Report, nytimes.com
Slipped disc, beta.nhs.uk
When Back Pain May Be a Medical Emergency, spine-health.com
Causes of Leg Pain and Foot Pain, spine-health.com
In Bergen County northern New Jersey, an orthopedic doctor evaluation may be necessary in some cases. Consultation by a local Bergen county orthopedist can be beneficial for many conditions related to the spine, disc, pinched nerve, stenosis, facet syndrome, disc herniation pain causing leg pain, numbness burning, tingling, and leg pain. Our Bergen County orthopedic center provides a thorough, non-surgical treatment approach to alleviating your joint pain utilizing x-rays, orthopedic injections, and various other methods as part of our proven treatment protocol.
We provide orthopedic evaluation to many residents of North Jersey: Midland Park, Wyckoff, Waldwick, Ridgewood, Ho-Ho-Kus, Glen Rock, Hawthorne, Allendale, Franklin Lakes, Haledon, Township of Washington, Saddle River, Fair Lawn, Paterson, Ramsey, Paramus, Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake, Oakland, Totowa, Park Ridge, Mahwah, Emerson, Wayne, Elmwood Park, Montvale, Oradell, Saddle Brook, Rochelle Park, Westwood, River Edge, Pompton Lakes, Maywood, Haworth, New Milford, Clifton, Pearl River, Garfield, Tallman, Wanaque, Harrington Park, Wayne, Dumont, Little Falls, Pequannock, Lodi, Haskell, Pompton Plains, Riverdale, Bergenfield, Hackensack, Monsey, Hillburn, Closter, Passaic, Lincoln Park, Spring Valley, Nanuet, Hasbrouck Heights, Wallington, Teaneck, Suffern, Demarest, Norwood, Bogota, Orangeburg, Bloomingdale, South Hackensack, Teterboro, Tappan, Woodridge, Northvale, Cresskill, Cedar Grove, Montclair, Ringwood, Blauvelt, Tenafly, Sloatsburg, West Nyack, Englewood, Fairfield, Little Ferry, Moonachie, Palisades, Ridgefield Park, Towaco, Rutherford, Alpine, Nutley, Leonia, Sparkill, Carlstadt, Caldwell, Verona, East Rutherford, Butler, Piermont, Englewood Cliffs, Palisades Park, Montville, Bloomfield, Montclair, Nyack, Ridgefield, Glen Ridge, Yonkers, Fort Lee, New City, Pine Brook, West Milford, Essex, Fells, Pomona, Belleville, Bronx, Ardsley-on- Hudson, Lyndhurst, New York, Valley Cottage, Hastings-on- Hudson, Fairview, Dobbs Ferry, North Arlington, Cliffside Park, Roseland, Secaucus, Lake Hiawatha, Edgewater, Irvington, Boonton, West Orange, North Bergen, Kearny, East Orange, Newark, West New York, Hewitt, Orange, Parsippany, Southfields, Union City, Kearny, East Hanover, Weehawken, Newfoundland, Mountain Lakes, Harrison, Livingston, Jersey City, South Orange, Hoboken, Rockaway, Whippany, Maplewood, Mount Tabor, Denville, Millburn, Oak Ridge, Hibernia, Bergen County, Passaic County, Rockland County, and Morris County. Orthopedic care does not necessarily require orthopedic surgery or an orthopedic surgeon. Our individualized and customized orthopedic assessment is geared towards non- surgical orthopedic treatment for our northern NJ patients.
