- What are the symptoms of cervical disc herniation?
In addition to the increase in the frequency, severity and duration of recurrent neck pain and stiff neck complaints, the complaints also extend to the shoulders and arms. It may also be accompanied by pain.
This pain in the arms may be unilateral or bilateral. The pain may be a burning or stinging pain, or it may be in the form of contraction or tension. The pain becomes worse when coughing, sneezing or straining to go to the toilet. Sensory disorders such as "numbness", "numbness", "tingling", "felting", "humping" in the arms may also accompany the complaints.
The patient is forced to turn his neck to both sides. When he strains, he may feel a sudden pain, like an electric shock, that spreads to his arm and from there to his hand.
In some patients, walking a short distance may become almost impossible due to severe contraction-type pain in the legs. Leg cramps may occur at night.
These discomforts occur out of the blue, that is, without any strain; If complaints such as urinary incontinence or loss of strength in the feet are added; The situation is urgent and if you do not have surgery within 48 hours, it may take up to a year for the condition to improve or it may not even improve.
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