Physiotherapy For Herniated Disc Disorders

Physiotherapy For Herniated Disc Disorders : A herniated disk also called a slipped disk happens when the soft center of a spinal disk slips out of its casing.  In between each of the 26 bones, called vertebrae, that make up your spine are discs. These discs are made up of a jelly-like substance and act as cushions for your spine.

A herniated disc disorders occurs when all or some part of a disc is been forced through a weakened part of the spine. This may place pressure on nearby nerves or the spinal cord, affecting your lower back.

If the herniated disk is in the lower back, the pain often affects the buttocks, thighs, and calves. Pain that travels along the path of the sciatic nerve, from the buttocks and down the legs, is known as sciatica

Symptoms of Herniated Disc Disorder

Pains

You feel deep pain near or over the shoulder blade, you also tend to feel pain when moving your neck in any direction. You may also feel pain that moves to the upper arm, forearm, and fingers and numbness along your elbow, forearm, shoulder and fingers.

The pains of a herniated disk most times feels more severe after standing for long period of time, walking more than yard than normal or bending your back in lifting objects, sometimes when laughing, sneezing and coughing.

Pain that occurs on one side of the body, one may be filling pain on one side or one part of the body mostly areas close to or around your lower back.

Muscle weakness

When a herniated disk presses on a nerve, the muscles connected to the nerve may become weaker. This can cause stumbling when walking.

How To Heal a Herniated Disc Disorders

Physiotherapy For Herniated Disc Disorders

Often, physical therapy relieves pain and prevents further damage to a herniated disc after booking and undergoing physiotherapy sessions by the patient. The aim of physiotherapy is actually to reduce pain and inflammation around the disc. Patients often have great relieve from pain after going through some sessions.

Book sessions with very good physiotherapists such as we have at Effective Physiotherapy Clinic, Abuja and have good relieve from pains.

Ice pack

Applying heat or ice packs. For mild to moderate herniated disc pain, you can reduce the inflammation by applying a heating pad or ice pack on the affected area. It can help in reducing the pain and inflammation in the spine.

Yoga 

Yoga is one the best ways to heal herniated discs, and prevent them from happening again. While some poses may not be appropriate for you while your body heals, others can help shift the burden on the spine. This allows the disc and its surrounding structures to return to their correct positions. To be on a safer side you need an instructor to guide you so as not to practice positions that might cause more damage to your spine.

If you’re experiencing such kinds of pain due to Herniated Disc Disorders, please don’t hesitate to see us at Effective Physiotherapy and Fitness Clinic located at No 2 D Close, Ajumgobia Opposite Con Oil Filling Station, Kado Estate, Abuja. For more enquiry call +234 811 885 6060, +234 909 860 4470.