Herniated Discs Questions And Answers
Doeshthehriskhforhherniationhincreasehwithhage?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Ashyouhagehdischbecomeshsmaller,hdecreasinghthehriskhforhherniation.
Howhishahstraighthleghtesthperformedh&hwhathdoeshithassesshfor?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Clienthlayshsupineh&hraisesh1hleghuphwhilehkeepinghthehkneehstraight.hIfhsciaticahpainhoccurs
hbetweenh30-70hdegreeshithmayhindicatehL4-S1hdischherniation.
Howhoftenhshouldhahclienthbehrepositionedhfollowinghdischsurgery?h-
hCORRECThhANSWER-Everyh2hhours,husinghthehlogrollinghtechnique.
WhatharehpossiblehcauseshforhCES?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Massivehlumbarhherniation,hspinalhstenosishorhtrauma.
WhatharehpossiblehS/Sxhofhahlumbarhherniatedhdisc?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Forwardhtrunkhtilthwhenhstanding,halterationshinhmobility,hmotorhfunctionh&hknee/anklehrefle
xes,hspasms,hsexualhproblemsh&hpossiblehlordosishorhscoliosishofhlumbar.
Whatharehthehdecidinghfactorshinhchoosinghahtypehofhsurgery?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Dependshonhthehlocationhofhthehdisc,hthehintegrityhofhthehspinalhcordh&hthehseverity.
WhatharehthehpossiblehS/Sxhofhahherniatedhdisc?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Painhinhthehlowerhback,hbutt,hthighhorhleghareas;hnumbness,htingling,hmusclehweakness.
Whatharehthehpossiblehsurgeryhtypeshforhahherniatedhdisc?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Laminectomy,hLaminotomy,hDiscectomy,hMicrodiscectomy,hSpinalhfusion,hArtificialhdischs
urgeryh&hLaserhsurgery.
WhatharehthehS/SxhofhCES?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Acutehlowerhbackhpain,hbowel/bladderhdysfunction,hdecreasedhsensationhinhgenital/saddle
hregion,hsexualhdysfunction,hunilateralhorhbilateralhsciatica.
Whatharehthehtypicalhmanifestationshofhahherniatedhdischwithhahgradualhonset?h-
hCORRECThhANSWER-
Usuallyhduehtohdegenerativehchangesh&hhavehneurohs/sxhsuchhashweaknessh&htingling.
Doeshthehriskhforhherniationhincreasehwithhage?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Ashyouhagehdischbecomeshsmaller,hdecreasinghthehriskhforhherniation.
Howhishahstraighthleghtesthperformedh&hwhathdoeshithassesshfor?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Clienthlayshsupineh&hraisesh1hleghuphwhilehkeepinghthehkneehstraight.hIfhsciaticahpainhoccurs
hbetweenh30-70hdegreeshithmayhindicatehL4-S1hdischherniation.
Howhoftenhshouldhahclienthbehrepositionedhfollowinghdischsurgery?h-
hCORRECThhANSWER-Everyh2hhours,husinghthehlogrollinghtechnique.
WhatharehpossiblehcauseshforhCES?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Massivehlumbarhherniation,hspinalhstenosishorhtrauma.
WhatharehpossiblehS/Sxhofhahlumbarhherniatedhdisc?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Forwardhtrunkhtilthwhenhstanding,halterationshinhmobility,hmotorhfunctionh&hknee/anklehrefle
xes,hspasms,hsexualhproblemsh&hpossiblehlordosishorhscoliosishofhlumbar.
Whatharehthehdecidinghfactorshinhchoosinghahtypehofhsurgery?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Dependshonhthehlocationhofhthehdisc,hthehintegrityhofhthehspinalhcordh&hthehseverity.
WhatharehthehpossiblehS/Sxhofhahherniatedhdisc?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Painhinhthehlowerhback,hbutt,hthighhorhleghareas;hnumbness,htingling,hmusclehweakness.
Whatharehthehpossiblehsurgeryhtypeshforhahherniatedhdisc?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Laminectomy,hLaminotomy,hDiscectomy,hMicrodiscectomy,hSpinalhfusion,hArtificialhdischs
urgeryh&hLaserhsurgery.
WhatharehthehS/SxhofhCES?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Acutehlowerhbackhpain,hbowel/bladderhdysfunction,hdecreasedhsensationhinhgenital/saddle
hregion,hsexualhdysfunction,hunilateralhorhbilateralhsciatica.
Whatharehthehtypicalhmanifestationshofhahherniatedhdischwithhahgradualhonset?h-
hCORRECThhANSWER-
Usuallyhduehtohdegenerativehchangesh&hhavehneurohs/sxhsuchhashweaknessh&htingling.