Herniated Disc in the Middle BackA herniated disc in the middle back occurs less often than a disc injury in the lower back or neck. The middle back is built for support and structure, providing needed protection for our internal organs and the very frame work for our skeletal system. The mid back is not called on to perform the same frequency of vertebral motions as the other spinal areas and for this reason is less susceptible to both traumatic injury and degenerative changes.
The mid back does not have to bend or flex often, making it less prone to developing the symptoms of common spinal degeneration, including spinal osteoarthritis and
degenerative disc disease.
This fact makes degenerative herniated discs in the mid back far less common. The middle back is still able to be injured by significant trauma and might suffer a disc herniation in such circumstances as an
automobile accident,
a sporting injury or a fall.
Thoracic herniated discs
are the rarest of all disc problems and also typically resolve the best.
As with any other disc herniation, symptoms for thoracic
bulging discs
include localized and radiating pain. Some patients might experience tingling, numbness or weakness in the shoulders, base of the skull, arms or hands. This is a sure sign of nerve involvement, but does not always mean the
herniated disc
is the cause. Oxygen deprivation is a common
back pain
syndrome which is often overlooked when a
herniated disc diagnosis
is made. Although acute disc pain might be severe, especially if there was considerable trauma to various spinal tissues, the discomfort is typically short lived. Long term pain which is blamed on a herniated disc is typically
misdiagnosed
and is virtually always the result of an
ischemia
condition instead.
Herniated Disc in the Middle Back AdviceRemember, the discs in the middle back are the strongest and least likely to be injured in the entire body. Additionally, they heal the fastest and the best. Long term chronic back pain is extremely unlikely from a thoracic disc injury, unless the trauma has literally destroyed the integrity of the spine. If you have been suffering for a long time and have not received any relief from a variety of appropriate herniated disc treatments, you must consider the idea that your pain might have been misdiagnosed. This occurs far more often than you might think and is the #1 reason why so many disc patients never truly recover from their pain.It makes sense… How can therapy work to resolve pain when it is directed at a mistakenly identified causation? The simple and unfortunate answer… IT CAN'T… Herniated Disc in the Middle Back to Herniated Disc 1/3/09 Revised 7/16/11 |
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