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Herniated Disc

Herniated Disc L4-L5

Herniated Disc L4-L5 A herniated disc L4-L5 is one of the most common lower back pain diagnoses in existence. This lower lumbar spinal level is well known for baring the brunt of blame in many dorsopathy and sciatica conditions. However, the truth is that most lumbar disc herniations are not the actual underlying source of any pain and even when they are, that pain should resolve rather quickly and completely.


What is a Herniated Disc L4-L5?

The L4/L5 intervertebral level separates the L4 vertebra from the L5. Typically this is the last disc fully present in the normal lumbar spine, prior to the lumbo-sacral junction. The L5/S1 disc is also known as the lumbo-sacral disc. L4/L5 endures considerable disc degeneration as a normal part of its lifespan and degenerative disc disease at this level is normal, generally asymptomatic and virtually universal. In a herniated L4/L5, the disc has bulged or ruptured and is most commonly blamed for enacting symptoms through the process of foraminal stenosis, which is also called a pinched nerve. However, it is also possible that a herniated disc at this level can be blamed for causing spinal stenosis pain by impinging on the multiple nerves composing the cauda equina, since the actual spinal cord does not exist at this level.

Herniated Disc L4-L5 Facts

The L4/L5 level is perhaps the most common scapegoat disc, with the only other coming close being the L5/S1. Lumbar degenerative disc disease is a condition which affects every normal human, usually by the age of 30 and often far younger. I was diagnosed at the age of 16... DDD in the lumbar spine, combined with the significant forces which are endured by these discs as we move throughout our lives, set the perfect circumstances for herniated discs to occur. These herniations are typically not problematic, but can be troublesome in some cases. However, it is truly rare that even the most painful herniations create chronic disc pain concerns, although they often take the blame for them…

Herniated Disc L4-L5 Advice

I get letters everyday with MRI results indicating a herniated disc at L4/L5. Typically, these herniations are either diagnosed as causing a mild narrowing of the neuroforaminal space or impinging on the thecal sac. Neither of these conditions is unusual or inherently painful, so to blame severe and chronic back pain on the poor maligned disc is a medical travesty and nothing short of iatrogenic error. If this represents your diagnosis and a plethora of attempted treatments have not provided you lasting relief, then I urge you to consider the obvious… The disc may be herniated, but that is not unusual and it is certainly not likely to be the actual explanation for your pain…

Herniated Disc L4-L5 to Herniated Disc Home
12/22/09


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