The symptoms that come with a herniated disc can make life very uncomfortable, if not downright painful, which is why you want to avoid the problem in the first place. One of the first steps toward warding off a herniated disc is to understand the causes and contributing factors.
From the moment they exit the womb, children are on a race toward adulthood, physically and mentally. As you anxiously follow their growth, you notice that something may be amiss with their spine. You’re concerned, especially considering that three million cases of scoliosis are diagnosed each year, largely among adolescents.
Americans are no strangers to back and neck pain — lifetime chances of American adults developing lower back pain alone is a whopping 80%. While there are many roads that lead to problems along your spine, stenosis ranks among the more common.
Your spine not only supplies support and mobility for your body, it’s also the main conduit for your nervous system. When a nerve along your spinal column becomes compressed or pinched, it can lead to a group of symptoms that we categorize under radiculopathy.
To say that back and neck pain are common would be a mild understatement. In fact, 80% of the population in the United States experiences problems with back pain at some point in their lives and it’s one of the leading causes of missed work days. While there are any number of problems that can lead to back or neck pain, herniated discs certainly rank near the top.
