What causes HNP ?

What causes HNP ?

The HNP cause of various kinds. Risk factors include smoking, prolonged coughing, sitting the wrong way, driving too often, the wrong way of lifting, etc. As we get older, the discs ability to perform its functions also decline. The above factors may cause herniation, namely the release of an organ through a slit in the body. Can be seen in the picture below that the nucleus pulposus is out of the bearing through the bearing wall through the bearing wall weak, the nucleus pulposus into the vertebral cavity; this situation is called a herniated nucleus pulpolus (HNP). Depending on the size, HNP can cause pressure on the spinal cord the peripheral nerves.

Clinical Symptoms

HNP clinical symptoms vary depending on the location. HNP in the neck area commonly cause symptoms of pain when actuated neck, neck pain in the ear or around the shoulder blades, and pain radiating to the shoulder, upper arm, forearm and fingers. In addition to pain, can also be found tingling and thick in the area that is roughly equal to the pain. In the lower back area, the clinical symptoms resemble HNP HNP neck. The pain felt in the lumbar region, buttocks and propagates in the direction of the calf and foot. Often also feels a tingling sensation and thick on one or both lower limbs.

The symptoms are commonly arise HNP slowly and increasingly felt great when sitting or standing for long periods, at night, after walking a while, when coughing or sneezing, and when it was bent back toward the front. Clinical symptoms in each patient varies depending on the location and the angle..

HNP on the lower back in the area called L1-L2 and L2-L3 causing pain and bold on the front-side outer thigh. Also can occur weakness of the muscles to move the hip to the stomach. HNP in this area are rare compared to the lower back region another.

HNP in the L3-L4 cause pain in the buttocks, outer side of the thigh and calf front side. Thick taste or tingling may be felt on the front side of the calf.

The L4-L5 regions, HNP cause pain in the buttocks, the back side of the thighs, the calves until the front outer samoing instep area.

While the L5-S1 HNP resulting pain in the buttocks, the back side of the thigh and calf to the heel and sole of the foot. Thick taste and tingling felt in the calf area until the soles of the feet. HNP in both these areas (ie, L4-L5 and L5-S1) is most common.

In the extreme case, HNP in the back bwah can cause suppression of a group of nerve fibers called "cauda equina" (Latin meaning "horse's tail"). HNP is referred to as a "cauda equina syndrome" symptoms of pain, numbness, thick cedar, as well as weakness or paralysis of the legs.

These symptoms are also accompanied by an inability to hold urine (wetting) and defecation. This syndrome is a condition that is serious and serious, and requires immediate surgery.

Back Pain

Have you ever heard about a pin on your back or your spine ?  Nor you have experience your spine suddenly hurt after you are lifted something heavy ? and you don't have any reason to explained what happen ?

many things could causes the illness on your back or your spine. it could be an infection on your muscle or spine,  hard impact of the spine, spinal abnormalities. etc.

One that quite often is called a herniated nucleus pulposus ( HNP ) . It is certainly very disturbing , not only cause discomfort or pain , but also hamper productivity in everyday life.

And in the medical community , the general complaint is called LBP ( Low Back Pain ) . This can cause pain or injury limited stiffness in muscles and other joint structures , because the process of inflammation in the pelvic bone cavity , the blockage of the urinary tract or direct injury of the nerves that are around those locations. HNP became one of the disorders that also originally felt pain in the area around the waist .

What the HNP ?

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) or commonly known to the public as a "pinched nerve", a disturbance due to perk (stand) or melting (hernia) or the bearing surface layer vertebrae (nucleus pulposus) of space anatar vertebrae (intervertebral disc).

Bulge or the HNP intrusion can lead to an emphasis on the spinal cord and nerves edge ( ie , the nerves coming from the spinal cord ) .
As well as back pain , HNP most often occurs in the lower back region called lumbar HNP , most often ( 90 % ) of the invertebralis disc L5 -S1 and L4 - L5 . HNP in the upper back area until the neck is rare only about 8 % of all cases of HNP . Lumbar HNP will improve within approximately 6 weeks . Surgery is rarely needed except in certain circumstances .


How to differentiated with the other causes of back pain?

Pain due to pinched nerves HNP who feels more biting, burning feeling or like an electric shock. Perceived spread to the bottom and if the worse it will feel the pain of the back of the thigh to spread to the bottom until the calf on one side. Pain can arise at any time is not limited to whether moderate activity or a longer break. In contrast to the pain due to disorder in the urinary tract. If barriers exist in the kidneys, the pain feels more at ats waist, kemeng and patients feel uncomfortable extent only. If obstacles are in the channel bottom can cause colic pain,  when severe to cause vomiting and difficult to localize the origin of the pain.

Pain due to inflammation of internal organs, will spread to the lower abdomen and increases when touched or pressed. The emergence of relatively more constant pain. At this stage of the lighter, can also be differentiated by pain due to stiffness or just stiffness in the muscles of the waist.

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