Diseases

The vast majority of back problems are caused by a relatively early onset of wear and tear on the spine.

In this chapter, the most important diseases are described in order to relieve your fears through a broader understanding, which in turn helps to prevent wrong decisions.

Understanding the symptoms should help you to better understand your back disease and thus act in a timely manner.

Herniated disc

In its function, the intervertebral disc corresponds to a shock absorber. The high loads lead to tears in the outer disc mantle.
Along these tears, the core material can emerge and press on the nerves in the spinal canal.
This then leads to pain in the extremities (arm in case of disc herniation cervical spine, leg in case of disc herniation lumbar spine).
In addition, neurological symptoms such as tingling, sensory disturbances or loss of motor control may occur.

Detailed information can be found in the document Disc hernia

Spinal cord stenosis

Result of an aging process over many years and therefore typically occurring from the age of 60.
Narrowing of the spinal canal and thus of the spinal cord and nerves.
Due to the process of self-stabilization of the spine, ligaments and bony structures become significantly thickened and thus the nerve canals are constricted.
The wear of the intervertebral disc with height reduction also supports this process.
The decisive symptoms are pain in the extremities with a feeling of weakness, limited walking distance and possibly neurological symptoms.
Much more frequent in the lumbar spine than in the cervical spine.

Detailed information can be found in the document Spinal Stenosis

Degeneration

The degeneration process or wear and tear of the spine is basically a natural process.
The wear and tear begins with the shrinkage of the intervertebral disc.
The reduction in the height of the disc at the front due to drying then leads to overloading of the small vertebral joints at the back.
Basically leads to stiffening with a reduction in function.
Symptoms are pain directly in the spine, so most often in the back or less in the neck.

Detailed information can be found in the document Degeneration (Arthrosis)

Misalignment

Curvature (scoliosis) and spondylolisthesis (degenerative spondylolisthesis) are relatively common causes of low back pain.
The misalignment pinches the nerves, which can then lead to the leg pain and symptoms of spinal cord stenosis.

Detailed information can be found in the document Misalignment (Deformity)

Osteoporosis fracture

These fractures occur most frequently in the thoracic and upper lumbar spine, usually after minor trauma or spontaneously.
Usually there is immediate back pain.
By a very small operation with puncture of the vertebral body and filling of the same with bone cement, a rapid freedom from pain is achieved.

Detailed information can be found in the document Osteoporosis fracture

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