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What Causes Pain In The Legs While Having Slipped Disc In The Neck?

I have this problem for the past nearly 3 years I been told that I need a hip replacement then I have a scaetica then a slip disc then an L4 and L5 I had durolane injection cortisone injections Physio over 2 1/2 years on and off just recently I have started going to a osteopath still no improvement the pain started on the left leg and know the right leg is playing up as well I also had just recently a MRA and a CT scan all clear I also had treatment overseas I did see improvement in that But I didn t do the full treatment because I had to return home I also have seen a sports therapist and also a neurologist as well.Thank you,Sophie
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Hello,
To be honest your question is a bit confusing. If you have a slipped disc in L4 and L5 then it cannot be on the neck. It is a lower back disc slip. If L4, L5 disc slip has been diagnosed then its quite common to get leg pain.
The underlying mechanism of pain irrespective of the vertebral column level is that generally nerves pass through spaces between two adjacent vertebral column. There are also cartilages between two vertebral bones that act as cushions. When there is a disc slip then there are chances that these cartilages called as intervertebral discs compress or pinch on the nerves passing in the gap. This in turn causes constant pain.
If L4,L5 are involved it can have this pinching effect on the sciatic as well as other nerves which supply the lower extremity.
The treatment generally involves a combination of sports or physiotherapy, pain killers and surgery at times.
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What Causes Pain In The Legs While Having Slipped Disc In The Neck?

Hello, To be honest your question is a bit confusing. If you have a slipped disc in L4 and L5 then it cannot be on the neck. It is a lower back disc slip. If L4, L5 disc slip has been diagnosed then its quite common to get leg pain. The underlying mechanism of pain irrespective of the vertebral column level is that generally nerves pass through spaces between two adjacent vertebral column. There are also cartilages between two vertebral bones that act as cushions. When there is a disc slip then there are chances that these cartilages called as intervertebral discs compress or pinch on the nerves passing in the gap. This in turn causes constant pain. If L4,L5 are involved it can have this pinching effect on the sciatic as well as other nerves which supply the lower extremity. The treatment generally involves a combination of sports or physiotherapy, pain killers and surgery at times.