Slipped disc can be very painful and may cause discomfort during the advanced stage of syndrome. It will even result in a loss of control over the bladder. So, it is very important for you to seek early treatment and management support for such an injury to avoid from further progression.

Slipped disc occurs when the soft inner material of spinal disc pushes it way through the tough outer capsule of the disc. This will make the patient feels pain when making movements because the inner material that has escaped applies pressure on the spinal cord or the nerve roots.

Slipped disc symptoms that will be felt in the upper extremities are from a nerve impingement in the cervical area of the spine while if the slipped disc symptoms felt in the lower extremities, it is because the nerves affected in the lumbar spine. Even though majority of slipped disc occur in the lumbar region, it can also occur anywhere in the spine.

Followings are the usual slipped disc symptoms:

• Lumbar Slipped Disc Symptoms
• This symptom usually making someone feel numbness, muscular weakness, radiating pain or tingling sensations into the buttocks, often into the feet, and down the legs.

• Cervical Slipped Disc Symptoms
• This symptom is depending on which nerve is affected by the slipped disc.
• It will include radiating pain, numbness, muscular weakness or tingling sensations in the shoulder, neck, arm or hands.

• Radiating pain
• This pain also known as sciatica.
• The pain occurs in the back of leg and travelling from the buttocks to the knee.

• Difficulty in Controlling Bladder and Bowel Functions
• This pain is known as Cauda Equina Syndrome.
• You will feel numbness or tingling sensations around the genitals or anus, lower back pain, paralysis in one or both legs or painful in inner thighs.
• This is an extremely serious condition and must require immediate medical attention.

If the illness is not treated immediately, the slipped disc (Cauda Equina Syndrome) may cause permanent damage to the nerves which controlling your bladder and bowel.