What are the symptoms of lumbar spondylosis? Signs of lumbar spondylosis

Some white-collar workers who sit in front of computers for a long time eventually develop lumbar spondylosis due to limited activity time. At first, some people thought that this was a normal reaction and that they would just need to take a break, but they did not realize that the symptoms became more and more serious, often manifesting as:

1. Low back pain: More than 95% of patients with lumbar spondylosis have this symptom. Patients feel persistent dull pain in the lower back, which is relieved when lying down but aggravated when standing. It is generally tolerable and the patient can move the lower back moderately or walk slowly. The other type is sudden, severe, spasmodic pain in the lower back, which is unbearable and requires bed rest, seriously affecting life and work.

2. Radiating pain in the lower limbs: 80% of patients experience this symptom, which often occurs after the low back pain is relieved or disappears. It manifests as radiating irritation or numbness from the waist to the back of the thighs and calves, reaching the soles of the feet. In severe cases, there may be electric shock-like severe pain from the waist to the feet, often accompanied by numbness. Those with mild pain can walk with a limp; those with severe pain need to rest in bed, preferably with their waist, hips, and knees bent.

3. Numbness, coldness and intermittent claudication of the lower limbs: Numbness of the lower limbs is often accompanied by pain. A small number of patients may experience simple numbness, and a small number of patients feel coldness in their lower limbs. This is mainly due to the stimulation of the sympathetic nerve fibers in the spinal canal. The mechanism and clinical manifestations of intermittent claudication are similar to those of lumbar spinal stenosis, mainly because the pathological and physiological symptoms of secondary lumbar spinal stenosis may occur in the case of nucleus pulposus protrusion.

4. Symptoms of cauda equina: Mainly seen in central nucleus pulposus herniation, which is rare in clinical practice. Numbness and tingling in the perineum and urinary and bowel dysfunction may occur. Women may experience urinary incontinence and men may experience impotence. In severe cases,

He now has incontinence and incomplete paralysis of both lower limbs.