Health Tip: Symptoms of a Herniated Disc

(HealthDay News) -- Stress or injury can cause spinal discs to become herniated, which occurs when these soft cushions between spinal bones expand and press on the nerves around the backbone.

Here are symptoms of a herniated disc, courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians:

• Back pain.
• Pain in the buttocks, down the thigh or both legs.
• Numbness or a tingling sensation in the legs.
• Pain that feels worse during activity and better at rest.
• Pain that worsens when you cough, sneeze, sit, drive, or lean forward.

-- Diana Kohnle

Last Updated: Nov. 28, 2006

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