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from one of our popular newsletters on disc pain:
Understanding Disc Pain
Disc problems do not directly correlate to pain
While it seems contrary to common sense, the severity
of pain from a lower back injury does not always
correlate to the amount of physical damage. For
example, muscle spasm from a simple back strain can cause excruciating
back pain, whereas a large herniated disc can
be completely painless. Additionally, back pain
is a very complicated personal experience. Many
disc abnormalities seen on MRI scans are actually
painless, and other factors—both physical and
psychological—often contribute to a person’s
experience of pain. See Pain
generated by the spinal disc.
There is a lot of overlap of nerve supply to most
of the structures in the spine (discs, muscles, ligaments,
etc), so it is difficult for the brain to distinguish
between injury to one structure versus another. For
example, a herniated disc can feel identical to a
bruised muscle or ligament injury. For this reason,
it is very difficult to self-diagnose your pain.
It is best to have a qualified physician first take
a thorough medical history and physical exam, discuss
your symptoms, and if necessary conduct diagnostic
tests, in order to try to distinguish the underlying
condition causing your pain. See also What’s
a herniated disc, pinched nerve, bulging disc, etc...?
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