5 Signs You Have a Bulging Disc
While some people don’t experience any pain or symptoms with a bulging disc, others may have symptoms that keep them from eating, sleeping, or working. Here are 5 signs you should seek bulging disc treatment in Albuquerque from one of the chiropractors here at Gonstead Physical Medicine:
1. Loss of Balance and Muscle Weakness
A bulging disc can compress your sciatic nerve, causing you to lose your balance with no warning or explanation. Bulging discs can also cause muscle weakness on one side of your body, making it hard to use your arm, hand, leg, or foot.
2. Numbness or Tingling on One Side of Your Body
Because bulging discs typically only affect one side of your body, you may experience numbness or tingling that travels from your neck down your arm, or your hips down your leg. It may feel like pins and needles or like your limb is asleep.
3. Shooting Pain Down Your Arm or Leg
Another tell-tale sign of a bulging disc is a shooting pain that radiates down your arm or leg. This can occur when you’re sitting, standing, walking, or lying in bed.
4. Increased Pain with Sitting or Standing
If you have a bulging disc, you may experience increased pain after long periods of sitting or standing. This is especially true at work. If you have worsening pain after a long day at work and you are experiencing other symptoms of a bulging disc, you should visit a chiropractor for bulging disc treatment.
5. Pain That Worsens with Certain Movements
You may have pain that worsens with certain movements if you have a bulging disc. Bending down, walking, and sitting can all make the pain worse or more pronounced.
If You Think You Have a Bulging Disc, Visit Us at Gonstead Physical Medicine Today
If you think you have one or more of the symptoms of a bulging disc and think you need bulging disc treatment in Albuquerque, come see us at Gonstead Physical Medicine. We have two convenient locations that offer chiropractic care, physical therapy, and regenerative medicine.
To schedule an appointment, call our Albuquerque office at (505) 884-8584 or our Rio Rancho office at (505) 922-9444.
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