Slipped Disc
Narayan Multispeciality Dental Clinic
When the spinal cord or spinal nerves become compressed due to slip disc, they don’t work properly. This means that abnormal signals may get passed from the compressed nerves (eg: pain, tingling), or signals may not get passed at all (eg: numbness/weakness/paralysis). Common symptoms of a herniated disc include:
Electric shock pain
Pressure on the nerves can cause abnormal sensations, commonly experienced as electric shock pains. When the compression occurs in the cervical (neck) region, the shock goes to your arms. But when compression occurs in the lumbar (low back) region, the shock goes to your legs (also known as sciatica).
Tingling & Numbness
This type of abnormal sensations is commonly experienced with a slip disc. These pins and needles sensations occur in the arms (in cervical slip disc patients) and legs (in lumbar slip disc patients). Similarly, some patients complain of numbness in the same area.


