A slipped disc can occur in any region of your spine: lumbar, thoracic, or cervical. But it’s more common for you to experience it in your lower or lumbar back region.
Cervical or neck slipped disc symptoms:
- Numbness, tingling, or weakness in your shoulder, neck, arms, or hands
- Pain experienced in your shoulder, neck, arms, or hands
- Muscle weakness
- Usually, symptoms increase with movement
- Pain on one side of your body
- Sciatica or nerve root pain
- Pain worsens at night
Lumbar or lower back slipped disc symptoms:
- Pain experienced in your buttocks, legs, or knees
- Numbness, tingling, or weakness in your buttocks, back, legs, or feet
- Issues controlling your bowel or bladder movements
- Muscle weakness
- Pain on one side of your body
- Sciatica or nerve root pain
- Usually, symptoms increase with movement such as coughing
- Pain worsens at night
