Nerve pain & Foot drop
Nerve pain [2] is the most noticeable symptom of herniated discs. It is typically described as nerve pain or discomfort in the leg, with the pain ranging through electric, radiating, burning, electric, piercing or sharp. It is therefore important to take notice of where the pain is coming from on your body and how it feels too, this would help the doctor in giving a diagnosis and in treating your symptoms.
Neurological symptoms which are a result of a slipped disc [3] may include finding it hard to lift the foot when walking, or difficulty in standing on the foot’s ball. This condition is known as food drop. This condition would mean that more intense activities like running, jumping or dancing would become extremely difficult or impossible.