You can fix L4 and L5 nerve damage through physical therapy, medications and through spinal decompression surgery.
Spinal decompression surgery can fix L4 and L5 nerve damage and relieve pressure on your spinal nerve roots by removing tissue in the area that is affected.
Common types of spinal decompression surgery include Lumbar discectomy which removes some or all of your spinal disc pressing on your nerve root.
And Laminectomy that removes part or all of your lamina, which is the piece of bone that covers the back of your spinal cord.
Physical therapy can strengthen your lower back muscles, improve flexibility and promote proper body mechanics.
Medications like gabapentin can help reduce pain and opioids like oxycodone can be used as well to treat pain but they can be habit forming.
The symptoms of L4-L5 nerve damage include numbness, tingling and weakness that radiates to your legs and feet and also chronic lower back pain.
The spinal damage with L4-L5 can be severe and if you experience any of the above symptoms you should see your doctor.
The way you should sleep with L4 L5 pain is to lie flat on your back and place a pillow underneath your knees and also keep your your spine neutral.
The pillow is important when sleeping with L4 L5 pain as it keeps the curve in your lower back.
You can also place a small, towel that is rolled up under the small of your back to add support.
L4 L5 can cause pain in both legs and it's also possible for stabbing pain or aches to be isolated to any of the dermatomal areas.
Injuries to the cauda equina can cause paralysis in both legs, tingling, numbness, weakness or severe pain.
The nerves that are affected by L4 L5 S1 are the main nerves that arise from the sacral plexus are the sciatic, posterior femoral cutaneous, and pudendal nerves.
Your sacral plexus is formed by the lumbosacral trunk (L4 and L5) and sacral nerves S1, S2, and S3.
L4-L5 degenerative disc disease is a high risk of disc degeneration which can be caused by increased loads at the L4-L5 motion segment and also a decreased movement in the segments below that level.
Most disc herniations happen at the lower lumbar spine, especially at the L4-5 and L5-S1 levels.
Degenerative disc disease can also occur in the thoracic area of the spine, most frequently at the thoracolumbar junction (where the thoracic and lumbar areas of the spinal column meet).
Degenerative disc disease is a condition that occurs when your spinal disks break down.
When these disks wear out, people typically experience back pain and stiffness.
You may find pain relief with nonsurgical treatments such as physical therapy and spinal injection.
Degenerative Disc Disease is not life threatening, but if left untreated, can lead to debilitating pain, permanent damage, and serious conditions such as spinal osteoarthritis, herniated discs, spinal stenosis and potentially paralysis.
The degenerative disc disease cannot heal on its own.
Many treatments for degenerative disc disease focus on reducing symptoms.
Some people experience more severe or longer-lasting symptoms than others.
Degenerative Disc Disease is usually not too serious although it is painful.
Degenerative Disc Disease can cause pain in the hips, legs and even lower back.
However in some cases Degenerative Disc Disease can cause Paralysis if Disc herniations happen in the persons cervical spine.
Although you can become paralyzed from Degenerative Disc Disease it's very rare for it to happen and Degenerative Disc Disease is usually not that serious although just painful and debilitating.
If the degenerative disc disease gets too severe and it's in the end stage it can paralyze a person.
And unfortunately there's no cure for degenerative disc disease and there's not much you can do for it.