Lumbar disc herniation can cause knee pain

Lumbar disc herniation

is caused by degeneration of the lumbar disc or by external force, leading to lumbar disc herniation backward compression of nerve roots and spinal cord, resulting in a series of symptoms such as low back pain, lower limb pain, numbness. If lumbar disc herniation after compression to the nerve roots or spinal cord branches, may cause knee pain. If the condition is not serious, or does not compress the corresponding nerve roots or spinal cord branches, it will not cause knee pain.

If there is knee pain problem, it is recommended to seek medical advice, detailed examination and diagnosis, in order to determine the cause of pain and get appropriate treatment.