Intervertebral Disc Disease: Symptoms

Most patients affected by a disc herniation will present with one of the following scenarios:

• Neck/back pain without neurological deficits
• Neck/back pain with proprioception deficits (knuckling of paws), and uncoordinated motor function (ataxia or paresis)
• Proprioception deficits/paresis without obvious neck or back pain
• Neck/back pain, no motor function (paralysis) with deep pain present to the distal extremities
• Paralysis with no obvious deep pain to the distal extremities