A 30-year-old dentist in Guangzhou suffered from lower back pain and woke up the next day with paralysis in both legs and incontinence after using a pillow under his lower back and buttocks while sleeping. An examination revealed a severe herniated disc in his thoracic and lumbar spine compressing his spinal cord. After emergency surgery, his lower limb function largely recovered. Doctors warn that indiscriminately using pillows under the lower …
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A 30-year-old dentist in Guangzhou suffered from lower back pain and woke up the next day with paralysis in both legs and incontinence after using a pillow under his lower back and buttocks while sleeping. An examination revealed a severe herniated disc in his thoracic and lumbar spine compressing his spinal cord. After emergency surgery, his lower limb function largely recovered. Doctors warn that indiscriminately using pillows under the lower …