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[|Human|] I have a herniated disc at T5-T6 for almost 2 years. My MRI showes some spinal cord flattening at the herniation. On Saturday I participated in a cycle spin class. During the class I stopped early due to leg numbness with a pins and needle feeling. The numbness is on and off. I also noticed a new metallic taste in my mouth. Is this something I need to be concerned about?
[|AI|]  For herniated disc you can start with a conservative management like postural correction during work and graded physiotherapy exercises. If that doesn't prove helpful epidural steroid injections might help in which 3 injections of triamcinolone are injected in epidural space at the interval of 1 week each. This will definitely help to improve your symptoms. Last resort for your problem is to go for operative discectomy which could be either endoscopic or open.