Symptoms differ for each individual that suffers from a herniated disc. Depending on the position of the herniated disc and the size of it, the herniated disc may not be pressing right on a nerve, if the patient experiences low backache or no pain at all. However, if the herniated disc is pressing on a nerve, there can be pain (from mild to severe), numbness or weakness in the area of the body to which the nerve travels. A herniated disc is followed by an episode of low back pain or a long history of intermittent episodes of lower back pain. Usually from the results of a herniated disc in the lower back, sciatica frequently results from it. Pressure on one or more several nerves that contribute to the sciatic nerve can cause pain, burning, tingling and numbness that flows from the buttock into the leg and sometimes even to the foot. As well as sciatica, cervical radiculopathy can also result from a disc herniation. Symptoms of this includes compression in the neck, which results in dull or sharp pain in the neck or between the shoulder blades, pain that radiates down the arm to the hand or fingers, or numbness or tingling in the shoulder or arm. This pain can increase with certain movements or positions of the neck.