Neurological symptoms. Neurological symptoms can occur from a bulging disc. These symptoms cause a person to experience a pins and needles feeling, tingling and numbness that occurs in the toes, leg and foot. Most doctors want to know the cause of the symptoms. A doctor may recommend a neurological examination. This examination can determine if nerve damage contribute to the symptoms. Nerves travel throughout your body. They can affect the predictable patterns of the muscles. Medical doctors use the patterns to look for abnormal physical responses. They use a small hammer to test for unresponsive nerve reflexes. If an unresponsive nerve reflex is found, then it could be an indication that a bulging disc is pinching a nerve.
