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Herniated Disk

Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance. These disks cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you age, the disks break down or degenerate. As they do, they lose their cushioning ability. This can lead to pain if the back is stressed.

A herniated disk is a disk that ruptures. This allows the jelly-like center of the disk to leak, irritating the nearby nerves. This can cause sciatica or back pain.

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  1. Herniated Disk (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... to pain if the back is stressed. A herniated disk is a disk that ruptures. This allows the ... or back pain. Your doctor will diagnose a herniated disk with a physical exam and, sometimes, imaging tests. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/herniateddisk.html - Health Topics
  2. Herniated disk 
    ... vertebrae, which lets you bend and reach. With herniated disk: The disk may move out of place (herniate) ... is the most common area affected by a herniated disk. The neck (cervical) disks are the second most ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000442.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Herniated disk repair (image) 
    ... lower back pain. The mainstay of treatment for herniated disks is an initial period of rest with pain ... pain and symptoms persist, surgery to remove the herniated portion of the intervertebral disk is recommended.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9929.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Spine Injuries and Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... come with age, such as spinal stenosis and herniated disks Spinal diseases often cause pain when bone changes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/spineinjuriesanddisorders.html - Health Topics
  5. Herniated Disk in the Lower Back (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - PDF  
    Sometimes called a "slipped" or "ruptured" disk, a herniated disk most often occurs in the lower back. When a herniated disk bulges out toward the spinal canal, it puts ...
    https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/.../herniated-disk-in-the-lower-back - External Health Links
  6. Lifting and bending the right way 
    ... muscles and ligaments become less flexible. And, the disks that act as cushions between the bones of our spine become more brittle as we age. All of these things make us more prone to having a back injury.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000414.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Spinal fusion 
    Spinal fusion is surgery to permanently join together two or more bones in the spine so there is no movement between them. These bones ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002968.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Herniated Disk (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Herniated Disk/Start Here ... Herniated Disk
    https://familydoctor.org/condition/herniated-disc/?adfree=true - External Health Links
  9. MRI and low back pain 
    Back pain and sciatica are common health complaints. Almost everyone has back pain at some time in their life. Most of the time, the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007493.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Herniated lumbar disk (image) 
    Herniated lumbar disk is a condition in which part or all of the soft, gelatinous central portion of an ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9540.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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