Disc Herniation

Disc Herniation:

• Also known as bulging disk, compressed disk, herniated intervertebral disk, prolapsed disk, slipped disk
• Results in a less elastic spinal disk, nerve becomes pinched.
• May have occurred suddenly from a fall or an accident, or may occur gradually with repetitive straining of the spine
• Symptoms may include back pain that spreads to the buttocks and legs when herniation is in lower back, neck pain that spreads to the shoulders and upper arms when herniation is in upper back, tingling or numbness, muscle spasms or weakness.

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