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Herniated discs (slipped discs or ruptured discs) occur when cushion-like pads between vertebrae move out of position and, for some, press on ...ConnectwithOthers:LogInorSignUpNow!ConditionsAllSpineConditionsAnkylosingSpondylitisBackPainChronicPainDegenerativeDiscDiseaseFibromyalgiaHerniatedDiscsJuvenileIdiopathicArthritisKyphosisLowerBackPainNeckPainOsteoporosisRheumatoidArthritisSacroiliacJointPainSciaticaScoliosisSpinalCordInjurySpinalFracturesSpinalStenosisSpinalTumorsSpondylolisthesisSpondylosis(Osteoarthritis)SprainsandStrainsUpperBackPainWhiplashTreatmentsAlternativeTreatmentsChiropracticDrugsandMedicationsMental&EmotionalTherapyMISSurgeryPainManagementPhysicalTherapySpinalBracingSurgeryWellnessErgonomicsExerciseWeightLossPainCommunityFindaDoctorResourcesClinicalTrialsExamsandTestsPatientGuidesSpinalAnatomySpineUniverseenEspañolVideoDirectoryExpertBlogsRecommendedBooksSpineSpecialistCenterVisitOurClinicianSiteJoinOurBackPainCommunityShareyourstory.Askquestions.Gethelp!SIGNUPNOW!Conditions›HerniatedDisc:Symptoms,Causes,Diagnosis,andTreatmentEmailPrintHerniatedDisc:Symptoms,Causes,Diagnosis,andTreatmentWrittenbyHowardS.An,MDandElizabethMillard;ReviewedbyNeelAnand,MDPeerReviewedTheUniversalGuidetoHerniatedDiscs:Everythingyoueverwantedtoknow,straightfromtheexperts.InThisArticle:WhatAreHerniatedDiscs?  |  Causes  |  Symptoms  |  Diagnosis  |  NonsurgicalTreatments |  SurgeryOptions  |  FAQs  |  SourcesYoumightthinkof "thespine"asonesolid-but-flexiblepiecebutitactuallyconsistsof small,movingpartsthatallhavetoworkinconcertforpropermobility.Sometimes,though,thatharmonyhasafewplayerswhoarewayoutoftune—namelyyourdiscs,thecushion-likepadsbetweenyourvertebrae.Whentheybecomedamagedandencroachonnerverootsbranchingoffthespinalcord,that’swhentheycanstrikethewrongnote—maybeevenapainfulone.Alsoknownasslippeddiscsorruptureddiscs,thisisarelativelycommonconditionthatcanoccuranywherealongthespine,butismostlikelytoaffectthelowerbackorneck.Spinaldiscsarecushion-likepadslocatedbetwee


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