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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. A herniated disk is a disk that slips out of place or ruptures. If it presses on a nerve, it can cause back pain or sciatica.
Symptoms include
With treatment, most people recover. It can take a long time. Treatments include rest, pain and anti-inflammatory medicines, physical therapy and sometimes surgery. Losing weight can help, too.
Herniated Lumbar Disk - Description and the options for treatment. Dr. Humberto Trejos, Costa Rica.
SpineOnline - Especially about herniated disc, ruptured disk, slipped disk, spine, laminectomy.
Herniated Disk - Information on causes and symptoms.
Herniated Disk - Fact sheet from the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Spinal Surgery - South Texas Spinal Clinic - Surgical and non-surgical treatment of spine and spinal disorders, including micro endoscopic surgery, back and neck injury, cervical thoracic and lumbar disk herniation.
Dr. Humberto Trejos - Consultant neurosurgeon. Minimally invasive neurosurgery and pediatric neurosurgery. Stereotactic neurosurgery for abnormal movements, including Parkinson and Cerebral Palsy, endoscopic neurosurgery and LASER percutaneous procedures for herniated lumbar disks. Located in Santa Ana.