Back Pain: Herniated
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The term herniated in the medical world can refer to any number of conditions. However, this page is going to deal with the uses of the term herniated as they are related to the spine and back surgery. In this sense a herniated, or ruptured disc is an intervertebral disc in your spine that is not in proper alignment with your spine.
An intervertebral disc can be found in between two vertebrae, or segments of your spine. If you put your spine through rigorous or improper activities your vertebrae might compress against your discs unusually hard and push them out of line with your spine. When this happens, you have a herniated disc.
Herniated Discs - Other Ways to Get Them
But thats not the only way you can suffer from a herniated disc. You can also get them through gradual misuse of your spine and back muscles. For instance if you often lift things putting stress on your back instead of your legs, you could eventually shove one or more discs out of line.
When the discs are pushed out of line, they can rub against nerves and cause anywhere from slight pain to a lot of pain. Now, before back surgery is possible, you need to make sure that conservative treatments dont work. These are more simple than surgery and are many times successful. But if they are not, then you may be able to get rid of your pain through surgery.
Posted on: Monday, June 23, 2008 at 12:59 pm 
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