The term herniated disc hide the lumbago, sciatica, neck pain, neuralgia, etc.. All these painful conditions have in common a disc protrusion or cervical spine beyond its normal position.
The hernia refers to the protrusion of an organ or body part from the cavity in which it is normally content through a natural orifice or accidental. The main concern diaphragm hernias (including hiatal hernia), the viscera of the abdomen and spinal discs.
In the latter case, earth eternal gold,it is called disc herniation and a disc is between two vertebrae that protrudes.
The intervertebral disc is composed of two parts: a central gelatinous nucleus and a ring of peripheral fibers attaching the two vertebrae together. Read the rest of this entry »