What is a herniated disk and how do you cure it???

When the disk is herniated, it has lost the membrane that protects it from rubbing on another disk. It is very painful, I have two herniated and four bulging disks from car accidents. There is no cure, but physical therapy and massage can help with pain and teach you stretching that helps,, particularly with sciatic nerve pain.

Your spine is made up of several segments of bone. In between each spine is a disc (known as an intervertebral disc). This disc is made of an elastic tissue and collagen fibres. It acts as a cusion and support the back during physical movements. However, when there is a sudden compression of the disc, such as during a bad high jump, it may cause a rupture of the disc or the central part known as a nucleus pulposes moves out of the disc.

When this occurs, the nerve fibres than exit just beside the disc are compressed on. This may then cause pain along the regions the the nerve root supplies such as back and thigh pain.

Usually it may heal in about 6 weeks. Pain medication are often provided to relieve the pain. Non surgical (conservative) treatment involved physiotherapy, NSAIDs, steroids, chiro and surgery involves artificial disc implantation and microdisectomy (basically removing a small portion of the disc and setting it back.)

Go to a Orthopedic Dr he may want a upright mri scan to see the complete pathology Here is some info http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/upr...

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