Slipped disc, disc hernaition, prolasped disc
Discs are small rubber like shock absorbers located in between each pair of bones
Made up of a jelly like substance on the inside and a harder rubber like substance on the out side.
Disc problems arise as the jelly like substance leaks out to the outside and form a crust
This is not a problem as long as it doesn’t touch the nerve
Often called a ‘Slipped Disc’ – but there is no such thing as a slippped disc, your disc do not slipp out of place.
1. Disc Degeneration - chemical changes associated with aging causes discs to weaken, but without a herniation.
2. Prolapse- the form or position of the disc changes with some slight impingement into the spinal canal. Also called a bulge or protrusion.
3. Extrusion - the gel-like nucleus pulposus breaks through the tire-like wall (annulus fibrosus) but remains within the disc.
4. Sequestration or Sequestered Disc - the nucleus pulposus breaks through the annulus fibrosus and lies outside the disc in the spinal canal.
Are you concerned about a disc problem, think you have a slipped disc, a disc bulge or herniation call In Health Chiropractic Monaghan and Cavan, Ireland (047)84967 or (049)43739
