What is a slipped disc?

Answer 1

Between each vertebra in the spinal column, are discs of cartilage. Their job is to cushion the vertebrae. What we call a slipped disc is actually a herniated disk. With a herniated disc, the soft inner part of the disc ruptures through a crack in the more rigid, outer part of the disc. A bulging disc does not involve a rupture of the disc, but it does protrude outside of its normal space.

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Answer 2

Sebastian Alvarez

A slipped disc, sometimes called a herniated or ruptured disc, is a spinal disc that becomes painful, numb, or weak in the affected area when its soft inner core pokes through its hard outer layer, compressing surrounding nerves.

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