BACKACHE – AFFECTING MOST PROBLEMS
Let me make it plain that there is no such thing as a “slipped” disc, although patients and some doctors still use this term.
I think it is wrong, because it is not a proper explanation of what is happening and gives rise to the impression that something “slipped,” can be “put back.”
Most problems that affect the back involve the lower portion.
Most back problems arise from the discs between the fourth and fifth lumbar and the fifth lumbar and first sacral vertebrae.
Prolapse of the disc can occur when the back section of the elastic outer disc ruptures and allows the inner core and portions of the elastic tissue to move backwards and press against the spinal cord or the nerves which come from it.
Some recent work in Australia shows that minor tears in the surrounding elastic tissue can allow the fluid portion of the inner core to leak out. This fluid is highly irritant and can cause inflammation of the nerves as they come out from the spine.
*216/71/1*