Slip Disc Health Feed

Slip disk is a condition of the spinal column which consists of a stack of vertebras from the cervical, thoracic and the lumbar spine. The bones of the spine are cushioned by disks that are present to absorb shocks. Trauma to the spine may cause the disk to bulge or be ruptured. This may lead to pain in the neck and the back.

Causes of slip disk:

Slip disk is caused when the jelly-like substance present in the disks bulges out. The damaged disk, thus, puts pressure on the adja...more

स्लिप डिस्क हमारे शरीर में रीढ़ की हड्डियों को सहारा देने वाली छोटी-छोटी गद्देदार डिस्क होती हैं. इनका काम रीढ़ की हड्डी में मौजूद हड्डियों (कशेरुका) को सहारा देने के के साथ ही उन हड्डियों को झटकों से बचाने और उसे लचीला रखने का भी होता है. परंतु जब किसी कारणवश एक डिस्क क्षतिग्रस्त हो जाती है तो यह सूज या टूट कर खुल सकती है जिसे स्लिप डिस्क कहते हैं. स्लिप डिस्क का मतलब यह नहीं होता है कि डिस्क स्थान से खिसक जाती है इसका मतलब है कि डिस्क अपनी सामान्य सीमाओं से आगे बढ़ जाती है या सूज जाती है या फिर...more

Hello Mam, Please apply ice pack if there any swelling or spam in your back. And call any physiotherapist or go to physiotherapy clinic for pain relief and muscle strengthening exercise, Your solution is strengthening exercise only.

There are many structures in the lumbar spine that can cause pain. Any kind of trouble to the nerves and veins that goes through the spine, joint issues, the disks themselves, the bones and the muscles - would all be able to act as a cause behind the pain.

Numerous lumbar spine conditions are interrelated. For instance, an unstable joint can lead to disk degeneration, which can put weight on the nerve roots and cause the disk to collapse at times. The following are the main reasons behi...more

A herniated disc also known as a slip disc or prolapsed disc refers to the problem where one of the discs located in between the bones of the vertebrae(backbone) gets damaged and stacks itself upon the nerves. The tender inner portion of the disc gets protruded over the outer ring. Herniated disc causes severe neck pain and back pain. It occurs when the outer ring gets weak and tears down. The most common symptoms include pain and numbness, especially on one side of the body. The pain extends do...more

If you don't want surgery then your treatment can be done with interventional pain procedure and medication.

That is called as lumbar vertebrae. And there are 5 lumbar vertebrae and the 5th lumbar vertebrae is always is located in the lower end where the body weight is taken and it is generally fused with sacral vertebrae. That is where the sciatic nerve passes by and the nerve gets compressed that's the reason you have pain and sensation is disturbed. I have pain in my left side leg.
This should be due to the sciatic nerve compression in the right side probably close to your l5 vertebrae. It can a...more

A Herniated disc also known as a slip disc or prolapsed disc and it refers to the problem where one of the discs located in between the bones of the vertebrae(backbone) gets damaged and stacks itself upon the nerves. The tender inner portion of the disc gets protruded over the outer ring.

Herniated disc causes severe neck pain and back pain. It occurs when the outer ring gets weak and tears down. The most common symptoms include pain and numbness, especially on one side of the body. The...more

It is not only to avoid operation especially of the neck femur fracture.
It needs fixation or even replacement.
For vertebral column it can be treated by homoeopathy and physiotherapy.
You can consult me at Lybrate for further guidance and treatment.

He might be having weakness in bilateral lower limb due to compression of nerve cord he might need decompression
please share the mri report to comment on.
Treatment would be planned accordingly.