That sharp pain shooting down your leg or the stubborn stiffness in your neck? It might be your spinal discs crying for help. Despite the name, a “slipped disc” doesn’t slip out of place. The real story? These jelly-filled shock absorbers between...
Your spine consists of 33 vertebrae divided into five regions, which help you move, stand upright, and sit. When any of the discs from these vertebrae slip, the balance is disrupted, and signs and symptoms lead to pain, numbness in the arms, back, and legs. That’s...
“All I was doing was bending over to pick up a pen from the floor that I had just dropped”. “I just lifted my kid while playing with them”. This is what I remember before ending up in agony. These are the comments we often hear from our patients. That we were not...
Slipped discs occur when the cushion between spinal vertebrae ruptures, which can irritate nearby nerves, causing numbness or weakness. While some cases heal on their own, ignoring symptoms can lead to long-term nerve damage, chronic pain, or even permanent...
Herniated discs are also known as a slipped discs. Several people suffer from lower back pain at some point in their life and slipped disc(s) is one of the common causes behind it. A herniated disc is an excruciating condition and is common among middle-aged people....
Our spine is made of several bones and joints known as vertebrae and facet joints respectively. In-between every vertebra there exists a gel-filled disc also known as the intervertebral disc acting as the shock absorber. They also help the spine to move and in case...
