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Herniated Disk: MedlinePlus

Herniated Disk: MedlinePlus

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Herniated Disk

Also called: Bulging disk, Compressed disk, Herniated intervertebral disk, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Prolapsed disk, Ruptured disk, Slipped disk

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Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance. These disks cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you age, the disks break down or degenerate. As they do, they lose their cushioning ability. This can lead to pain if the back is stressed.
A herniated disk is a disk that ruptures. This allows the jelly-like center of the disk to leak, irritating the nearby nerves. This can cause sciatica or back pain.
Your doctor will diagnose a herniated disk with a physical exam and, sometimes, imaging tests. With treatment, most people recover. Treatments include rest, pain and anti-inflammatory medicines, physical therapy, and sometimes surgery.

NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

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- Herniated Disk(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Herniated Disk(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Illustration of the lumbar vertebrae

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National Institutes of Health

The primary NIH organization for research on Herniated Disk is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Overviews
- Herniated Disc(American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
- Herniated Disk(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- CT of the Spine(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Also available in Spanish
- Discogram(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Also available in Spanish
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Spine(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Also available in Spanish
- Radiographic Assessment for Back Pain(North American Spine Society)
Treatment
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Artificial Disc Replacement(North American Spine Society)
- Epidural Injections(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Also available in Spanish
- Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET)(American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
- Lumbar (Open) Microscopic Discectomy(North American Spine Society)
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MIS)(American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
- Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Spinal Fusion(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Spinal Injections(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Specific Conditions
- Herniated Cervical Disc(North American Spine Society)
- Herniated Disk in the Lower Back(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
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Related Issues
- Cauda Equina Syndrome(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Cervical Radiculopathy (Pinched Nerve)(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Pseudoarthrosis(Scoliosis Research Society)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Lumbar spinal surgery - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
- Spinal fusion - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
- Spinal surgery -- cervical - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
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Health Check Tools
- Chronic Back Pain(DSHI Systems)
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Videos
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Plating(OR-Live) - Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 11/17/2011
- Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement Improves Mobility(OR-Live) - PinnacleHealth, Harrisburg, PA, 2/18/2009
- Artificial Disc Treatment for Cervical Disc Disease(OR-Live) - Halifax Health, Daytona Beach, FL, 9/09/2010
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion Procedure(OR-Live) - Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 5/14/2008
- Herniated nucleus pulposus (slipped disk) - Encyclopedia
- Also available in Spanish
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy(OR-Live) - Baptist Hospital, Miami, FL, 1/28/2009
- Also available in Spanish
- Treating Chronic Back Pain with Minimally Invasive Surgery(OR-Live) - South Miami-Dade Baptist Hospital, 10/21/2010
- Also available in Spanish
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Spine Basics(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Also available in Spanish
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Intervertebral Disc Displacement(National Institutes of Health)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Definitions(North American Spine Society)
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Organizations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Also available in Spanish
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Patient Handouts
- Herniated disk
- Also available in Spanish
- Lumbar MRI scan
- Also available in Spanish
- Lumbar Spine CT scan
- Also available in Spanish
- Lumbosacral spine CT
- Also available in Spanish
- Lumbosacral spine x-ray
- Also available in Spanish
- Spinal fusion
- Also available in Spanish
- Spine surgery - discharge
- Also available in Spanish

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