herniated discs

A spinal disc starts to break as it becomes less elastic. The moment the disc ruptures, a portion of the spinal disc protrudes outside the normal boundary – the case is known as a herniated disk. If a herniated disc protrudes out from between the vertebrae, the nerves of the spine and spinal cord may become pinched. There’s generally a little extra room around the spinal cord and spinal nerves, but when enough of the herniated disc is pushed out of place, then these structures may be compressed.