Discs act as cushions between the vertebrae of your back to keep bone from scraping on bone. Each disc contains a fluid that allows the discs to handle some compression as the spine supports much of your body weight. These discs also allow for movement in terms of bending and twisting of the spine. Improper lifting, twisting, accidental injury and aging may cause a disc to tear or rupture allowing for the central fluid to protrude along the spine pressing on the spinal column and nerves at that level of damage. This condition may cause inflammation of local tissues as well as pain. This protrusion of the central fluid is known as a herniated disc. Most herniated discs occur in the lower back (lumbar region) but may occur anywhere along the backbone.

Most herniated disc problems may be treated with traditional therapies that do not require surgeries. Herniated disc non-surgical procedures may include rest, painanti-inflammatory medication as well as muscle relaxers, hydrotherapy, exercises that help strengthen and stretch muscles, steroidal injections at the site of the lesion to reduce inflammation, message, acupuncture and hotcold compresses.

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