Herniated disks, sometimes called slipped or ruptured disks, are a frequent cause of back pain. They often cause not only pain, but also numbness or weakness in the back, legs or arms.
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Live Forward with a Herniated Disk
by MayoClinic.com
Disk herniation is most often the result of a gradual, aging-related degeneration of the disks. As you age, your spinal disks lose some of their water content. That makes them less flexible and more prone to tearing or rupturing with even a minor strain or twist.
Using your back muscles instead of your leg and thigh muscles to lift large, heavy objects can lead to a herniated disk, as can twisting and turning while lifting. More rarely, a traumatic event such as a fall or a blow to the back can cause a herniated disk.
2006-12-20
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