Tag: Herniated Disk

Herniated disks or slipped disks; whatever you call them, they’re painful. The aging process makes adults increasingly more susceptible to problems with the disks between spinal vertebrae, and treatment can be tricky. When even surgeons urge patients to avoid surgery…

A herniated disk occurs when the cushions between a person’s vertebrae slip out of place or rupture. The cushions are made up of a jelly-like substance. That substance can leak out into the spine and cause a lot of pain…