One of these is that they tend to dry out and contain less water, causing them to lose height and bulge outward. The discs in your lower back, called the lumbar spine, are commonly affected by DDD.

A herniated disc is a disc that ruptures. This allows the jelly-like center of the disc to leak, irritating the nearby nerves. This can cause sciatica or back pain. Most discs rupture (or herniate) in ...

Any condition that puts pressure on a nerve root can lead to lumbar radiculopathy. The most common underlying cause is a herniated disc in your lower back. A herniated disc is when the jelly-like ...

This article explains the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for a bulging disk, as well as pictures of a herniated disc and exercises ... at the bottom of the lumbar spine.

If a Patient has been injured a along time ago and is now experiencing back pain though the front and back at L4 area and been told the discs is bulging would therapy help or surgery a better option.

Case report: A 58-year-old man with suspected lumbar intradural mass and neurological involvement received L5 total laminectomy ... to differentiate a herniated disc from a disc space infection ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I suffered a lower back injury in 2001, with crushed and bulging discs in the L2, L3, L4 and L5 vertebras. After over a year of physical therapy and drugs, my pain doctor tried an ...