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Every spinal disc problem is a slipped disc for a common man. Slip discs are not medical conditions, but just words created to classify different types of back pain. There’s confusion about what the word means itself – does it mean that things can “slip” or that they’re simply out of place? We at Sukhayu believe in education and we want you to know exactly how these problems affect your health so please read on!
There are so many different kinds of back pain. So we’re going to explain what slip disc is in detail here. Back pain has been around for ages and it’s not something new! But yet a lot of people don’t know what causes it or why they have it.
They might even have tried various treatments and medications that never worked. Because they didn’t do anything about the cause – the underlying problem! Well-educated medical professionals want you to know that most times there is no cure for back pain but many cures! Slip discs are one such problem with multiple conditions. It includes this category and though we’ll be talking about slip disc herniation. We’ll talk more about others later too.
So what is a slipped disc? A slip disc herniation occurs when a structural defect develops in the spinal discs of your back. This results in them becoming displaced. As we age, our bodies undergo many changes. And it’s these factors that lead to the degeneration of joints like the vertebrae. Slip disc has been talked about for decades and what most people agree on is that; there are two types of slip disc condition; Anterior or posterior.
Also called “slipped intervertebral disc”. This type of slip disc problem usually affects young adults between 20-40 years old. And happens more common among men than women. Hence, an anterior slip disc is famous as a male slipped disc and a slipped disc. Anterior means in front of. So this type of spinal disc displacement happens right at the front where your neck attaches to your spine.
The front of the spinal column consists of what they call vertebral bodies. These are large bones that fit together to form a hollow tube. And within these bones are what doctors refer to as intervertebral discs.
These discs are mostly “water”. This water has fibers from the protein collagen which surrounds them. Water and fiber together act as shock absorbers for our backs. When something goes wrong with their structure- it is what we call slip disc and herniation.
Excessive trauma due to accidents like vehicular accidents, falls or sporting injuries can cause anterior slip disc herniation but what doctors also say more often is that most times there are no specific causes for them. Oftentimes it just happens!
People who do occupations that require a lot of physical work like carpentry, construction, or farming are more prone to slip discs. This makes sense because they’re working on the body all the time and what we call sit-down jobs are just as bad for your back! Sitting too much also causes what doctors call what is slip disc.
What most people don’t know about- what you can do for slip discs before seeing a doctor. And what one must do immediately after an injury is that there’s no such thing as “mild” spinal injuries!
The effects of them tend to show up days, sometimes weeks later so it’s better to go in right away with what you feel than suffer any longer waiting! The pain from slip disc can range from a dull ache to a much severe pain. Pain is what you feel most when it comes to posterior slip disc herniation.
This type of slip disc problem usually affects older adults between 60-70 years old. It most commonly occurs in women, but men can also have this. The posterior side means behind so what we have here is what doctors call “slipped lumbar disc” which is at the back of the spine and where your lower back joins your legs. These slip discs consist of not just one but a combination of several vertebral bodies that form what they call an “intervertebral foramina”. What this translates to is a passage through the bone and within this lies what specialists refer to as a spinal cord -this carries all the electrical impulses that make up our body’s central nervous system (CNS). So if you coughed, sneezed or enjoy a sport, what you feel is what your CNS is sending to the brain.
A posterior slip disc is what specialists refer to as a slip disc or herniation.
This happens what we call posteriorly or what doctors refer to as the back of your spine. These are what’s what some doctors also describe as having what they say “lumbar” degenerative changes. This happens because of – poor posture, excessive body weight, and overuse in activities like sports.
What causes sciatica and what we know as posterior slipped disc herniation involves 2 major areas of pain.
First, most often what doctors refer to as posterior spinal stenosis occurs in these cases. This means that some of the bone spurs (osteophytes) have grown around the nerve roots and press on them causing shooting pains down our legs.
Anterior and posterior slip disc conditions have different characteristics but their causes are what doctors say result from what they call “overuse” of what they refer to as intervertebral joints.
The human body has gone through many changes over time. Because of this, what we call our musculoskeletal system has become weaker than it used to be. This is one of the most prominent causes behind all types of back pain including slipped spinal discs is posture! Our changing lifestyle which includes a sedentary one in front of computers coupled with incorrect postures tends to place high levels of stress on various areas including the spine in what might be what they call “slipped disc” condition.
Here is what makes slip disc different from what doctors call the herniated disc that we discussed earlier. A herniated spinal disc does not always mean- what they refer to as a slipped disc. There are a few conditions with which we diagnose properly. These are- spondylolisthesis, degenerative disk disease, or what specialists also sometimes call prolapsed (slipped forward) intervertebral discs among others. With age, our bones in various parts of our body undergo changes including the spine. One of these manifestations of aging include loss of bone density and in what.
What they call “discs” if what you have is what doctors refer to as a herniated disc and not what is slipped disc then there are no chances of what we doctors term “slipped disc”.
So, what makes what I am talking about here different from these other conditions that make up for the phenomenon that specialists refer to slip disc condition?
What happens in this condition has everything to do with what they call wear and tear on the joints caused by overuse.
This type of spinal injury usually occurs when constant trauma puts pressure on the front part of the spine which causes it to deform. As a result of this deformation, the fibers that surround what they call intervertebral discs to get what they refer to as “tired” and what results is what doctors call disc failure. Because of this, what specialists say what we have here is what might be what they call overstretched or degenerated intervertebral disk which might be what they refer to as slipped disks for short. This type of spinal disc injury usually occurs in individuals aged between 50-70 years old but it can occur because of what they say simple bad posture too!
What happens here has everything to do with what specialists sometimes describe as an imbalance between forces acting on the vertebrae like gravity, muscle tension, etc., that cause structural changes in what they refer to as annulus fibrosus which is what they call what surrounds what we have here! As this changes what specialists refer to as intervertebral disk reduces in height. Later on the same disc deflates and dislocates to – slip disc condition..
Furthermore, the loss of bone mass density around the joints usually causes less cushioning for what lies within. Which eventually sustains damage to the nucleus pulposus from dislocation between opposing vertebrae when our bodies move. This is what some experts also describe as slipped disc degeneration process with varying levels of severity.
Jelly is similar to the “thick fluid”. This is Nucleus pulposus. This jelly is proteins- proteoglycans. Nourishment to this jelly comes through blood. These blood arteries, responsible for the nourishment of the jelly- arise from vertebrae upper and lower. From endplates. When there is regular pressure on the endplates. This leads to a lack of blood supply to the disc. Due to the lack of nutrition. Jelly doesn’t get the nourishment. This leads to the desiccation of the disc.
The “elastic” nature of the jelly is reduced in the desiccated disc. Which causes displacement of the internal jelly. This displacement occurs according to the pressure on the disc.
A slipped disc is literally what the name suggests – a disc that has somehow slipped out of its normal position.
The intervertebral discs are the shock-absorbing sponges that lie between each vertebra in your spine, with two discs at each level.
Tough fibrous cartilage makes the outermost layer of the disc. These fibers rest in an outer ring of strong, flexible ligaments (the annulus).
When they are healthy they provide firm support for your vertebrae (bones in your spine) and act as cushions for the spinal nerves passing through them. Their flexibility also allows them to help absorb any impact when you move so that they work like springs to protect and support you during your day-to-day activities.
A slipped disc occurs when the outer ring of delicate ligaments tears. This allows a little bit of movement between the vertebrae and causing some pressure upon a spinal nerve – this is what causes back pain.
As discs are so flexible they can ‘slip’ forwards or backward, which is what determines whether you have a prolapsed or herniated disc.
Once the outer ring of the disc has ruptured then it can no longer hold all the inner material safely contained within its boundaries, which means that pieces of this ‘slipped’ or ‘herniated’ (technical terms) disc can become trapped between the vertebrae – pressing on the spinal nerves and causing pain in your back.
This is a basic question every patient of slip disc wants to know. And obviously, most of the time answer is NO!! But we have changed the perception many times for these patients. Sukhayu Ayurved is the only center where we have done wonders for slip disc patients. We have many evidences and stories where MRIs changed completely. Not only this- nerves which were dead at times replenished and patients with loss of sensation got their sensation back. Read the wonderful Stories of Cured Patients of Spinal Disc Problems
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Vaidya Dr. Pardeep Sharma is “Chief Ayurvedic Physician” at Sukhayu Ayurved Jaipur. He is an M.D. (Ayurveda) doctor. He is the founder of the “Sukhayu Ayurved” and working with patients clinically since last 15 years. Vaidya Ji is well known for his specialisation in Ayurvedic treatment of different ailments. Among these diseases “To set the slipped disc to normal” is one. Vaidya Dr. Pardeep does it according to the scientific principles of Ayurveda. Under his
