How Do Spinal Discs Become Damaged?
Over time gravity, joint dysfunction and accumulated trauma can cause the discs to flatten and degenerate. This compression prevents oxygen and nutrients from entering the disc. This hampers healing and trauma recovery. This ongoing starvation forces the once-tough outer layers of the disc to become soft allowing the center of the disc to bulge outward. Significant spinal disc damage can become a tear. This is called a Disc Herniation. The inner gelatinous material can also leak out which is called a disc sequestration or rupture. The “jelly center” of the disc can dry out over time which is often referred to as Degenerative Disc Disease. All disc injuries can eventually pinch on the nerves leaving the spine (“Pinched Nerve”) which can create symptoms such as numbness, tingling, sharp pain or burning down the arms or legs. Sharp pain from the back that “shootis” down the legs is often called Sciatica. The only treatment that can reverse this degenerative process is Spinal Disc Decompre
