What is Cervical Herniated Disc?
The neck consists of 7 individual vertebral bones named C1 through C7. In between each of these vertebrae are intervertebral discs which separate the spinal bones from one another. These discs cushion the spine from force and trauma, as well as facilitate flexibility and individual vertebral level movement. If one of these discs endures significant trauma, it might bulge or rupture suddenly. These spontaneous herniations may create significant short term pain, but might not produce any symptoms at all. Degenerative changes in the spine can also make discs bulge or rupture. Degenerative disc herniations are rarely symptomatic and most are not even discovered for many years.
