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  • Sciatica
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Honoring the Legacy of Raymond Kent, DC

Honoring the Legacy of Raymond Kent, DCHonoring the Legacy of Raymond Kent, DCHonoring the Legacy of Raymond Kent, DC
Home
Conditions Treated
  • Herniated or Bulging Disc
  • Neck Pain & Whiplash
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Sciatica
  • Nerve Pain Radiculopathy
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Shoulder / Arm Pain
  • Hip Injury
Meet the Doctors
  • Dr. Booth
  • Dr. Mandel
  • Dr. Comer
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  • Home
  • Conditions Treated
    • Herniated or Bulging Disc
    • Neck Pain & Whiplash
    • Lower Back Pain
    • Sciatica
    • Nerve Pain Radiculopathy
    • Degenerative Disc Disease
    • Shoulder / Arm Pain
    • Hip Injury
  • Meet the Doctors
    • Dr. Booth
    • Dr. Mandel
    • Dr. Comer
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  • The lumbar spine is made up for five vertebrae (L1-L5) separated by  five discs. The discs are much like shock absorbers, in that they absorb  the load coming down from all the weight above. They allow the bones to  permit movement such as bending twisting, lifting and rotation because  they act as a pivot point. When you jump off of something, it’s your  discs and the spines curvature that absorb the shock like a strut in a  car absorbs bumps in the road.
  • Another important thing to understand about a normal disc is that it  is like a hydraulic system. Think of a car tire, the center is filled  with air, whereas your discs are filled with fluid. If you slice a tire,  air is going to leak out and deflate the tire. If the disc is  punctured, fluid is going to leak out and cause pain. Imagine you  punctured a tire but not all the way through and while driving along you  hit a bump causing the tire to blow. A similar thing happens with your  discs. The physical or chemical stress of everyday life can weaken the  outer layer of the disc rendering it unstable. This is why when most  people have their back “go out” they really weren’t doing much;  typically bending forward to pick up a pen off the floor is enough to  cause the disc to bulge in some cases.
  • You may have heard the term “slipped disc” used to describe a low  back injury.  Discs do not actually “slip”.  Rather, they may herniate  or bulge out from between the bones.  A herniation is a displaced  fragment of the center part or nucleus of the disc that is pushed  through a tear in the outer layer or annulus of the disc.  Pain results  when irritating substances are released from this tear and also if the  fragment touches or compresses a nearby nerve.  Disc herniation has some  similarities to degenerative disc disease and discs that herniate are  often in an early stage of degeneration.  Herniated discs are common in  the low back or lumbar spine.

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