Everyone knows lower back pain sucks. But did you know that the majority of back pain will heal on its own without surgery...if you know how to treat it--what to do and what not to do.
21. A disc can bulge, herniate or degenerate
Facet joints can weaken and fail
22. A disc can bulge, herniate or degenerate
Facet joints can weaken and fail
Your spine can curve too far inward (hyperlordosis)
or not far enough inward (hypolordosis)
23. A disc can bulge, herniate or degenerate
Facet joints can weaken and fail
Your spine can curve too far inward (hyperlardosis)
or not far enough inward (hypolardosis)
A ligament can get pulled or torn
24. A disc can bulge, herniate or degenerate
Facet joints can weaken and fail
Your spine can curve too far inward (hyperlardosis)
or not far enough inward (hypolardosis)
A ligament can get pulled or torn
Arthritis can take hold
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34. Microdiscectomy (a.k.a. Microdecompression)
Minimally invasive procedure where a portion of the disc
nucleus is removed with a surgical knife or laser
Laminectomy
An invasive surgical procedure in which a small portion of
the arch of the vertebrae is removed