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A ruptured disc or disc herniation, sometimes incorrectly called a “slipped disc”, is a medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc allows the soft, central portion to bulge out.

Ruptured Disc or Herniated Disc Injuries

The spine is comprised of a series of connected bones called vertebrae. A disc is comprised of an out layer (or “annulus fibrosus”) and gel like center (or “nucleous pulpulsa”) which separates parts of the vertebrae from one another. In many ways, a disc acts like a cushion between the vertebrae. [...]