Herniated Disc

It often begins with a single moment. You lift something, you twist the wrong way, you stand up — and suddenly a pain shoots through your back that blots out everything else. Your leg goes numb, your foot tingles, every movement becomes a challenge. A herniated disc is not a gradual process that announces itself kindly. It bursts through — suddenly, severely, unmistakably.

What happens physically is a powerful image: the soft core of the disc — that substance which acts as a cushion between the vertebrae, absorbs shocks, enables mobility — breaks through its casing. It bursts out. Something that lay protected inside for decades can no longer be held. It presses outward, hits nerves, generates pain.