Herniated disc: Wu PH

Wu PH, et al. Intervertebral disc diseases part 2: A review of the current diagnostic and treatment strategies for intervertebral disc disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020; doi:10.3390/ijms21062135. A herniated disk occurs when some of the softer material inside the disk pushes out through a crack in the outer lining of the disk. A herniated disk also is called a slipped, ruptured or bulging disk or disk prolapse. A herniated disk happens when some of the softer material pushes out through a crack in the outer layers of the disk. A herniated disk may irritate or compress a nearby spinal nerve root.