What is herniated disc condition?

These days, due to our lifestyles we spend a lot of time sitting down especially in a bad posture. A surprising and alarming figure reveals 8 out of 10 people suffer some type of injury or back pain. Bad postures are one of the factors that accelerate the wear and tear and aging of the spine.

Herniated discs between the vertebrae is one of the major back diseases that the world population suffers, The  vertebrae that form the spine are cushioned by discs that are round in shape with a tough, outer layer  called annulus that surrounds the nucleus. Discs are located between each vertebra in the spinal column and work as shock absorbers for the vertebrae

A herniated disc also called slipped, bulged, or ruptured disc is a fragment of the vertebrae disc nucleus which is pushed out of the annulus in the spinal canal through rupture in the annulus. Discs that become herniated usually are in an early stage of degeneration. Herniated discs may occur in any part of the spine but is more common in the lower back (lumbar).

What are the symptoms of herniated disc?

Symptoms of herniated disc vary depending on the position and size of the herniation. If the herniated disc presses a nerve then the person may experience pain and numbness or weakness in that area of the body where  the nerve travel but the patient may experience mild low back pain or no pain if the herniated disc does not press on a nerve. Typically, a patient suffering with herniated disc may proceed with an episode of low back pain or a may have a history of intermittent episodes of low backache.

For many years, surgeries have been considered and promoted as the solution to herniated discs the fact being that one third of patients show no improvement in their condition after surgery.

These days, patients are looking for alternative and innovative methods that are effective and that, according to specialists’ opinions, help to improve their condition.

We can highlight Some of these methods:

-Posture Pump Dual Deluxe. Employs breakthrough technology of Expanding Ellipsoidal Decompression (EED) invented and patented by Posture Pump. The dual air cell that relieves neck pain and stiffness of the upper back, lower back stiffness, headaches and fatigue. It can be used for migraines. It improves flexibility, range of movement and shapes and restores cervical curves and helps relieve lower back pain.

Approximate price of 325 USD on Amazon

-Cordus and Sacrus. Non invasive devices created with the purpose of correcting various spinal problems, including sciatica pain, herniated discs, scoliosis and more and avoiding surgeries. They were developed by Russian doctors, they work with the method of self-gravitation, that is, they use the body’s own pressure. Thanks to this method, the devices, even though they seem simple, they are capable of stimulating and recovering the deepest intervertebral muscles that are the root of the main problems where the fingers of specialists can’t reach, this also facilitates the regeneration of the intervertebral discs.

Approximate price of 98 USD for the Cordus device and 188 USD for both on eBay

 –Nubax Trio Portable Back Traction Device. Product created by an Australian therapeutic company to help to relieve back pain. Nubax is a portable traction device that can be used safely and easily.Approximate price of 235.28 USD on A.mazon

There are other methods capable of relieving pain or in certain cases correcting the problem, but it is a broad topic, we will probably write about them in the following blog

Traditional medicine often tries to channel the patient with invasive methods such as surgery or injections that in most cases are not the best option, the responsibility of each of us is to find the effective solution with the lowest risk. Sometimes simple solutions give the best result. Live healthy.