Cervical Herniated Disc Treatment

Cervical disc herniation is a condition that affects the discs in the upper back and neck region of your spine. The discs are small sacs filled with a gel-like substance and encased in a tough but flexible casing. There is a disc in between each vertebral bone in your spine. These discs act as a barrier between the vertebrae, allowing for painless flexibility and preventing friction as you move your spine.

When the disc is damaged, the gel spills out of the hard casing and into the area surrounding your spine. If the substance aggravates or impinges a spinal nerve, you can feel intense back pain or neck pain. The gel must go somewhere, either outside or inside your spinal column:

When the substance compresses the spinal nerve, it causes painful cervical radiculopathy.
If substance spills into the spinal canal, it narrows the space that your spinal cord needs, leading to cervical stenosis.
Diagnosis is crucial where back pain is concerned. While cervical disc herniation is not as common as lumbar disc herniation, there are still many conditions that can cause pain. Determining where your pain originates allows your spine specialist in Edison, NJ to deliver the appropriate treatment for a cervical herniated disc. Dr. Branko Skovrlj at NU-Spine, The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute, treats neck injuries and other spine ailments.

Read more: https://www.nu-spine.com/neck-cervical/cervical-herniated-disc/

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