Herniated Disc
Applies to: Back

Spinal disc herniation is when a tear in the outer ring of an intervertebral disc allows the central portion to bulge beyond the damaged rings. The tear may cause severe pain, even without nerve compression. Sometimes, there is no tear, but the outermost layers of the disc bulge under pressure.
Most minor herniations heal of their own accord within several weeks, and anti-inflammatory pain medications are sufficient to keep pain under control and help speed up the healing process. Sometimes, herniated discs may not heal independently, and surgical intervention may be necessary.
Symptoms of a herniated disc may include:
- Moderate to severe unrelenting neck or lower back pain that will radiate into regions served by affected nerve roots
- Sensory changes such as numbness, tingling, and burning
- Affection of reflexes
- Sciatica
Conditions And Treatments
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Main conditions
- Achilles Tendon Injuries
- Acute Kidney Injury
- ADHD
- Anxiety Disorder
- Arthritis
- Athlete’s Foot
- Bone Disease related to Kidney Disease
- Bunions, Calluses, & Corns
- Bursitis
- Cancer Pain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Cognitive Disorders
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Dementia
- DeQuervains Wrist Tenosynovitis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Discogenic Back Pain
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Flat Feet
- Fluid and electrolyte disorders, including: Edema, Potassium, Acid-Base and Calcium disorders
- Fracture
- Frozen Shoulder/Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ganglion Cyst
- Glomerular Disease
- Hammertoes
- Heel Spurs
- Herniated Disc
- Hematuria
- High Blood Pressure (Advanced Hypertension)
- Ingrown Toenails
- Infection
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Transplant
- Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
- Migraine Headaches
- Mood Disorder
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS)
- Neuroma
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Occupational Health/Worker Compensation Injuries
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
- Osteoporosis
- Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Spur Syndrome)
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Proteinuria
- Psychotic Disorder
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis and Tears
- Sciatica
- Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Dysfunction
- Spinal Compression Fracture
- Spinal Stenosis
- Sprains/Strains
- Tendonitis
- Extensor Tendon Laceration
- Tennis elbow
- Toenail Fungus
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Warts
Main treatments
- Rotator Cuff Repair
- Intercept
- Access to all end-stage renal disease therapies, including: kidney transplantation, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
- Access to dialysis and transplant services for patients with end-stage renal disease
- ADHD Treatment
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Disorders and Dementia-Eval and Treat
- Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
- Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD)
- Chronic peritoneal dialysis care
- Continuous renal replacement therapy
- Dialysis
- Arthroscopy
- Carpal tunnel injection and release
- Cubital Tunnel Ulnar Nerve Release
- Diabetic Foot & Wound Care
- Discography
- Distal Clavicle Excision
- Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation Therapy
- Dupuytren’s Contracture Release Hand
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Epidural Nerve Block
- Facet Joint Injections
- Facet Joint Nerve Ablation
- Genetic Testing for Psychiatric Medications
- Genicular Nerve Ablation
- Injections of arthritic joints and tendonitis PRP
- Injections of joints and tendonitis corticosteroids
- Intra-articular Joint Injections
- Kyphoplasty Surgical Procedure
- Medial Branch Blocks
- Medication Management
- MILD (Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression)
- MLS® Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Neurostimulation Trials
- PainTeQ LinQ Procedure
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Plantar Fascia Release
- Prolotherapy
- PRP Therapy
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Regenexx®
- SI Joint Fusion
- SI Joint Injections
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Infusion Pump
- Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
- Toe Joint Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement (Anterior Approach)
- Total Hip Replacement Arthroplasty (THA)
- Total Knee Replacement Arthroplasty (TKA)
- Trigger finger injection and release
- Trigger Point Injections
- Vertebroplasty
- Vertiflex Procedure
- VIA Disc NP Procedure
- Wart Removal
- Wound Care