I’m guessing you’ve heard someone say they have back pain because they “slipped a disc” or maybe even that they’re getting treatment “to put the disc back in.” How about these – “I’ve had back pain ever since I slipped a disc”, “Don’t bend over like that, you’ll slip a disc!”, “Don’t lift that, it’ll slip your disc!”, “I can’t do that I’ve got a slipped disc.” Sounds kind …
Wrinkles on the inside are normal
Disc bulges, disc degeneration, disc height loss and facet degeneration are common findings on MRI and CT in individuals WITHOUT low back pain and these findings increase as we age. Many image-based degenerative changes are a part of the normal aging process and are often not the cause of low back pain.