Medications and exercise are common treatments for a herniated disc. If there is severe inflammation or compression of a nerve, injections or surgery may be needed.
Herniated Disc
Please see the index below for a list of all our articles on Herniated Discs.
If you are new to the subject, we recommend starting with: What's a Herniated Disc, Pinched Nerve, Bulging Disc...?
Thoracic herniated disc causes upper back pain due to the protrusion of the disc in the middle spine.
Many terms may be used to describe issues with a spinal disc and disc pain, and all may be used differently and, at times, interchangeably.
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