lumbar disc
Lower spine pad
A lumbar disc is one of the cushioning pads between vertebrae in the lower back.
These discs act as shock absorbers for the spine.
When a lumbar disc bulges or ruptures—a herniated disc or slipped disc—it can press on nerves and cause significant pain radiating down the leg.
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- herniatedAbnormally protruding through membrane
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- sciaticaLumbar nerve inflammation
- back painPosterior torso discomfort
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