Page 5 - F Preventing low back pain part 1 -Herniated discs

anchored in place to vertebrae above and below it.

When you bend forward, the weight of your body is

now overly distributed to the front of the disc. This

forces the mass of the disc backwards. If the force on

the disc is too great, fibers on the back of the disc may

be damaged. (Think blown out.)

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The outer 3 fibrous layers of the disc have many

nerves and if the fibers are damaged, this irritates the

nerves there and generates a lot of pain. If the outer

fibers are damaged enough, the jelly like center can leak

out further irritating the nerves. This is called a disc

prolapse.

The weight of the average body is enough to cause

damage to the disc when you lean forward. If you have

extra weight in your hands when leaning forward or you

are carrying a few extra pounds of body weight, this