Page 7 - F Preventing low back pain part 1 -Herniated discs

in your back and/or legs gets worse,it is highly probable

that there is disc involvement. (Incidentally if you lean

backward and the pain in your back gets worse, this is a

problem with your facets which we will cover in the

next booklet.)

What happens if the discs are damaged?

If the discs are damaged, you will obviously feel

pain. The amount of pain you feel depends on the

extent of damage and what structures and tissues are

involved. If only the fibers of the disc are damaged and

to a moderate degree, your pain level may only be

moderate. If the fibers are damaged enough that the jelly

like center can leak out, you may irritate both the local

nerves and the sciatic nerve giving you extreme pain in

both the back and down the leg.

Correct medical treatment needs to be done in stages.

The initial treatment is simply to get you out of pain. If

the damage is mild or moderate, treatment may take a

few days to a few weeks with acupuncture and

frequency specific microcurrent. If the damage is more

extreme, it may take a good 4 weeks to effectively treat

the pain. In extreme cases where a large amount of

damage has been done to the discs, surgery may be

necessary. However, in 90% of cases, back pain due to