Page 8 - F Preventing low back pain part 1 -Herniated discs

disc problems can be effectively treated without

surgery.

Once the pain has been reduced, it is necessary to

strengthen the disc and help it heal so the injury does

not reoccur. The discs have cells in them that can

recreate the fibers on the outer most portion of the disc.

Think of it like a spider spinning a web.

Because the discs do not have a direct blood supply,

they take much longer to heal. Tissues such as your

muscles have a direct blood supply which brings repair

materials to the tissue very rapidly. This is why muscle

tissue heals rapidly.

All the materials needed to repair the disc reach the

cells there by means of diffusion. This takes far longer

and requires that you gently move the spine around a

number of times a day so new raw materials can diffuse

into the area of the spinal discs. Repair of the disc can

take anywhere from a month to a year to fully heal. You

need to be very cautious during this time.

Back pain is a very common and very debilitating

medical condition. If you have friends or family with

current back pain or a history of back pain, please feel

free to forward this booklet to them. No one should

have to live with back pain.