loading...| Preferred Name |
Herniated Disk |
| Synonyms |
Slipped Disk |
| Definitions |
<p>Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance. These disks cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you age, the disks break down or degenerate. As they do, they lose their cushioning ability. This can lead to pain if the back is stressed.</p> <p>A herniated disk is a disk that ruptures. This allows the jelly-like center of the disk to leak, irritating the nearby nerves. This can cause <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/sciatica.html">sciatica</a> or <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/backpain.html">back pain</a>.</p> <p>Your doctor will diagnose a herniated disk with a physical exam and, sometimes, imaging tests. With treatment, most people recover. Treatments include rest, pain and anti-inflammatory medicines, physical therapy, and sometimes surgery.</p> <p class="">NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases</p> |
| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0021818 |
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Slipped Disk Slipped disk Compressed disk Bulging disk Herniated intervertebral disk Prolapsed disk |
| cui |
C0021818 |
| Date created |
10/01/1999 |
| definition |
Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance. These disks cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you age, the disks break down or degenerate. As they do, they lose their cushioning ability. This can lead to pain if the back is stressed. A herniated disk is a disk that ruptures. This allows the jelly-like center of the disk to leak, irritating the nearby nerves. This can cause sciatica or back pain. Your doctor will diagnose a herniated disk with a physical exam and, sometimes, imaging tests. With treatment, most people recover. Treatments include rest, pain and anti-inflammatory medicines, physical therapy, and sometimes surgery. NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
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| Inverse of SY |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0221541 |
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| MP OTHER LANGUAGE URL | |
| MP PRIMARY INSTITUTE URL |
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ |
| notation |
C0021818 |
| prefLabel |
Herniated Disk |
| Related to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0004604 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0004601 |
| Scope Statement |
A herniated or slipped disc means that one of the soft cushions or discs between your vertebrae or spinal bones pushes out. Find out about it here.https://medlineplus.gov/herniateddisk.html |
| tui |
T047 |
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