disc herniation

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disc
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsk/us
/dɪsk/
mainly UK
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Extremely rare, but potentially serious side effects include: strokes, spinaldischerniation, vertebral and rib fractures and cauda equina syndrome.
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It can also be caused by the long term pressure brought about with either a severedischerniationor spinal stenosis.
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Common causes of sciatica include the following lower back and hip conditions: spinaldischerniation, degenerative disc disease, lumbar spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and piriformis syndrome.
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It can also sometimes be caused by spinaldischerniation, osteoporosis or a tumor.
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This is significant in understanding certain pathological conditions of the spine such as the typical location for a spinaldischerniation.
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However, the fossil definitely showed lumbardischerniation, an injury implicated with his death.
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Over-flexing the torso greatly increases the forces exerted on the lower back, risking a spinaldischerniation.
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In cases of spinal stenosis ordischerniation, laminectomies can be performed to relieve the pressure on the nerves.
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Anti-inflammatory treatments for pain associated withdischerniation, protrusion, bulge, or disc tear are generally effective.
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To treat adischerniation, which may cause persistent radiating pain, a microdiscectomy surgery is usually performed.
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The straight leg raise test is almost always positive in those withdischerniation.
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They suffer from health conditions common to spaniels and some large dogs, as well as a specific range of heart conditions and spinaldischerniation.
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Discherniationis usually due to age related degeneration of the anulus fibrosus, although trauma, lifting injuries, or straining have been implicated.
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A disc protrusion may progress to a spinaldischerniation, a condition in which there is a tear in the anulus fibrosus.
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These discs can sometimes slip resulting in spinaldischerniation.
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Hernndez, winner of one doubles titles on the main circuit, decided to retire after complications following a spinaldischerniationoperation.
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The clinical picture of a recurrentdischerniationusually involves a significant pain free interval.
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When the scarring is associated with adischerniationand/or recurrent spinal stenosis, it is relatively common, occurring in more than 60% of cases.
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Imaging tests such as computerised tomography or magnetic resonance imaging can help with the diagnosis of lumbardischerniation.
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This is calleddischerniation.
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