Herniated Disc Surgery Video. A herniated disc occurs when the outer portion of a spinal disc breaks down and the inner portion leaks out. See what a cervical herniated disc looks like and understand its symptoms causes and treatments in this animated cervical herniated disc video.
Surgery for a lumbar herniated disc is only recommended if pain and other symptoms do not respond to nonsurgical treatments or if low back or leg pain is so severe that it interferes with basic functions like sleeping standing or walking. In the case of a lumbar herniated disc the weak spot in the annulus fibrosus is directly underneath the spinal nerve root so a herniation in this area can put direct pressure. The inner portion of the disc that extrudes can then irritate or compress nearby nerves causing radiating pain.
In this animation we explain what a hernia is and that this condition can involve discs in the spine.
Also known as a lumbar laminectomy. The inner portion of the disc that extrudes can then irritate or compress nearby nerves causing radiating pain. Surgery for a lumbar herniated disc is only recommended if pain and other symptoms do not respond to nonsurgical treatments or if low back or leg pain is so severe that it interferes with basic functions like sleeping standing or walking. In the case of a lumbar herniated disc the weak spot in the annulus fibrosus is directly underneath the spinal nerve root so a herniation in this area can put direct pressure.
