Spinal discs are soft, highly elastic and compressible pads that separate the interlocking bones that make up the spine. The discs act as shock absorbers for the spine, allowing it to flex, bend, and twist. Discs and the entire spine is stable, if we have a strong back and abdominal muscles. Degenerative disc disease can take place throughout the spine, but it most often occurs in the discs in the lower back (lumbar region) and the neck (cervical region). When we get older our shock absorbers are getting harder, drier and more stiff.

Discopathy in other word is a herniated or slipped disc. It occurs when these discs are damaged from an injury, normal wear and tear, or disease and may bulge abnormally or break open (rupture). Injury and prolonged overuse or misuse can speed the formation of tiny tears in a disc's outer covering (capsule). Discopathy can be also caused by sudden movement, injury, weak muscles, or a deficiency of collagen, the main material of cartilage. Main root to this spinal condition is poor muscle tone and obesity, lack of exercise - sedentary lifestyle which also deepen curvature of the spine.

Excessive pressure on a weakened disc can cause some of the jellylike material in the center of the disc to squeeze through the tears in the capsule, causing the disc to rupture into the space that surrounds a nerve root or the spinal canal. A herniated disc can interfere with nerve function, leading to weakness, numbness, or pain in a leg or arm.

In most cases, symptoms of a herniated disc can be managed with nonsurgical treatment and will go away over time. In a few cases surgery is needed.

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