Slipped Disk

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Also known as:  Prolapsed Intervertebral Disk;  Prolapsed Intervertebral Disk;  PID;  Herniated Disk;  Slipped Disc

 

Description

Slipped Disk is an ailment involving the protrusion of the Cartilage of an Intervertebral Disk though the fibrous outer coat of the Intervertebral Disk, causing pressure on adjoining Nerves and Ligaments.

 

These Substances may Alleviate Slipped Disks

Vitamins

 Vitamin C may prevent the requirement for Surgery in a percentage of persons afflicted with early back lesions that occur as a result of Slipped Disks. 

 

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