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Slipped disk

Key points about treatments

A slipped disk can be very painful. It means one of the disks in your spine has been damaged and may be pressing on a nerve.

The good news is that a slipped disk generally gets better on its own, usually within about six weeks.

Source:
Deyo RA, Weinstein JN.
Low back pain.
New England Journal of Medicine. 2001; 344: 363-370.

Here we look at treatments for back pain and sciatica caused by a slipped disk in the lower part of your back.

Key points about treating pain caused by a slipped disk

Having your spine manipulated by a trained therapist can help treat pain caused by a slipped disk.
Staying active is probably better for you than lying in bed for a long time, but researchers don't know for sure.
Taking painkillers or getting painkilling shots may help for a short time.
Having an operation to repair the damaged disk can get rid of pain fast, but it works only for some people.

Sources for the information on this page:

Deyo RA, Weinstein JN.Low back pain.New England Journal of Medicine. 2001; 344: 363-370.

This information was last updated on Oct 19, 2009

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