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Herniated Discs

What are Herniated Discs? Disc herniation is sometimes blamed for back pain when they are not actually the cause. It is important to understand the anatomy and symptoms of disc herniation. When x-ray technology first emerged that could show herniations of the lumbar intervertebral discs, there was a rush to assign blame for low back…

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TOS – Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

TOS, aka Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, almost always presents with arm and hand pain and numbness. Pain can involve only part of the hand, such as specific fingers, or all of the hand.

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Dealing with discs

Your back consists of stacked bones called vertebrae. There are discs between the vertebrae that act as shock absorbers and that allow the spine to bend.

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