Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having ...

This includes bulging discs. Let’s explore what causes a bulging disc in your lower back. We’ll also cover symptoms to look out for and how a bulging disc is diagnosed and treated.

A herniated or bulging disc in the back can be identified with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a test typically recommended when you've experienced back pain symptoms for at least six weeks.

The spine consists of 24 bones, or vertebrae, stacked on top of one another. Between the vertebrae are spinal disks, which have a soft, gel-like center and a tough, flexible outer ring.

My MRI report says “focal central disc protrusion with posterior annular tear at L4 L5 level without any neural or spinal canal stenosis.” I also have tuft of hair at my sacrum area.

A herniated disc, also known as a ruptured disc or a slipped disc, is characterized by one of the discs in the spine breaking open or moving out of place.

No. 1-ranked Simona Halep has a herniated disc in her back, putting the rest of her season in doubt. Halep wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that she had an MRI exam that revealed the injury.