The Worst Kind of Back Pain | Herniated Discs & Sciatica
In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the anatomy of the intervertebral discs, describes what is happening with bulging and herniated discs, as well as discusses the nerve pain, often referred to as sciatica (lumbosacral radiculopathy), that is associated with nerve root compression from bulging and herniated discs.
References
https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnatomyLab/videos
Video Timeline
00:00 – 00:27 Intro
00:28 – 01:09 What is a Disc & Where Do You Find Them?
01:10 – 01:38 Taller in the Morning?
02:39 – 02:53 Function of the Discs
02:54 – 03:42 Why Injured Discs Don’t Heal Well
03:43 – 05:18 Increasing Blood Flow, Protecting the Discs, & YogaBody!
05:19 – 07:21 Bulging vs Herniated Discs
07:22 – 09:35 How Discs Can Cause Nerve Pain
09:36 – 11:27 Which Nerve is Being Compressed!?
11:28 – 13:54 What is Sciatica? (Lumbosacral Radiculopathy)
13:55 – 15:37 Your Spinal Cord is Shorter Than You Think!
15:38 – 17:03 Why Bulging Discs Can Effect Multiple Nerves
17:04 – 17:46 Exercise Changes How the Body Stores & Processes Sugar