When a disc is displaced, the soft inner core pushes through a tear in the tough outer later, which can press on the nerves, leading to pain, numbness, or weakness in the lower back, legs ...

Radial Tears: These are formed in the inner portion of the disc and spread outward ... Avoid smoking to minimize spinal degeneration by limiting blood flow to spinal tissues.

Prior to Monday’s game against the Dodgers, the Rockies placed Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to April ...