From: Content analysis of the online information available about back pain
Discs are pads that serve as cushions between the individual; vertebral bodies……. a jelly donut with a central softer component and a surrounding firm outer ring. | |
Discs are fluid filled cushions that protects the vertebra from rubbing together. | |
Discs are round and flat with a tough outer layer that surrounds the jelly like material called the nucleus. | |
Spongy sac of cartilage called discs…. That acts as a cushion and provides range of motion to the spine | |
Fibrous cushions between the vertebra…. That prevents the vertebra to collapse. | |
Disc acts as cushions between the bones in your spine | |
Discs are rubbery substances resembling jelly donuts… | |
The intervertebral discs are fibrocartilaginous cushions serving as the spine's shock absorbing system, which protect the vertebrae, brain, and other structures (i.e., nerves). | |
When the covering of the disc is torn – known as an annular tear – a soft “jelly” like substance can leak out, called a herniation. The hole in a jelly donut represents the annular tear, and the jelly that leaks out of the donut represents a herniated disc. | |
A disc is a ring of cartilage filled with jelly-like material - similar to a jelly donut! There are discs between almost all of the bones in your spine. Together, the discs work like shock absorbers to help decrease the impact on your back. |