Side View of Bulging Disc-Lumbar Region

Image Description:

Illustration of a lumbar vertebra side view with a compressed nerve trapped by a bulging or herniated disc. A bulging lumbar disc occurs when the soft inner material of a spinal disc in the lower back bulges out through a tear in the outer layer, trapping a nerve and causing pain. Common symptoms include low back pain, and pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness that radiates down the leg (sciatica). A corresponding image show the position of the lumbar spine within the body.

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Anatomy Visible in the Medical Illustration Includes:

Lumbar vertebra, vertebral body, pedicle, transverse process, superior articular process, vertebral foramen, accessory process, spinous process, bulging disc, compressed nerve, disc, disc protrusion, disc bulge, herniated disc, sciatica, nerve pain, facet joint.

Image created by:

Joanna Culley