As pointed out above, discs can not actually slip. The discs are firmly attached to the spinal vertebrae. They can however wear, degenerate, split or herniate, but they can not slip!
A normal, healthy disc is very a very strong stable area. Disc’s are actually stronger than the vertebrae itself. If you have what is referred to as a compression injury within a healthy spine, it is more likely for it to cause a fracture in the vertebrae than it is a disc injury. Over time as your body gets more bumps and bruises, encounters improper lifestyle events like sitting to much or poor posture, the disc undergoes wear and tear or following cumulative strain from repeated bending, twisting, and lifting, the strong fibers of the annulus can tear, this will allow ‘leakage’ of the nucleus area out of the disc’s center. This is what is referred to as a Disc Herniation. If you are in need of a herniated disc chiropractor, Peak Potential Family Chiropractic – Houston Heights is accepting new patients that have disc injuries. We treat disc injuries such as:
Slipped Discs
Herniated Discs
Ruptured Discs
Bulging Discs
Degenerated Discs
Degenerated Discs with Ostephyte Formations.