Lumbar internal disc disruption

The term internal disc disruption implies that the structure and integrity of the intervertebral disc have been compromised (disrupted). When painful, this condition is called discogenic pain. Please review links below for more information on discogenic pain.

Symptoms

When an intervertebral disc is a source of low back pain the symptoms may be variable. Symptoms can range from constant central low back pain to variable pain that occurs only when loading the low back (picking something up).

Treatment

Chiropractic treatment is useful in this condition. There should be a rehabilitation exercise focus to improve the long term outcomes from treatment.

Causes of low back pain

The following conditions are common causes of low back pain.

• Lumbar myelopathy
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Lumbar spinal stenosis
• Bone Spurs
• Degenerative disc disease (DDD)
• Pinched nerve
• Lumbar radiculopathy
• Lumbar facet joint pain
• Bulging Disc
• Herniated Disc
• Disc protrusion
• Discogenic pain
• Post laminectomy syndrome
• Coccydynia
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondyloarthropathy
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Reiter’s syndrome
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Enteropathic arthritis
• Sacroiliac disorders
• Foot drop
• Spinal neurofibroma
• Acute low pain
• Chronic low back pain
• Stiff low back
• Trigger points in the low back
• Red flags for low back pain
• Internal disc disruption
• Lumbar spondylosis
• Lumbar facet syndrome
• Lumbar foraminal stenosis
• Lumbar disc herniation
• Lumbar osteoarthritis
• Lumbar osteophytes