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  Back pain can creep up on you once you least expect it. One minute you're sitting comfortably ahead of the TV, and the next you are trying to stand up, and -- ouch! -- a pointy pain radiates through your lower back. Could you've got a slipped or herniated disc? you would possibly. The adult spine is formed from 24 bones called vertebrae. a number of the vertebrae are cushioned by soft discs made from a jelly-like substance. These discs allow you to maneuver your spine around and bend over. But if a disc between two vertebrae starts slipping out of place, it can irritate the encompassing nerves and cause extreme pain. The condition is named a slipped, ruptured, or herniated disc. A ruptured intervertebral disc can continue the nerves in your spine and cause pain, weakness, and numbness in your neck, back, arms, and legs. Sometimes these symptoms are often severe enough to disrupt your life. Most of the time, though, the issues from your ruptured intervertebral disc should star...

Image Source: Total Orthocare Physiotherapy is a branch of medical science that deals with restoring movement and functions of our body when affected by injury, illness or disability. It addresses the illnesses, or injuries that limit a person's abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. Physiotherapy is used to improve a patient's physical functions through physical examination, diagnosis, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, disease prevention and health promotion. Physiotherapy is provided as a primary care treatment or alongside, or in conjunction with, other medical services. Physiotherapists maintain health for people of all ages, helping patients to manage pain and prevent disease. The profession helps to encourage development and facilitate recovery, enabling people to stay in work while helping them remain independent for as long as possible. Physiotherapy is a science-based profession and takes a ‘whole p...