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Pain that is often worsened by movement and may be exacerbated by coughing or laughing, as well as numbness and tingling in the legs, feet, and toes, are symptoms that a person with a herniated disc may experience. However, the first symptom may be back pain in the area of the affected disc. The discs in the spine, called intervertebral discs, are thin, elongated structures that serve as cushions between the vertebrae. Each disc is made up of a soft gel center surrounded by a hard, fibrous outer structure. This structure allows the disc to be firm enough to maintain the space between the vertebrae, but soft enough to be compressed when the spine flexes by bending, leaning, and twisting to the side. In most cases, a herniated disc improves with medical treatment, but if these do not work, specialists will most often recommend surgery. This Monday on Confidential Dialogues, find out what a herniated disc is, what its causes are, how it is diagnosed and what the treatments are to correct it. Follow us on: / canaloncetv / canaloncetv / canaloncetv http://www.canalonce.mx