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Warrier, project leader and chief superintendent of the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala. He said the Vasti treatment had a legendary effect on IVDP. We have been doing it for long. Now we are going to put in record the wonderful effects of this treatment with the help of the WHO, said Dr. Warrier. The inter-vertebral discs are circular pads of tissue that separate the bones of the back (vertebrae). These discs consist of a jelly-like centre encapsulated in a fibrous coating and act as shock absorbers between the vertebrae to soften the pressure forces in the back, especially when someone is running, bending and lifting. Slipped disc A prolapse of a disc (often called a slipped disc) happens when so much pressure is put on the disc that the gelatinous centre bursts out of the coating. This protrusion may then press on one of the nerves leaving the spinal cord and running just behind the disc, causing the nerve to become numb or to send pain messages to the brain. The most common place for a prolapsed disc to occur is in the lumbar (lower back) region although it may occur in the cervical region (neck) or, less commonly, in other places down the spine. Copyright 2000 - 2009 The Hindu
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