CERVICAL PATHOLOGY - DISC CIRCUMFERENTIAL TEAR<br />Cervical Spine Pathology Intervertebral Disc Annular Circumferential Tear medical legal exhibit illustrations<br /><br />DISC HEALTH<br /><br />When you sit, stand up, bend or twist, large compressive forces are applied to your spine. There are several factors that determine the ability of your inter-vertebral discs to handle these forces:<br /><br /> your inherited make-up<br /><br /> disc health – worsened by smoking, poor nutrition, sedentary lifestyle, weak muscles, and obesity<br /><br /> ageing<br /><br /> poor posture – while sitting, standing and lifting<br /><br /> heavy loads during home, work or sporting activities.<br /><br />DISC INJURY<br /><br />Maximal or sub-maximal stresses on the cartilage, which sits between the intervertebral disc and the adjacent vertebral body, can damage this endplate. medical legal exhibit illustrations.<br /><br />Endplate damage can lead to fluid loss from the nucleus. Cervical Spine Pathology Intervertebral Disc Annular Circumferential Tear medical legal exhibit illustrations.
