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Low-back pain can affect almost anyone at any time. In the United States, 8–15 percent [Ranu, 1] of back injuries involve the spinal discs, which act as a cushion between each vertebra. When a human spinal disc slips or herniates, part or all of it bulges out from its usual setting between the vertebrae (Figure 1).
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Ranu, H.S. (1995). Microminiaturization in Laser Surgery and in vivo Intradiscal Pressure Measurement in Intervertebral Discs. In: Welland, M.E., Gimzewski, J.K. (eds) Ultimate Limits of Fabrication and Measurement. NATO ASI Series, vol 292. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0041-0_3
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