This is most often referred to as a herniated disc, and it can pinch nerves and cause severe back pain.    From Wordnik.com.  [EveryJoe] Reference

She says, I've been diagnosed with a herniated disc.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2007] Reference

All that sitting caused a herniated disk in my back.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Most Important Gift you can Give to Your Family is Your Time] Reference

You have stress off the herniated discs and the hips.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2006] Reference

SCHAUFELE: This little red things is a herniated disk.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2007] Reference

I just had a herniated disk in my lower back, as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2003] Reference

She is being diagnosed for treatment of herniated disks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heckled Woman in Wheelchair has a Message: An Exclusive Interview] Reference

GRIFFIN: The doctor diagnosed herniated disk muscle tears.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2007] Reference

SCHAUFELE: This little red thing here is a herniated disc.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2006] Reference

The diagnosis was sciatica, from a herniated or slipped disk.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Former Exercise Fanatic's Guide to Dealing with Back Pain] Reference

Typically herniated disks are “random events,” says Carragee.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Cut Or Not To Cut] Reference

Leah once worked with a concert pianist who had a herniated disk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leah Fleisher Cures What Ails Musicians] Reference

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This little red thing here is a herniated disc.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2007] Reference

About 300,000 Americans have surgery each year for herniated disks.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Cut Or Not To Cut] Reference

He had two herniated discs, sciatica and enough pain to fill a 767.    From Wordnik.com.  [PHARMACY ISLAND] Reference

I have not one, not two but THREE herniated disks on my lumbar spine.    From Wordnik.com.  [marilynnv Diary Entry] Reference

COHEN (voice-over): Pat Phillips had two herniated discs in her lower back.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2006] Reference

We took him to a different vet, who determined our hound had a herniated disk.    From Wordnik.com.  [How My Paycheck] Reference

UDOJI: Then came arthritis in both knees, a painful herniated disc in her back.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2005] Reference

Then, on the second day of our much needed family vacation, Bill's back herniated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Julie Genovese: From Vacation Blackout to a New Dawn] Reference

Dachshunds, for instance, often get herniated disks, so that's a hereditary problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2003] Reference

And I am also scheduled for back surgery on my herniated disc some time in November.    From Wordnik.com.  [thewhat Diary Entry] Reference

By: Ross Andrews Fixing herniated spines, extracting natural pesticides from plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: WATCH: Teens at Intel Science Fair Explain Their Breakthroughs] Reference

COHEN: Doctors also begin to see more serious problems, degenerative or herniated disks.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2007] Reference

COHEN: Doctors also begin so see more serious problems, degenerative or herniated discs.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2006] Reference

COHEN: Doctors also begin to see more serious problems -- degenerative or herniated discs.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2007] Reference

I herniated two disks in my neck trying to move all of the wet garbage out of the basement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sheila Tendy: My Lesson Learned: Simple Tips To Prevent You from Losing Your Shirt] Reference

Usually, herniated disk patients are in their early 40s — prime candidates to bounce back.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Cut Or Not To Cut] Reference

It was only learned during my latest injury through MRIs that indeed, I had herniated a disk.    From Wordnik.com.  [California Workman���s Compensation - What You Need to Know] Reference

As you age, especially in your fifties, degenerative and herniated discs can become a problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference

The other is my back, where I herniated the disk last year so badly that I had to have surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [YOISH] Reference

Apparently, when one has a herniated disc in your back, it doesn't take much to break one's back.    From Wordnik.com.  [hello hand truck, hello dolly] Reference

Fixing herniated spines, extracting natural pesticides from plants and synthesizing nanocrystals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: WATCH: Teens at Intel Science Fair Explain Their Breakthroughs] Reference

If he had a herniated disk, Deyo would make his decision based on how much it “interfered” with his life.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Cut Or Not To Cut] Reference

So where does that leave all those folks with aching backs who are trying decide whether to get surgery for a herniated disk?.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Cut Or Not To Cut] Reference

He used to run six miles a day and thought he was man enough to pick up a leather club chair on his own; the gesture herniated two discs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Back Debate] Reference