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What is a herniated disc? A herniated disc is a disc that extrudes into the spinal canal. It is also referred to as a bulging disc, ruptured disc or slipped disc. As a disc degenerates, it can herniate (the inner core extrudes) back into the spinal canal, as shown in this picture on the right. The light blue oval area is the disc, and it is bulging into the spinal canal on the lower right side of the disc. A lumbar herniated disc can cause pain to radiate all the way down the legs and into the foot. In the area of the cervical spine, the pain would radiate from the neck, down the arm and into the fingers.
Herniated Disc L5-S1 Occurrence. L5/S1 is the disc which separates the lumbar spinal region from the sacrum. It is also called the lumbosacral disc. This disc, along with L4/L5, bears the brunt of the forces imposed upon the spine during normal and extraordinary movement.erniated Disc L5-S1 Conclusions. The L5/S1 level often herniates. It endures so much trauma in doing the most normal things and it is well documented that disc degeneration facilitates herniations. To be diagnosed with a disc condition at L5/S1 should never be a shock; it should instead be an expectation.