Purdue Football: Werner Perseveres Through Pain Nov 18, 2009
Werner missed the 2006 season with a slipped disk in his back. He returned in 2007, but a minor flare-up caused him to miss the 2008 season. (FOX59, IN)
Green, Lowrie question marks for ALDS Oct 2, 2009
Nick Green is hampered by a slipped disk that didn't show significant improvement when he took ground balls before Thursday's game. And switch-hitter Jed Lowrie, who had left wrist surgery in April, is still not comfortable when he gets multiple at-bats from the left side. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Peppers rejoins team on camp's 1st day Aug 3, 2009
Rosario said he suffered a slipped disk in his lower back during a weightlifting session earlier in the spring, though the problem was a cumulative one rather than anything sudden. daringantt@carolina. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Giants owner Sue Burns, 1950-2009 Jul 21, 2009
"(Doctors) thought it was possibly a slipped disk. The pain was getting worse. They did an MRI and that's when they found this cancer throughout her body," Sockolov said. "By Saturday, when she was supposed to meet with doctors at UC to discuss options, she was too weak to go.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
For the Guys: The Benefits of a Big, Sexy Butt Jun 25, 2009
Dr. Stuart McGill s research on lower back pain has taught us that repeated flexion of the lumbar spine (rounding of the lower back) is the mechanism for a slipped disk. It should come as no surprise that loading this movement would accelerate the journey to discomfort. (Fox News)
