Herniated nucleus pulposus is a condition in which part or all of
the soft, gelatinous central portion of an intervertebral disk is
forced through a weakened part of the disk, resulting in back pain
and nerve root irritation.
Review Date: 12/23/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
