It's his back--still a torment after two surgeries on herniated disks in his spine.

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At the end of the season, he discovered that he had a herniated disk.

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Akebono (real name Chad Rowan) has been out of action since last November, when he suffered a herniated disk in his back.

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She is said to have been suffering months of back pain and is reported to have been diagnosed with a herniated spinal disc.

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He has been recuperating after undergoing an operation for herniated discs.

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Then University of Pennsylvania physiatrist Curtis Slipman persuaded him to try a new 30-minute outpatient procedure that repairs herniated discs using a needle, no general anesthesia required.

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Finally Jean Rochefort, the French actor cast as Don Quixote, is crippled by a double herniated disk, and, given his poor prognosis, insurance adjustors pull the plug on the whole production.

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At 49, she was too heavy -- and sidelined with herniated disks and a bum knee -- to do her job as a firefighter, so her bosses gave her a desk job.

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This can be just the result of the excess pressure placed on the nerve or it can also be caused by neck or back trauma, a herniated disk in the spine, or a mass (such as a tumor or infection).

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