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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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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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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