When one of your spinal discs pushes outward, it is known as a slipped or herniated disc. This can lead to pain and a loss of sensation, and, in extreme cases, surgery is then necessary. The human spinal column, also known as the vertebral column, consists of a succession of individual bones called the vertebrae. A sequence of seven cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, and five lumbar vertebrae with a sacrum and coccyx at the end…