This is the third video in the lumbar spine series to explain how the lumbar spine produces pain (learn about the lumbar spine). The first two videos in this series includes:

Introduction to the Function of the Lumbar Spine and Design Problems with the Lumbar Disc, Genetics and Blood Supply

This particular video–Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disc Disease, Herniated Discs and Isolated Disc Resorption Video, details posterior annular tears and their relation to low back pain. Disc herniations and compression of the nerve root is elucidated and finally isolated disc resorption (IDR) is discussed.