Recently, I went for an MRI scan and was told I have a slipped disc pressing on a nerve, which is causing pain down my left leg. Surely the slipped disc is the problem, and something should be done to alleviate that? A slipped or herniated disc occurs when one of the rubbery discs that lie between the bony vertebrae in the back and act as shock absorbers ruptures. Instead, symptoms typically improve in time when the disc material shrinks back and the prolapsed disc heals — this can take days or months. If your symptoms don't improve, I would ask your GP for a referral to a spinal surgeon.

Source: Daily Mail April 17, 2018 00:33 UTC