Trauma can cause the soft
gel center of the disc, or nucleus, to be ejected through the outer part of the disc.
Add about a tablespoon of filling to
the center of the disc and pinch the ends closed.
Once your apple mixture is ready, place about a teaspoon in
the center of your disc, do not overfill
Place a couple tablespoons of the meat mixture into
the center of the disc of dough.
Start from
the center of the disc and work your way out in all directions, turning the dough with your hands as you go.
If you are looking at a diagram of the intervertebral disc, find
the center of the disc.
After degeneration, the disc can no longer act as a shock absorber and so the ligament tears and the jelly, or nucleus pulposus, pushes out of
the center of the disc and into the vertebral canal to cause compression of the spinal cord or the nerve roots.