Image Source: njib.org/.Now, before you protest with your own experience of disc herniation, I’m not saying that it’s all in your head. You might certainly be experiencing significant pain at the same time as a disc herniation, however that doesn’t demonstrate causation. The cause of your pain is actually NOT the herniation, but other associated (and sometimes non-associated) pathologies. In recent years we’ve had to investigate this more because numerous studies have found that approximately 75% of people who have herniations are not in any pain! (reference).
