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I have pain in one disc of my spine that feels almost bruised to touch, mildly aches when i move and have not injured myself recently, what couldit be?
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Muscle spasm: The lumbar disks are about five inches deep inside the body and on the other side of muscles, bone, the spinal cord and spinal nerves. It is not possible to feel the disks through the skin, even in a very thin emaciated person. You may be feeling a "knot" in the muscle, or maybe a bony prominence like the spinous process, but it's not a piece of disk!
Answered 3/10/2018
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