1.   As for Bryant, he has yet to be cleared to practice since rupturing a disk in his neck last September.

2.   After a strong minicamp, Dixon ruptured a disk in his neck and was finished.

3.   Heading into his junior year, he ruptured a disk in his lower back.

4.   Other brave souls have ruptured disks in their backs as repayment for breaking up the fight.

5.   That year Strawberry ruptured a disk in his lower back that robbed him of the majestic home run swing that made him a certain Hall of Famer.

6.   Then, last summer, she ruptured a disk in her back.