A method is effective for treating herniated discs. The method includes (a) surgically remove a herniated portion of disc annulus from a herniated disc, or surgically depressing and holding a herniated portion of disc annulus within original boundaries of the herniated disc, and (b) re-enforcing the surgically treated disc with an effective amount of a biocompatible degradable polymeric compound, such as a fibrin sealant.

 
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