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Spinal cord disease
Bulging disk

Bulging disk

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Is a type of:

Back injury • Spinal cord disease

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Back, Neck (back)

Symptoms

Low back pain
Neck pain
Back pain
Incontinence
Leaking urine
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Bulging disk
Cyclobenzaprine HCL
3
5 reviews
Pregabalin
2
1 review
Naproxen
2
1 review
Valium
Cymbalta
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Bulging disk

Surgery

Cervical discectomy and fusion
Percutaneous discectomy
Discectomy
Epidural steroid injection
Cortisone injections

Other treatments

Low impact exercise
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy

Risk factors

Personal

Lifting heavy objects

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A 33-year old asked:

What are the tests for bulging disk?

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A 36-year old asked:

What you should do for a bulging disk?

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A 39-year old asked:

Can a herniated bulging disk heal on its own?

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A 43-year old asked:

I was diagnosed with a bulging disk. how did i get hurt?

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A 41-year old asked:

Are there usually many symptoms when you have Bulging disk?

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A 36-year old asked:

I also have mild bulging disk. what does "mild" mean for me?

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A 29-year old asked:

What questions should i ask new doctor about a possible bulging disk?

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A 30-year old asked:

I need a rubdown bad. Can you get a full body massage with a bulging disk?

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A 40-year old asked:

Is it possible for a herniated bulging disk to heal on its own without surgery?

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A 49-year old asked:

What can be done about bulging disks?

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A 23-year old male asked about a 25-year old female:

My wife has a few bulging disks and she is only 25 what may come out of this?

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A 43-year old asked:

My mum has 2 bulging disks and can't have surgery. Is there another way?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

Is there anything I can take for back pain from bulging disks right below?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old asked:

i have bulging disks from a car accident im on tramodal (spelling?) is that something i eill have to be on the rest of my life?

1 doctor answer • 8 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

Has anyone had an epidural injections and a bulging disk?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

What is that injection on your spine to relieve bulging disk pain?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old asked:

What is the difference between having a bulging disk and a herniated disk?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 39-year old asked:

What is the best treatment for a bulging disk in one's back that is causing sciatia?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 43-year old male asked:

Would a mild bulging disk possibly hit a nerve that affects sleep patterns? I started losing sleep after my disc moved but am in no pain. Coincidence?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 47-year old asked:

What is the dsm code for a bulging disk in your neck?

1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in

A 30-year old asked:

What happens if a bulging disk touches the spinal cord?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 40-year old asked:

Can acupuncture work to relieve pain from bulging disk?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 53-year old asked:

I have 3 bulging disks, degenerative arthritis, what exercise should do?

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A 37-year old male asked:

Can a herniated or bulged disk in neck cause tremoring of neck and hands on the side affected?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

I will have steroid injections in my back for a bulging disk in 4 days that won't go away, the meds don't work, help?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 44-year old female asked:

I have bulging disks at L-4-L-5,L5-S-1, compression of nerve bundle,stenosis,aethrotic spurs.3recs.diskectomy,lamenectomy,fusion. what is best route?

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A 52-year old female asked:

I suffer from fibromyalgia and have a bulging disk in my lower back, the pain has got so unbearable in the last 4 years that I can't take it anymore.

1 doctor answer • 7 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old asked:

Could spinal decompression fix a bulging disk?

2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 39-year old asked:

Could a herniated disc / bulging disk be affecting thecal sac?

3 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in

A 46-year old asked:

Is a bulged disk in the l4/l5 spine the same as a ruptured disk ?

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