What is moderate diffuse disc bulge?
Diffuse cervical bulge means a generalized disc bulge of one of spinal discs of the neck (cervical spine). This bulging material may contact or “pinch” the thecal sac or nerve roots. There are a variety of symptoms in a case like the one above.
What is the definition of a diffuse disc bulge?
Diffuse Disc Bulge Explanation. Diffuse bulges represent herniations in which the bulging area of the disc is considerable when compared to the overall size of the intervertebral structure.
What are the symptoms of a bulging disc?
Bulging disc symptoms can worsen with coughing, sneezing and bending. When a lumbar bulging disc exerts pressure on the sciatic nerve, the resulting symptoms are commonly referred to as sciatica. Do any of these symptom patterns sound familiar?
What can I do about bulging disc on MRI?
These can include epidural injections, chiropractor adjustments, acupuncture, and massages, to name a few. They also promised you that relief you are so desperately looking for. When they too fail to deliver the results you were promised, you quickly realize it was only a false sense of hope.
Can a bulging disc be confirmed by a CT scan?
The one interesting aspect about a “bulge” is that it is an MRI finding that can correlate with an annular tear that causes deep midline low back pain. The annular tear can be confirmed with a discogram followed with a CT scan.
Diffuse Disc Bulge Explanation. Diffuse bulges represent herniations in which the bulging area of the disc is considerable when compared to the overall size of the intervertebral structure.
Bulging disc symptoms can worsen with coughing, sneezing and bending. When a lumbar bulging disc exerts pressure on the sciatic nerve, the resulting symptoms are commonly referred to as sciatica. Do any of these symptom patterns sound familiar?
What is the difference between diffuse and herniated discs?
A diffuse disc bulge is a medical diagnostic term often substituted for the more commonly seen broad based herniated disc, although technically, there can be some differences. Diffuse simply means spread out, which is appropriate for this particular type of bulging disc, since the affected portion of the structure is indeed spread
What kind of bulging disc is L4-L5 and S1?
“Dr. Andalon… my name is Casey, I’m 41 and I was recently diagnosed by my primary doctor with having L4-L5 and L5-S1 bulging discs following an MRI scan. I’ve now suffered with chronic back pain, stiffness and at times severely painful sciatica symptom for up to 9 months now. At first the bulging disc symptoms were very mild.