Discovery Health Neck Pain For instance, cancer can result in death. A bulging disk or severe arthritis may cause muscle weakness, numbness, or even paralysis in the arms or hands. http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/3075.html
Ask An Expert I have bulging disk in back and neck if I ever sleep on my back I try to sleep on side but roll over in the night I cannot get out of bed husband has to roll http://www.aurorahealthcare.org/misc/askanexpert/_hidden/display.asp?Expert=0&id
Re: Slightly Bulging Disk spinal cord disorders message board. Re slightly bulging disk. In Reply to slightly bulging disk posted by Christina on February 22, 2000 at 094751 http://www.healthboards.com/spinal-cord-disorders/1208.html
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Marco Island Sun Times Bulging or herniated? There is a difference between a bulging disk and a herniated disk. According to doctors at the Mayo Clinic http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11060145&BRD=2256&PAG=461&dept_id=4577
Dictionary Definition Of BULGING DISK Dictionary definition of bulging disk. Medical dictionary. Browse Dictionary by alphabet. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. http://www.dictionarybarn.com/BULGING-DISK.php
Extractions: A condition that results in the abnormal protrusion (bulging), herniation or prolapse of a vertebral disc from its normal position in the vertebral column. The displaced disc may exert force on a nearby nerve root causing the typical neurologic symptoms of radiating pain (to an extremity), numbness, tingling and weakness. Recurrent episodes of severe back pain are common.
B How Can I Get Rid Of Back Pain? /b From Mountain Bike Magazine you ll want the psychic 800 hotlines for that), sports rehabilitation specialist Douglas Lentz, CSCS, suspects you could have a bulging disk, which becomes http://www.mountainbike.com/skills/qanda/0,4827,87_604,00.html
Extractions: Though it's impossible to diagnose from here (you'll want the psychic 800 hotlines for that), sports rehabilitation specialist Douglas Lentz, CSCS, suspects you could have a bulging disk, which becomes aggravated when you stand out of your saddle and put pressure on it. "A bulging disk by itself isn't the worst thing. But a bulging disk can become a herniated disk, which can become a ruptured disk. And that is bad," says Lentz.
InteliHealth: disks can bulge or rupture. A bulging disk is often seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) but usually does not cause symptoms. http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/29816/31056.html
InteliHealth: back of the leg is often considered to have sciatica because the pain follows the path of the sciatic nerve; a common cause of this problem is a bulging disk. http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9071/32043/300325.html?d=dmtJHNews
BrainTalk Communities - About This Pesky Trojan FMS MPS Diabetes High blood pressure High cholesterol Polyneuropathy bulging disk at c23 and c5-6 DDD and bulging disk at T12-L1 and L1-2. Reply With Quote. http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=14704
Ask Our Expert That being said, it is possible that the bulging disk could be putting pressure on a nerve root that comes off your spine at that level. http://www3.xpresssites.com/waf.srv/buffalo/buffalo/doctor/AskexpGotoQuest?ONSUC
Ask Our Expert It seems to somewhat get lazy and drag. My MRI results came out to be me having a degeneration of the cartilage disks along with a bulging disk. http://www3.xpresssites.com/waf.srv/buffalo/buffalo/doctor/AskexpGotoQuest?ONSUC
ESpine.com--Back To Basics--Herniated Disc This is because when disks ooze and bulge, they ooze and bulge into spaces occupied by nerves. In general, bulging disks are rarely a diagnostic mystery. http://www.espine.com/herniateddisc.html
Extractions: General description Discs are the relatively soft, gelatinous cushions that surround the spinal cord and act as shock absorbers between the hard, bony vertebrae. A herniated disc is a protrusion of the disk material, usually through small openings in the vertebrae where nerves enter the spinal column. Disks herniate most commonly in the lower back, although they also occur frequently in the lower neck and more uncommonly may occur anywhere. Causes A disk may herniate because of sudden trauma, anything from a fall on an icy sidewalk to an athletic injury to simply lifting the wrong bag of groceries in the wrong way at the wrong time. They may also be caused simply by the cumulative long term effects of what doctors like to call poor body mechanics - a lifetime of too much bending and twisting too many awkward positions. Although the majority of lumbar lower back herniations occur in people 40-55 , most cervical neck herniations occur in older people, whose disks loose elasticity and become brittle because of normal aging processes. Signs and symptoms Depending on where the herniation occurs, and the degree to which nerves entering the spine, or the spine itself, are affected, a wide range of symptoms are possible. In addition to pain around the site of the herniation, many disk patients also experience significant pain somewhere other than where the disk is. This is because when disks ooze and bulge, they ooze and bulge into spaces occupied by nerves. Because these nerves are carrying impulses from different parts of he body to the spine and then to the brain, the pain is experienced as if it were occurring in the area from where the nerve originates.
DISEASE: Bulging Disk WHITEE Patch from Wei Laboratories, Inc www.weilab.com WHITEE Patch together with LC Balancer can eliminate symptoms of bulging disk in two weeks. http://disease.bigtome.com/big/page/Bulging_Disk
Herniated Or Bulging Disks Herniated or bulging disks. Grade One is called bulging disk, Grade Two is called ruptured disk, and Grade Three is called herniated disk. http://www.lawinfo.com/legal-audio/windows/5906.htm
Extractions: Disk injury is a very extensive and complicated classification of soft tissue injury. Simply put, there are three levels of increasing severity. Grade One is called bulging disk, Grade Two is called ruptured disk, and Grade Three is called herniated disk. The grade can be determined by the severity of the symptoms and by a CT or MRI scan. If found to be positive, a neuro-surgical consultation should be made immediately. These are serious injuries that could have a long range effect on your life. Immediate proper evaluation, treatment, and documentation of these serious injuries could be crucial to a successful settlement outcome, which will generally take all elements of your past, present and future medical, emotional, and financial needs into account. For more information on herniated or bulging disks, consult with a personal injury attorney.
Running & FitNews: Running And Spine Health - The Clinic Does running cause bulging disks and related nerve pain over time? Or the annulus can bulge (a bulging disk), which can be painless or painful. http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NHF/is_9_20/ai_96254886
Extractions: Does running compress the spine? Does running cause bulging disks and related nerve pain over time? Francoise Dessange Montreal, Quebec The short answer is yes, running causes spinal compression. But, in rebuttal, that is not really a bad thing. Running intermittently compresses the spine as the weight of the body above any one segment of the spine comes down upon the lower segments when your feet hit the ground. However, intermittent loading is beneficial in that it stimulates bone mineral deposition, which can be helpful in building bone mass and preventing osteoporosis. In order to keep the spine functioning normally, the structures that support the column must remain strong enough to do the job. Spinal stabilization exercises can help strengthen the muscles that keep the spine stable. Here are a few to repeat daily for muscular endurance. * Abdominal crunchesa bent knee "sit up" in which you raise your body only high enough to get your shoulder blades off the ground.
Extractions: WHO KNEW that cutting tulips could be so risky? There I was, squatting down in the backyard, reaching forward to snip a few stems. Suddenly, I felt as if a huge weight had slammed down on the bottom of my spine. In an instant, a vision of the next few weeks passed before me: Endless days laid up on the couch, the stultifying boredom broken only by reruns of '70s sitcoms and the fog brought on by heavyduty painkillers. Excruciatingly painful car trips to doctors for expensive tests. General agony and unhappiness. Though I was in a lot of pain for a couple of days, the rest of my vision never became a reality. It turns out that the latest recommendations for treating most cases of low-back pain are simply to stay as active as possible, take an over-the-counter pain medication and see a health-care practitioner who performs spinal manipulation. As I struggled to stand up while my back locked into a spasm, I never would have guessed that following this straightforward prescription would have me digging in the garden again in just a couple of weeks.
Microdecompression Endoscopic (Arthroscopic) Spinal Discectomy Enough disk is removed for decompression of the nerve root before application of the laser for further decompression of the bulging disk. http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article596.html
Extractions: Summary Side view of herniated disc. Top view of herniaged disc. Microdecompression Endoscopic Spinal Discectomy with Thermodiscoplasty is a new procedure for decompression of damaged spinal discs. Using the help of x-rays, fluoroscopy, and video endoscopy for magnification and guidance, through a small tube with special tiny surgical instruments, a discectome, and a laser probe are inserted into the disk and a portion of the offending disk is removed and shrunk by laser. The procedure is also sometimes used for the removal of small bony spurs. An endoscopic probe.
Some Sample MRI Images MRI shows a bulging disk, that means that there is no herniation of the diskal content. This is very important since the managment does not require surgery. http://www.maztravel.com/enrique/tour3.html
Extractions: So now that you know what an MRI machine looks like, and how it works, the next question is what can it do. Well here are some interesting pictures of the inside of your body, complete with the report that accompanies them. This is what you can expect to receive after a visit to Enrique's laboratory. This patient had a sudden loss of her motor functions (she wasnt able to move her right arms and legs) 2 months before the study. She went thru a slow recovery with lot physical therapy and drugs. She was recovering some of her movements but suddenly all the improvement stop. We performed an MRI that showed the changes expected for a lesion of that time (2 months old) but also showed and increase in the size of the ventricular system( where the Cerebrospinal fluid or CSF flows) that was causing hydrocephalus. Due to this finding, the patient went thru another surgery and had a shunt valve installed, the last word we had from one of her relatives is that she is again on recovery. The official report included this: T 1 coronal SE (spin echo) sequence that shows an area of infarction in the left parietal lobe. Also enlargement of the ventricular system is observed.
The Body's Experts Answer Your Questions About Infections Unfortunately, I have received conflicting diagnoses migraine, TIA, vertebral artery impingment from an MRIdiagnosed bulging disk in my neck, depression, and http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Infections/Archive/Neurological/Q127292.html
Extractions: I an a MTF transsexual who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1993 and who began taking hormones in 1997. Over the past two years, I have developed increasing problems with dizziness, short-term memory, headaches, coordination, and ability to think clearly. The symptoms often worsen for a few hours or days and *partially* resolve. After a particularly severe episode last fall, I went to the ER. A non-contrast head CT and an MRI (mostly non-contrast, except for contrast images of the pituitary and brain stem) revealed a "normal brain." A spinal tap performed as part of a clinical study found no evidence of immune activation in the CSF. Despite this, the episodes have continued to worsen. I am sometimes to dizzy to stand up and feel blood pounding in my head. Unfortunately, I have received conflicting diagnoses: migraine, TIA, vertebral artery impingment from an MRI-diagnosed bulging disk in my neck, depression, and "have you though about your HIV?". Basically, each doctor attributes it to a specialty other than their own. A drastic reduction in my hormones did not help. Treatment with antidepressents (serzone, wellbutrin, serzone + neurontin) only permanently worsened the problem. (I stopped taking them last fall.) I have been on delavirdine + crixivan + 3TC from 1996 to present, with a six month vacation in 2000. Except for my treatment interruption (due to nausea and fatigue, my viral load during this time has been undetectable below 50 copies and my CD4 count varied between 200 and 400. (Nadir CD4 71.) Other meds include estradiol valerate 40 mg q2w, testosterone enanthate 25 mg q2w (for muscle wasting), and 800 mg acyclovir tid for apthous ulcers and oral HSV-1.
