bilging disc c4 c5

[Laurie Sue]

I have been diagnosed with a bulging disc at c4 c5 and they say it is prutruding out on  the right side. I have asked my doctor what the cure is and the keep ignoring me. I get headaches all of the time and my neck constantly hurts. I'm just looking at what there is out there for a possible cure

[yankeerose1970]

If all medications, epidurals and physical therapy fail that is when they start considering surgery.  At least that is what my neurologist has recently told me.  Surgery is nothing we ever want to consider but if you are considerable amount of pain, surgery might be in your cards unfortunately :(

[RAM1212]

I have rupture disk c4 and c5 and I did therapy, pool therapy, Cervical Epidural injection and now the pain is radiating in my shoulders and my both my arms and specially more on left arm.
The doctor prescribed me Backofen 10mg BID and Tramadol er 200mg, Flector patch and ten unit.

Please suggest how would I get better or will end up having surgery done?

[DrKalraMD]

Hi, here is some quoted literature “The disks are protective shock-absorbing pads between the bones of the spine. Although they do not actually "slip," a disk may split or rupture. This can cause the disk to fail, allowing the gel to escape into the surrounding tissue. The leaking jellylike substance can place pressure on the spinal cord or on a single nerve fibber and cause pain either around the damaged disk or anywhere along the area controlled by that nerve. This condition is also known as a herniated, ruptured, prolapsed, or, more commonly, slipped disk.

The most frequently affected area is the low back, but any disk can rupture, including those in the neck”. Taken from website http://www.emedicinehealth.com/slipped_disk/article_em.htm

Treatment involves pain killers, physiotherapy, hot compressions etc. If medical treatment fails and one’s routine is getting affected surgery is indicated. For more information visit http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cervical-spondylosis/DS00697/DSECTION=8

[DrKalraMD]

Hi, here is some quoted literature “The disks are protective shock-absorbing pads between the bones of the spine. Although they do not actually "slip," a disk may split or rupture. This can cause the disk to fail, allowing the gel to escape into the surrounding tissue. The leaking jellylike substance can place pressure on the spinal cord or on a single nerve fiber and cause pain either around the damaged disk or anywhere along the area controlled by that nerve. This condition is also known as a herniated, ruptured, prolapsed, or, more commonly, slipped disk.

The most frequently affected area is the low back, but any disk can rupture, including those in the neck”. Taken from website http://www.emedicinehealth.com/slipped_disk/article_em.htm

Treatment involves pain killers, physiotherapy, hot compressions etc.if mdical treatment fails and one’s routine is getting affected surgery is indicated.for more information visit http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cervical-spondylosis/DS00697/DSECTION=8

[VMDESQ]

HAve you ever been absent from work due to a bulging disk

[caregiver222]

Yup. You need an axial traction device used several times a day and anti-inflamatories to let the tissue go back where it belongs. Prednisone is usually prescribed at first, then you go on ibuprufin. And andequate hydration.  Sometimes this works. Sometimes you need a surgical option.