Q. What the difference between a bulging disc and a herniated disc?

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Common Conditions	All Conditions
Degenerative Disc Disease Facet Arthritis Failed Back Surgery Herniated Disc Spinal Stenosis Sprains and Strains Spondylolisthesis	Back Pain Bone Spurs Curvature of the Spine Degenerative Disc Disease Facet Arthritis Failed Back Surgery Herniated Disc Neurogenic Claudication Pinched Nerve Sciatica Spinal Stenosis Spondylolisthesis Sprains and Strains

Treatments

Non Surgical	Pain Management	Surgical
Aerobic Conditioning & Training Core Exercise Program Heat, Ice & Rest Massage Therapy OTC Meds Physical Therapy Prescribed Medication Spinal Manipulation Spinal Support Stem Cell Therapy Stretching Traction Water Exercises	Epidural Radio Frequency Nerve Ablation Selective Nerve Block	Artificial Disc Replacement Decompression Lamina Surgery Indirect Spinal Distraction Decompression Laser Spine Surgery MED Microdecompression Laminaplasty Microdiscectomy Nucleus Replacement Percutaneous Laser Discectomy Percutaneous Spinal Fusion Spinal Column Stimulation Spinal Fusion no Instrumentation Spinal Fusion with Instrumentation Transforaminal Micro Decompression

Q. What the difference between a bulging disc and a herniated disc?

A. Bulging disc is a condition when the space between the intervertebral space starts to collapse and the outer rings of the disc begin to bulge out (think of a soft ice cream sandwich with the ice cream bulging out as it melts or a the bulge on a tire seen as air has leaked out). A herniated disc occurs when the soft inner material found in an intervertebral disc ruptures though the outer wall of the disc structure.

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