You don't like it laid out like text book style? Thought it would be easier to read/understand.
CT or MRI is needed to diagnose a bulging disk.
If the disc is bulging=increased risk it will herniate. If the disc breaks so that the fluids inside the disc are pressed out (it is really herniated). The herniated disk does not go away, it is now flattened and does not work properly as I mentioned earlier and the joints will suffer.
Bending forward to lift something together with rotation of the spine is often described as the cause of injury. This kind of movement with load often cause the disc to bulge out diagonally to the rear. Lifting with a bended back and rotating at the same time should be avoided in any case. Technique and ergonomics are very important.
Surgery will not have you disabled! Quite the contrary.
After discectomy, total replacement or part removed(part that caused trouble) Herniating will most likely not happen again in the same disc(it is now flattened or replaced). The bulging of a disc is then more likely to happen in one of the other discs above or under the herniated one.
You are cured! Live on normally, motion, exercise is important for the spine(and should get started as soon as possible). 2-12 weeks after surgery you should be able to function normally.
The indications for this surgery are pain and a centrally or centrolaterally protruded disc with a relatively broad base of herniation at single disc level together with symptoms that is not accompanied by spinal stenosis in adolescent and younger male adults.
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