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Bulging Disc


What Non-surgical Bulging Disc Treatment Options are Available to Me?

Conservative treatment of a bulging disc usually begins with rest and anti-inflammatory medicine. If your bulging disc does not improve, physical therapy and activity modification is usually the next step for bulging disc treatment.

Heat and cold is often added to a bulging disc treatment plan to help encourage healing. Cold is usually used for the first 48 – 72 hours to reduce the inflammation in the injured area. Heat would then be rotated in to encourage blood flow and healing to the affected area.

Note From Dr. Liu Performing surgery before conservative bulging disc treatment happens very rarely.

If your symptoms are severe and threaten to cause permanent damage to your spine or its surrounding structures, surgery may be required before conservative methods are attempted.

At Atlantic Spine Center, we use advanced diagnostic tools and procedures to develop a treatment program tailored to your specific condition. Several factors such as the location of your bulging disc, the severity of your symptoms, and how long you’ve been experiencing them will all be considered when developing your bulging disc treatment program.

Are you a Candidate for Surgery?

If non surgical bulging disc treatment fails to reduce your pain and other symptoms, you may be a surgical candidate. Our simple 3 step candidacy checking tool can get you started on a path to recovery in just minutes.

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