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The Difference Between Bulging and Herniated Discs

If you’ve been living with back pain, you’ve likely come across terms like “pinched nerve”, “bulging disc”, and “slipped disc”. These terms are often used interchangeably in reference to herniated discs and bulging discs, and even “herniated” and “bulging” are commonly used interchangeably. While these are all terms that are used to describe spinal disc issues and spine pain, they mean different things, and there’s a difference between bulging and herniated discs. But how can you tell what this difference is?

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The 4 Most Common Causes of Annular Tears

Your spine is essential for allowing your body to have the mobility necessary to get through your daily life, which is why your spinal discs are incredibly important. However, your spinal discs are easily torn. Just about every adult develops annular tears. It is possible to reduce their development or avoid the worsening of existing tears by understanding the common causes of annular tears.

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Back pain caused by backpacks

The Impact of Backpacks on Back Pain

It’s common for adults and children alike to wear backpacks. They provide a convenient way to carry everything you may need throughout your day. However, carrying everything you need on your back can get heavy, placing more weight on your spine than it’s prepared to carry. This added weight then has the potential to cause damage to your spinal discs, leading to back pain.

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Herniated disc pain caused by pinched nerve

Pinched Nerve or Something Else?

There are many different terms used to refer to herniated discs, such as a disc protrusion, disc prolapse, ruptured disc, or slipped disc, but the only correct way to refer to this condition is as a herniated disc. Using these other terms to refer to a herniated disc will not only confuse patients’ understanding of what a disc herniation actually is, but it can also confuse patients’ understanding of what causes pain related to herniated discs, such as a so-called pinched nerve. This confusion can result in patients failing to get the proper treatment for their herniation, leading to unnecessary pain and discomfort.

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Herniated Discs – The Facts

It’s difficult to get the proper treatment for a medical condition when the cause of it is misunderstood, which is often the case with herniated discs. There is a great deal of misinformation about herniated discs that has begun to be treated as fact, making it important to lay out the truth about this condition.

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Chronic Low Back Pain & Somatic Referred Pain

Chronic low back pain can be a condition that is difficult to understand because there are so many variables that can cause it. Adding to the confusion is somatic referred pain, an issue that chronic low back pain even more burdensome than it already is by causing this pain to be felt in other areas of the body. So what exactly is somatic referred pain and how does it affect chronic low back pain?

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About Chronic Low Back Pain

Pain is considered chronic pain when it lasts beyond six months. People who continue suffering beyond six months have chronic low back pain and are unlikely to get better on their own.

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Chronic Low Back Pain & Annular Tears

The reason why the cause of chronic low back pain is often so difficult to determine is that it is often caused by annular tears. Annular tears cannot be seen on MRIs or other common imaging tests and, unfortunately, most common treatments for back pain are unable to address these tears. Let’s discuss how annular tears cause chronic low back pain and what can place you at risk for developing annular tears.

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