How to Know if You Have a Bulging Cervical Disc

Many people in their lifetime will develop a bulging cervical disc. Here are a few clues that you may have one as well.

Instructions

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  If you have pain in your neck that lasts more than a week, you may have a bulging cervical disc. See your chiropractor for advice. In the meantime, over the counter anti-inflamatory drugs may help.

• 2

  If you have pain, numbness or tingling down your arm or hands, you may have developed a bulging cervical disc. This is caused by pressure on the nerves.

• 3

  If you have ever had whiplash, you may very well have a bulging cervical disc.

• 4

  If you have pain in your upper part of your back that lasts more than a week, you may have a bulging cervical disc.

• 5

  An MRI ordered by an neurologist should be able to diagnose a bulging cervical disc. An x-ray only takes pictures of the bones. An MRI takes pictures of soft tissue.