Bulging Disc or Herniated Disc causing back pain? Maybe not...
Many of us have Low back pain. Is it due to Bulging or Herniated Disc? What gives? How do I know? A proper chiro/ physical/ ortho/ neuro evaluation is an extremely important part of the process!!
The study linked below states:
"The results from this systematic review strongly suggest that when degenerative spine findings are incidentally seen (ie, as part of imaging for an indication other than pain or an incidental disk herniation at a level other than where a patient’s pain localizes), these findings should be considered as normal age-related changes rather than pathologic processes.
MRI is highly sensitive in detecting the degenerative changes examined in our study. However, even among patients with back pain, prior studies have demonstrated that degenerative findings on MRI are not necessarily associated with the degree or the presence of low back pain."
Link to study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464797/?fbclid=IwAR1lwkSy40xdjUaU1OsI9Y3A93f5v173A5wF7u-vMD-DMxaemhVJgW0QLtE
