Back Mid (Thoracic) Herniated Disk Treatment
Also called: Bulging disk, Compressed disk, Herniated intervertebral disk, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Prolapsed disk, Ruptured disk, Slipped disk
Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance. These disks cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. A herniated disk is a disk that slips out of place or ruptures. If it presses on a nerve, it can cause back pain or sciatica.
Symptoms include
- Back pain that spreads to the buttocks and legs, when the herniated disk is in your lower back
- Neck pain that spreads to the shoulders and upper arms, when the herniated disk is in your upper back
- Tingling or numbness
- Muscle spasms or weakness
With treatment, most people recover. It can take a long time. Treatments include rest, pain and anti-inflammatory medicines, physical therapy and sometimes surgery. Losing weight can help, too.
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Treatments and Results View All Cases
| Name | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Treatments (average) |
3.2
(13)
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2 | 11 | ||||
| Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) |
3.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Flector Patch |
3.0
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1 | |||||
| Epidural |
3.0
|
1 | |||||
| Muscle Relaxants |
3.0
|
1 | |||||
| Pain Killers (Analgesic) |
3.0
|
1 | |||||
| Cane |
3.0
|
1 | |||||
| Cervical Endoscopic Discectomy CED |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Visualization and Thinking Therapy |
3.0
|
1 | |||||
| Heat Therapy |
3.0
|
1 | |||||
| Stretching Treatment |
3.0
|
1 | |||||
| Massage Therapy |
3.0
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1 | |||||
| Ice |
3.0
|
1 |
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