Bulging Disc vs. Herniated Disc: What the MRI Means for Treatment
Seeing “disc bulge,” “disc protrusion,” or “nerve compression” on an MRI report often raises an immediate question: How serious is this? The wording matters, but it does not decide treatment by itself. A bulging disc and a herniated disc describe different changes in a spinal disc. Either finding may cause pain, irritate a nerve, or […]