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I recently in an automobile accident. Following accident I began to experience neck, shoulder bakc pain. I seen by my physician, internal medicine, who examined me ordered an x-ray. x-ray showed some compression of vertebra in cervical region. He ordered Flexeril twice a day a moderate pain medication to be used as needed. He n referred me to a physical rapist. I sent three times a week about two one half weeks traction ultrasound rapy as well as manual manipulation of head neck. I also issued a tinge unit pain control so I could stop taking so much medication. After almost three weeks I have made very little progress have possibly more pain. My physician ordered am MRI showed disk bulgng at c-6 c-7. My physician is sending me to see a neurosurgeon as soon as he can get an appointment. I would like r opinion on non-surgical remedies or will surgery be my most likely answer. I am also concerned about things I may be doing in meantime may make condition worse. I have not been advised as activites I should avoid. Common sense tells me do not do anything hurts, anything everything seems to cause pain.

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In most cases, bulging discs will not be a surgical problem, Bulging discs and degenerative disc disease is very common, and may or may not be the etiology of your pain. When a disc shows herniation or when there is pressure on a nerve root or spinal cord causing symptoms, surgery may be necessary. Physical therapy, medications (of which there are many), injections such as trigger point or epidural may be suggested as conservative means. Good luck.

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Your web-site is very informative. We are all so fortunate to have the advantage of computers. Thorough research on the net at sites such as this have done a lot to educate me on my problem and make me a more comfortable, at least mentally. I hope to avoid surgery, but at this point whatever is necessary to alleviate pain is the avenue I will pursue. Thanks.

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Good luck. I hope things work out well for you.

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I, too, have a protruding disc as the result of a rear end collision. I have had twinges in my right thumb, what feels like a fist under the right occiput, a pressure inside my head (not a headache), the feeling that my brain has to 'catch-up' to my head when I move it, some drawing in my upper lip on the left side, decrease in my balance, blurred vision (mostly gone),and a severe ringing in my left ear with some ringing in my right ear, word finding problems and STM issues. In your opinion, which disc do you think might be involved? I have not been given this information, only that the MRI showed a bulging cervical disc. Can I be paralyzed if I turn my head wrong?

Thanks, DLM
[quote] In most cases, bulging discs will not be a surgical problem, Bulging discs and degenerative disc disease is very common, and may or may not be the etiology of your pain. When a disc shows herniation or when there is pressure on a nerve root or spinal cord causing symptoms, surgery may be necessary... [/quote]

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It sounds like more is going under than simply a bulging disc. The balance problem, visual disturbance etc should be evaluated by a neurologist, who would be able to correlate your symptoms with any test findings.
[quote] I, too, have a protruding disc as the result of a rear end collision. I have had twinges in my right thumb, what feels like a fist under the right occiput, a pressure inside my head (not a headache), the feeling that my brain has to 'catch-up' to my head when I move it, some drawing in my upper lip on the left side, decrease in my balance, blurred vision (mostly gone),and a severe ringing in my left ear with some ringing in my right ear, word finding problems and STM issues... [/quote]