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A ruptured disk treatment can be treated in many ways. A ruptured disk treatment can be treated by using over-the-counter medications, narcotics, and muscle relaxers.
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Is a ruptured disk the same as a budging disk?
No. The disk between the vertebra is like a sandwich. It has a filling that we call a disk. If the disk is pushed out a little bit, it is called a budging disk. If it comes out most of the way or all the way, it is a ruptured disk. This is more serious as it can push on the nerves so much so that you will need surgery. The other can sometimes be treated by physical therapy but it can get worse and rupture.
What body cavity surgery to remeove a ruptured disk?
Spinal
What other terms are used for disk herniation?
also commonly called a herniated nucleus pulposus, prolapsed disk, ruptured disk, or
Which body cavity would have to be opened for a surgery to remove a ruptured disk?
When surgery is performed to remove a ruptured disc, the incision will be made in the back. Depending on where the ruptured disc is located, the incision can be in the upper back towards the neck, or the lower back near the tailbone.
How are aneurysms treated?
There are two ways, you can either get it treated to prevent rupturing, or have an emergency treatment where an aneurysm is repaired after it is ruptured. Preventative treatment is more preferred.
What is wrong with Annika Sorenstam?
Physically speaking, she was diagonsed early in 2007 with a bulging disk and a ruptured disk in her back. She has played a limited schedule on the LPGA tour in the 2007 season.
Does first aid care of elevating limbs help with a ruptured spleen?
No. In fact it may worsen it by increasing the amount of blood flowing to the torso. A ruptured spleen must be treated surgically.
What is a ruptured disk?
The disks in question would be found between the vertebrae where they cusion the joint. Injury or degenerative disease will cause the surface of the disk to deteriorate and bulge. The bulging presses on nerves and can cause paralysis or pain.
How can a young person get a herniated disk?
You can get a herniated disk any time at any age from an injury. It is extremely painful and needs to be treated.
What is HNP?
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (HNP) - medical terminology for the following: Lumbar radiculopathy; Cervical radiculopathy; Herniated intervertebral disk; Prolapsed intervertebral disk; Slipped disk; Ruptured disk A herniated nucleus pulposus is a slipped disk along the spinal cord. The condition occurs when all or part of the soft center of a spinal disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk. definition comes from the Univ. of Maryland Medical Center web site.
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Can you have a another herniated disc after surgery?
Yes, sometimes the surgery doent work for the disk it was meant to treat, and it is also possible to herniated another disk that wasnt treated.
