Okay so I was recently in a car accident, I just went to an MRI this past Friday. I just go the report today, but it was an over the phone explanation, and they did say I have to go to the orthopedic but I just want to know how bad this is, and what exactly it means. They said on my lumbar spine it has a herniation and a protrusion, and they said on some other part not sure, if it is cervical or thoricic, but they said I have 3 swollen disc. How severe is that, what is the normal treatment, and what does it mean?
2006-07-06 04:40:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Bad news only gonna get worst hope they had good insurance 9 out of 10 a protruding disc is one that will eventually rupture the more they swell the more they press against nerves and cause severe pain and eventually nerve damage dont settle to quick and make sure the Dr. is one of the best Dont know how to find or recomend a good lawyer are there any, hope you have one in the family.
2006-07-06 04:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, most adults will have a herniated disk in their lifetime, and the vast majority of the time, the problem can be fixed without surgery. The severity of the problem all depends on how much pain you are in. Are you in excrutiating pain? Then it's a big problem and you need to get serious help, possibly even including surgery (though more and more they are discovering that back surgery really isn't as effective a treatment as they once thought it was). Are you in no pain? Then you probably don't need to do anything except keep an eye on it. Are you in minor, but annoying pain? Then physical therapy, yoga, lifestyle changes (losing weight if you are overweight, keeping active, etc.), psychotherapy (for stress from pain), etc. may be all you need.
Herniated disks are by no means a rare thing. I wouldn't freak out if I were you until you know more.
2006-07-06 08:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by Meg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually problems like that are long term not something that is going to heal overnight or even over a couple of weeks. Check into seeing a chiropractor, i ran a chiropractors office for 2 years, dealt mainly with people from car accidents. The average patients that came in from an accident were there for about 3 to 4 months. They came in barely walking and left skipping(not really). But it made me feel good to see them in alot better shape.
2006-07-07 00:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i do know that physical therapy followed by yoga is often the best treatment. I don't know about your specific thing but think long and hard before you agree to surgery.
2006-07-06 04:44:31 · answer #4 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeez, I'm not sure if this counts as getting a second opinion.
2006-07-06 04:43:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋