Question 1

how does a disk become herniated?

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Wear and tear: Unless there is a severe trauma, discs become herniated as the wear and tear of daily living builds up. The outer ligament of the disc, the annulus fibrosis, develops tears that ultimately allow some of the inner material, the nucleus pulposus, to push through and put pressure on the nearby spinal nerves.

Question 2

how exactly does a disk become herniated?

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Wear and tear: A herniated disc occurs when the outer part of the disc weakens allowing the inner fluid filled nucleus to bulge out. It may occur centrally, laterally or both. If the bulge is large or other factors exist, pressure on the spinal cord or a spinal nerve can cause pain, numbness and weakness. The cause is usually wear and tear of the spine, injury and repeated micro-trauma are examples.

Question 3

i have herniated buldged& compressed discs?

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Symptoms?: Sounds like you had an imaging study.  Herniated bulged and compressed discs are of no significance unless you have symptoms that correlate with the noted abnormalities.

Question 4

what exercises should i do and what should i avoid for a herniated lower liimbar disc?

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Depends: This can depend on how the disc herniated.  In general, you want to avoid any one position too long except a fetal one.  Twisting & bending could make you feel worse.  Avoiding rowing, raquet sports and golf as well as weight lifting especially squats & dead lifts would be prudent. Generally, cardiovascular exercises & stretching should be ok but check to see which may aggravate your symptoms.

Question 5

what is a herniated aorta?

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No such thing: A hernia is an abnormal protrusion of an organ through a defect -- this really can't happen with the aorta. An enlarged aorta may (incorrectly) be called a "hernia", but more appropriately that would be ectasia or an aneurysm.

Question 6

how painful are herniated discs?

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Varies: Pain from a herniated disc can be severe with symptoms of pain, numbness, tingling and weakness in the back, buttocks, upper leg and lower leg. On the other end of the spectrum, there can be little or no pain to a herniated disc.  Be sure to see your doctor if you are suspicious of a herniated disc.

Question 7

will ihave symptoms of herniated discs?

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Not all the time: About 20% of adult population will have a disc herniation on a study & not have symptoms.  Sometimes symptoms are minor &no testing is done or if more severe, they are better before any evaluation is done.  90% of symptomatic disc herniations get better with just time independent of any specific treatment. Symptoms range from back or neck pain with/without extremity pain or just arm/leg pain.

Question 8

workouts for people with herniated discs advised?

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Depends: A lot depends on positions that cause problems (bending forward or back). This has an impact in exercises that help. So if you have pain with sitting or bending forward then do exercises in standing or neutral spine positions (elliptical), if the opposite consider things like recumbent bike. Either way avoid exercises where you have to bear down.

Question 9

how long can you leave herniated discs untreated?

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Years decades: As long as you dont have progressive weakness develop they can be left for years. And expected to improve or self resolve.

Question 10

how long does a herniated c4-5 disk take to heal?

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Months: The majority of patients that suffer a herniated disc recover with conservative care. In general,  patients are much improved in 6-8 weeks. Unfortunately, some fail to improve and eventually undergo surgery.  Check out spine-health.Com.

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