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Likelihood of bulging lumbar discs receding without surgery?

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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered

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Yes: 35 yo female queries permanency of "bulging lumbar disks". In past years were thought to be pathological, but more recent considerations are normal variants. I have seen remit from one MRI to the next.

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Answered 11/28/2014

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