Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Will a cortisone injection help fix or relieve a bulging disc?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Bulging Disc: A bulging disc may not be cause of pain. It is just a finding on and MRI and may not mean anything. In fact, in a review of lumbar mri’s in individuals with no back pain, 54% of people less than 60 had at least 1 bulging disc and 74% of those sixty and older had at least one bulging disc (boden et al, 1990). That being said an epidural block offers relief to many patients with back pain.
Answered 4/13/2016
6.3k views
Bulging discs are : Not abnormal findings on an imaging study and are frequent findings. They do not cause pain therefore there is no indication for a cortisone injection for this so called diagnosis.
Answered 2/22/2016
5.5k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Had cortisone inject in the de quervains tendon in nov 15. Fat has dipped in Wrist and my veins constantly bulging out my arm and wrist, why is that?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I lost some sensation/feeling in my left calf and foot after a herniated disc and cortisone injection. It's been about 8-9 months. What can I do?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
TX for herniated disc l5s1 told to be cortisone injections, PT, or surgery Doc says no surgery due to weight 205lbs what other treatments are there?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I'm 24 and have herniated discs at L4 L5 and a building disc at T11-12. I've done physical therapy many times and cortisone injections to try to help with the pain and neither worked so at 18 i was told my only option left was surgery but i opted not to s
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
How long does relief from cortisone injection last before I need another in my wrist?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Got a cortisone shot in my neck for a bulging disc.4 days after I feel soreness still and will get a sharp pain at the injection site and it seems slightly swollen. Is this normal?
Are you suppose to have a cortisone shot if you have a bulging or herniated disc? When does a doctor preform a meg what would be the reason
Severe lumbar pain (disc(s) bulging) for 2 weeks w/metastatic 3- breast cancer. Any concerns with having tencentric centric immunotherapy & abraxane on monday & an epidural cortisone L4, L5, & L5-S1 on thursday morning? Is there infection risk?
How much pain relief can I expect from cortizone (hydrocortisone) injections for treating a bulging disk?
Please help, how much pain relief can I expect from cortizone (hydrocortisone) injections into a bulging disk?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
