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I have had several injections in my back for a bulging disc to no avail.can you recommend something else?

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Depends : It depends on your symptoms . Ofcourse medications and physical therapy. You may be a candidate for a radio frequency ablation of the facet joint nerves or if you have lower extremity symptoms maybe even a spinal cord stimulator trial.

Answered 2/23/2013

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Epidural Injections: Epidural injections do not always work. A bulging disc can cause discogenic back pain. You need to see a neurosurgeon who specializes in back pain. A discogram may diagnose a sick disc that needs to be fused. A patient with mostly back pain is usually facing a fusion; with mostly leg pain facing a discectom or decompression. I have not examined you or your films. I hope that this helps.

Answered 10/4/2016

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? Disc is pain: Bulging disc does not mean its the pain generator.

Answered 5/21/2013

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