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Bulging disk
Wear and tear can cause degeneration in the vertebral column, and cause discs to deteriorate. The supportive basket, nucleus fibrosis develops small tears. A bulge is minimal perhaps a few millimeters, and is clinically insignificant, but additional disc displacement such as protrusion or herniation may compress nerve or spinal cord.
How long it usually lasts:
Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)
How common is it?
Common
Body locations
Back, Neck (back)
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