{"id":10144,"date":"2017-10-04T22:22:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T05:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.chiropractorintempeaz.com\/?p=10144"},"modified":"2019-08-07T17:13:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T00:13:40","slug":"herniated-discs-and-mri-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiropractorintempeaz.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/04\/herniated-discs-and-mri-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Herniated Discs and MRI reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many times, patients come in to our offices after auto accidents or sports injuries with complaints of burning, numbness, tingling, or lingering pain that will just not go away.\u00a0 When patients present with these types of complaints, it cues the doctor to problems involving the nerves, nerve roots and spinal cord.\u00a0 One such problem that can demonstrate these symptoms is the presence of a herniated disc.  Before we go into the subject of herniated disc and MRI reports, we must look at what is a herniated disc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\ndefinition of a herniated disc may come in a variety of words\u2014most of which are\nin another language and no one understands; furthermore, not all terms mean\nherniated disc!&nbsp; In layman\u2019s terms a herniated disc can be similar to a\njelly doughnut.&nbsp; The inner portion of the disc (nucleus pulposus) would be\nrepresented by the jelly and the outer part of the disc (annulus fibrosis)\nwould be the dough.&nbsp; Just like a baker wants the jelly to stay on the\ninside, so do you! When a disc is herniated, it means that the nucleus pulpous\n(jelly) is outside of the doughnut.&nbsp; This comes in a few flavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Protrusion\/Extrusion: when you read these words on an MRI report,\nit is a sub-type of herniated disc. It means that it is just pointing in a\ncertain direction.<\/li><li>Sequestered: This is another type of herniated disc where part\nof the disc has actually broken off and there is an unattached floating piece\nof disc material.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some\nother terms that are related but do not signify herniated disc include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bulge: a bulging disc is not a herniated disc\u2014or at least not a\nrecent one. When a radiologist\u2019s report says, \u201cbulging disc,\u201d what they are\nsaying is essentially that there was previously a herniated disc at that level\na long time ago. The process occurs as such: a disc herniates; 6 months to a\nyear later, bony spurs begin to form in order to stabilize the area; some of\nthe disc will \u201cresorb\u201d or go back in.&nbsp; The slightly healed herniated disc\nis now called a bulge.<\/li><li>Annular tear: an annular tear is a tear in the outer part of the\ndisc. There are two types, radial and circumferential. A circumferential tear\ngoes with the grain of the annulus (dough of the doughnut) and may exist without\nthe presence of a herniation; however, a radial tear goes against the grain of\nthe annulus (dough of the doughnut) and will always be present with a\nherniation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many\npeople worry and are afraid of immediate surgery.&nbsp; While surgery may\n&nbsp;help a herniated disc( at least in the short term), not all herniated\ndiscs are immediate surgical candidates; furthermore, there are other options\nfor treatment of an acute herniated disc, including: decompression, traction,\nchiropractic adjustments, steroid injections, and nerve blocks.&nbsp; We always\nsuggest trying the least invasive treatment like Chiropractic first, and moving\nto more invasive treatments if they are not successful.&nbsp; We like our\npatients to know that they can always have surgery later, but if they go straight\nto surgery there is no going back.&nbsp; For any additional questions you may\nhave about your specific condition we always offer a free consultation to\ndiscuss your different treatment options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiropractorintempeaz.com\/index.php\/schedule-appointment\/\">For an appointment<\/a> call your Tempe Chiropractor at 480-785-1355.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reed Chiropractic\n250 W. Baseline Rd. #107, Tempe, AZ 85283<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many times, patients come in to our offices after auto accidents or sports injuries with complaints of burning, numbness, tingling, or lingering pain that will just not go away.\u00a0 When patients present with these types of complaints, it cues the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,86],"tags":[196,120,193,91,84,194,192,191,195,92],"class_list":["post-10144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chiropractic-care","category-health-and-wellness","tag-annular-tear","tag-back-pain","tag-buldging-disc","tag-chiropractic","tag-chiropractor","tag-degenerative-disc","tag-herniated-disc","tag-mri","tag-sequestered-disc","tag-tempe-chiropractor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Herniated Discs and MRI reports - Chiropractor in Tempe, Arizona<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This article explains herniated discs and MRI reports in &quot;plain english&quot;. 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