What is a convex disk?

The convex disk is a state -related condition, usually lumbar or the lower back that occurs when the disk bulges through the slot in the spine. The discs are a soft, gelatin material that spine vertebrae. The convex disk occurs when the disk moves from a normal radius and is most often found due to age.

The convex disk differs from the herniated disk in that the bulging disc usually occurs gradually over time than at once. The hernified disc is often the result of injury or trauma on the spine. There is no pain in most patients experiencing a convex disk if the disk does not become a hernified or protrudes into the nerve.

In many cases, a convex disc can be diagnosed as a secondary condition for another problem. Because the convex disc does not always cause pain, it can only be found during a routine or diagnostic imaging test, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Usually a convex disk is not a problem if it does not start the backObstruct pain, does not become hernic or rupture.

Treatment of a convex disk or even herniated disk is relatively conservative in most cases. Restrictions on rest and lifting are common and the doctor can recommend a combination of thermal and ice therapy and anti -inflammatory drugs or cortisone injections. Medicines can be prescribed to solve any related pain.

Although usually a condition affecting the lower back, sometimes a convex disk may occur in the neck area. The pain that radiates to the shoulders and arms usually suggests that the nerve in the throat can be clamped or pushed. At the lower back, the pain can sometimes radiate to the feet.

Physical examination by a doctor will help determine where your discomfort can come and whether the problem arose gradually or at once. In most cases, conservative treatment releases the problem. Back surgery, though not so common, can relieve severe pain of sakeParticular compression on the nerves of the convex disk that becomes herniated.