What is disc bulge?
Disc or more appropriately intervertebral disc refers to the pad of fibro cartilage lying between vertebras. Vertebras are bone in the back stacked one above the other, 33 of them in all. Each intervertebral disc lies between two vertebrae or in other words, separates two vertebrae. There are 23 intervertebral discs in total. These cartilaginous pads act as shock absorbers whenever excessive stress or strain is put on the spine. An intervertebral disc has two parts – thick outer fibrous ring called annulus fibrosus and inner gel-like material called nucleous pulposus. Disc bulge refers to bulging out of the intact disc from its normal space. Although disc bulge can arise in any part of the spine, it is most common in the lumbar and cervical spine. A person may have single or multiple disc bulges at varying levels in the spine.
Can Homeopathy treat disc bulge?
Disc bulge can be treated with excellence under the Homeopathic mode of treatment. Mild to moderate cases of disc bulge have a good chance of complete recovery with Homeopathic medicines. In severe cases of disc bulge, symptomatic relief can be expected with Homeopathic medicines. In such cases, symptoms of back pain, tingling, numbness and weakness in limbs can all be managed successfully. Among the most well indicated Homeopathic medicines for disc bulge, the major ones are – Rhus Tox, Hypericum Perforatum, Colocynthis, Magnesium Phos and Paris Quadrifolia.
What causes disc bulge?
Various factors can cause a disc bulge. The first among them is age. With advancing age, the discs start to lose their elasticity and lubricating fluid and become brittle, making them bulge out. Injury to the spine can also cause a disc to bulge as also repetitive bending of the back. Lifting heavy weights is another major risk factor. Being overweight also puts a person at a higher risk of disc bulge.
How do I know I have cervical disc bulge?
The first visible symptom of a cervical disc bulge is pain in the neck. The pain may travel to the shoulders, arms and down to the hands and fingers. When a disc bulge pinches upon a nerve, it leads to numbness, tingling, formication in the upper limbs. Weakness of upper limbs may also be present.
What are the symptoms of lumbar disc bulge?
A person having lumbar disc bulge may not experience any symptom at all. Where symptoms do show up in lumbar disc bulge, the first among them would be pain in the lower back. The next symptom that is likely to arise from a lumbar disc bulge from nerve pinching is pain in the lower back that radiates down the lower limbs. The pain radiating from lower back to the lower limbs is termed as sciatica. Sciatica can be right or left sided. Numbness, tingling, weakness of the lower limbs are yet other accompanying symptoms.
What does disc bulge diagnosis involve?
Investigation to confirm disc bulge includes MRI of the back. It will reveal the exact location of the disc bulge and the nerves that are affected.
Does a disc bulge always cause pain?
No, it is not mandatory for all disc bulge cases to feel pain. Many persons have disc bulge without even knowing that they do as they never experience any symptoms.
Is disc bulge the same as disc herniation?
No, disc bulge and disc herniation are not the same. Disc bulge simply refers to bulging out of the intact disc from its normal space. In disc herniation, there is a crack in the outer fibrous layer of disc that makes the gel-like material inside the inter vertebral disc ooze out.
Which part of the spine is most likely to suffer a disc bulge?
Although disc bulge can arise in any part of spine, it is most common in the lumbar and cervical spine.
I have numbness, tingling in hands. Could it be due to cervical disc bulge?
Yes, cervical disc bulge can cause numbness and tingling in hands. These symptoms arise due to pinching of the nerve from disc bulge in the cervical region. However, similar symptoms may arise due to other medical conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and peripheral neuropathy as well. Further investigation would be required to confirm disc bulge.
I have had lower back pain for a few months. Should it be investigated for disc bulge?
Disc bulge is one of the major causes leading to lower back pain. However, it is not the only cause of lower back pain. It can arise due to several other reasons including degeneration of the disc, muscle sprain, muscle spasm in the back, osteoarthritis, spondylolisthesis and osteoporosis.
I have been advised surgery for lumbar disc bulge. Can it be avoided with Homeopathic medicines?
Yes, Homeopathic medicines offer great alternative to surgery in treating lumbar disc bulge. Mild, moderate disc bulge cases show complete recovery with Homeopathic medicines. Severe disc bulge cases, too, can be symptomatically managed with Homeopathic mode of treatment.
Can Homeopathic medicines completely cure disc bulge?
Yes, disc bulge can be cured with Homeopathic medicines. However, the results vary as per the severity and intensity of the case. Depending upon the severity of the case, either complete cure is possible or Homeopathic medicines can provide symptomatic relief from disc bulge.
FAQs – Homeopathic medicines for disc bulge
Which Homeopathic medicines are most effective in treating disc bulge?
Homeopathic medicines Rhus Tox, Paris Quadrifolia, Colocynthis and Magnesium Phos rate among the most effective for treating disc bulge.
Which Homeopathic medicine can I take for my neck pain from cervical disc bulge?
Neck pain from cervical disc bulge can be treated very efficiently with Homeopathic medicine Rhus Tox.
My MRI shows disc bulge at C5-6 and C6-7 level, with pain in neck and numbness in the hands. Which Homeopathic medicine would you advise?
Paris Quadrifolia is the best choice of Homeopathic medicine for treating pain in the neck and numbness in hands from cervical disc bulge.
Which Homeopathic medicine is indicated for treating tingling in upper limbs in a cervical disc bulge case?
Kalmia Latifolia is the prominently indicated Homeopathic medicine for tingling in the upper limbs from cervical disc bulge.
I have had lower back pain for a few months and my MRI shows disc bulge at L4-L5 level. Can Homeopathic medicines help me?
Yes, Homeopathic medicines can treat your lower back pain from disc bulge at L4-L5 level. Rhus Tox and Aesculus Hippocastanum remain the most effective and reliable Homeopathic medicines for treating lower back pain from disc bulge.
Which Homeopathic medicine would you suggest for pain in lower back radiating down the right leg (sciatica) in a lumbar disc bulge case?
Among the wide range of Homeopathic medicines for treating right-sided sciatica from disc bulge, the most beneficial is Magnesium Phos.
Is there a Homeopathic medicine for treating lower back pain radiating down the left lower limb (left sided sciatica) from disc bulge?
Yes, Homeopathy offers a wide range of medicines to treat left-sided sciatica arising from disc bulge. The most significant among these is Homeopathic medicine Colocynthis.
In case of sciatica attended with numbness from disc bulge, which Homeopathic medicine will work?
The most appropriate Homeopathic medicine for treating sciatica attended with numbness from disc bulge is Gnaphalium Polycephalum.
Can Homeopathic medicines treat disc bulge resulting from injury?
Yes, Homeopathic medicines can significantly treat disc bulge arising from injury. In my clinical practice, Homeopathic medicines Hypericum Perforatum and Rhus Tox have shown great results in such cases.
I have developed disc bulge in the lumbar region from lifting heavy weight. Which Homeopathic medicine will help?
For your lumbar disc bulge arising from lifting heavy weight, Rhus Tox is the most suitable Homeopathic medicine.
Homeopathic Medicines for Disc Bulge
Rhus Tox – Top Homeopathic medicine for disc bulge in cervical or lumbar spine
Rhus Tox is one of the top grade Homeopathic medicines for disc bulge cases. Rhus Tox offers great help in disc bulge in the cervical and lumbar region. The key symptom signalling use of Rhus Tox is severe pain in the neck or lower back as per the region of disc bulge. The person who needs Rhus Tox may feel relief in pain with pressure or from massage. Others may feel better with movement or while walking. Another indicative feature for using Rhus Tox is worsening of lower back pain while sitting and while at rest. Rhus Tox is also very useful for disc bulge arising from lifting heavy weights or from injury.
Paris Quadrifolia – Excellent Homeopathic medicine for cervical disc bulge with pain in neck and numbness in upper limbs
Paris Quadrifolia is an excellent Homeopathic medicine for treating cervical disc bulge. The chief guiding feature for selecting Paris Quadrifolia is pain in the neck and numbness in upper limbs. Numbness may be felt in the arms, hands or fingers. Pain in the neck may travel down the arms. Feeling of weight in the neck and across the shoulders is another attending feature.
Kalmia Latifolia – Wonderful Homeopathic medicine for cervical disc bulge with tingling sensation in upper limbs
For cervical disc bulge with tingling, pricking sensation in the arms or hands, Kalmia Latifolia is a most reliable and effective Homeopathic medicine. Weakness in the hands may also arise. Pain from neck travelling down the arms is a key symptom where Homeopathic medicine Kalmia Latifolia will show best results.
Aesculus Hippocastanum – Significant Homeopathic medicine for treating lower back pain from lumbar disc bulge
Aesculus Hippocastanum is a very significant Homeopathic medicine for treating lower back pain from disc bulge. The pain in lower back may radiate to hips. The person needing Aesculus Hippocastanum may feel the pain worsen from walking or stooping. Rising from a sitting position is also very difficult for persons requiring Aesculus Hippocastanum. There is the sensation as if the back might break.
Magnesium Phos – Well indicated Homeopathic medicine for lumbo sacral disc bulge with right-sided sciatica
Magnesium Phos is a prominently indicated Homeopathic medicine for lumbar sacral disc bulge, especially where accompanied by right-sided sciatica. The person needing Magnesium Phos feels pain in the lower back radiate down the hip, leg and down to the foot on the right side. The nature of this pain may be shooting, sharp, stitching or cutting type. The person needing Magnesium Phos may feel relief from applying pressure on the painful area.
Colocynthis – Excellent Homeopathic medicine for lumbar disc bulge with left-sided sciatica
Colocynthis is an excellent Homeopathic medicine for treating lumbar disc bulge where the main compliant is left-sided sciatica. The major symptom is pain in the lower back extending down the hip, leg and foot on the left side. The character of the pain may be cramping, shooting, lightening and shock-like or tearing in nature. Pressure and warm applications may relieve the pain. Lying on the left side may also provide relief.
Gnaphalium Polycephalum – Best Homeopathic medicine for treating lumbar disc bulge with sciatica and numbness in lower limbs
Gnaphalium Polycephalum is a very suitable Homeopathic medicine for disc bulge where sciatica, attended with numbness in lower limbs, is the chief symptom. Pain in the lower back radiates down the lower limbs along the course of the sciatic nerve. The person may feel better by flexing the thigh on abdomen.
Hypericum Perforatum and Rhus Tox – Homeopathic medicines for treating disc bulge from injury
For disc bulge resulting from injury, Homeopathic medicines Hypericum Perforatum and Rhus Tox come highly recommended. Hypericum Perforatum is given in case of violent, sharp pain in the lower back following injury. Walking and stooping is impossible and cause violent pain. It is also indicated for pain shooting up the spine and down the limbs. The person who needs Hypericum Perforatum may also have neck pain. The neck may be extremely sensitive to the touch from cervical disc bulge following injury. Movement of arms worsening neck pain is also a sign that Hypericum Perforatum is the choice of Homeopathic medicine. Hypericum Perforatum is also the medicine to use for tingling and burning in the limbs from a pinched nerve in the back. Homeopathic medicine Rhus Tox is indicated for disc bulge of both cervical as well as lumbar region. In case of cervical disc bulge, it is useful when neck pain gets better with heat or massage. In case of lumbar disc bulge, Rhus Tox is considered if the lower back pain gets better with movement or hard pressure.
Lifestyle measures can help better manage disc bulge
Some basic lifestyle measures, if adopted, will be of great help in managing the disc bulge complaint:
- Avoiding lifting heavy weight
- Avoid bending the spine; if need be, consider bending on the knees instead of waist
- Exercise to strengthen the back and maintain flexibility
- Avoid sitting for long hours and jumping
- Lose that excess weight
- Take proper sleep
- Meditate, do calming exercise to keep stress away
Sir,I am suffering more back pain from 8years .My MRI screening of cervical and dorsal spine performed with sagittal T2 w images reveals mild disc protrusions at multiple levels indenting spinal cord. Spinal cord is normal in dimensions and signal intensity.Impression : Mild disc bulge at L4-5 level indenting thecal sac.Mild disc bulge at L5-S1 level causing effacement of fat ventral to thecal sac and both S1 nerve roots.Please Tell me Homeopathic medicine. Please suggest
I am suffering from pain in lower back from last 40 years, but 5 days ago when I was trying to lift my shoes then all of a sudden sever pain started at my lower back like a current spreading horizontally and I was unable to walk even. Orthopaedic Dr. said it is becoming PVID i.e. a kind of Disc Collapse. Is there any medicine in Homeopath for it, if yes then please suggest w.r.t. doses. S.Chakraborty
Sir I Suffer fm lower disc L4-L5 problem and MRI report found there is increased bone size and it compress nerve system. Dr suggest to operate , Sir any solution in homeopathy to avoide operation.
Thank u.
Sir can i join jim with disc problem l4l5s1.and with homeopathy medicine ,is my problem finished or not.
Sir my wife is suffering from l5 s1 spondylolisthesis grade 1 is there any for this ? Please tell me . it may be cure.
sir i m 30 years old. i have bulge disc in l5 s1. can i be regained as before ?
i have bulge disc in l5 s1. can i be regained as before ?
Hello Sir My age 31. I am suffering cervical disc prolapse c5/c6 from 2 month. Dr. suggest ACDF surgery. I feel pain my neck, right hand muscle, right hand’s nervous , shoulder. what is the treatment please reply me. is it possible to take right / same place prolapse disk by Homeopathic
Hello, Dr. Sharma, I am a 75 years old male and been been having severe canal stenosis at C4-C5 and a broad-based disc complex which flattens the cord and has severe narrowing of the lateral recesses bilaterally and moderate bilateral neutral foraminal stenosis. There is also some narrowing of the cord posteriorly due to facet hyperthrophy at this level There is a faint high T2 signal intensity within the cord suggestive of some cord edema also present at this severe focal area of narrowing according to my very recent MRI. Impression: 1- Focal severe degenerative changes are present in the cord which includes central canal stenosis with cord flattening at C#-C4, C4-C5. There is a small amount of high signal intensity within the cord on the T2-weighted images which may rtepresent some cord edema at C4-C5. 2- Canal stenosis is also present at these levels posteriorly due to legamentum fluvum hypertrophy and facet hypertrophy 3- There is also some neutral foraminal stenosis, this moderate on the left at C3-C4 and moderate bilaterally at C4-C5 and moderate on the left at C6-C7. Would there be a chance of getting cured with the use of Homeophatic Medicine? Because at my age it is very difficult to do a surgery. Pls. reply sooner and Thank you.
Dear Sir,
This the MRI report of my father.
The report details is given below.
Diffuse disc bulge at C3-C4 & C5-C6 levels causing anterior cord compress•,n Rita’s& neural foramina appear normal.
Diffuse disc bulge at C4-C5 & C6-C7 levels causing thecal sac indentation. Bilateral Seural foramina appear normal.
Patchy hyperintense signal on T2WI is seen in the cord at C3-C4 & C5-C6 disc levels
Ligamcntum (lava & articular facet arc normal. Paravertebral soil tissue and muscle planes arc normal. Cranio-cervical junction appears normal.
On screening of rest of spine:-
– Diffuse disc bulge at 11-12, L2-L3 & 14-L5 levels causing canal stenosis.
– Schmorl’s node (intravertebral end plate disc herniation) nigh surrounding edema is sees
in the L2, L3 and L4 vertebra.
IMPRESSION MRI STUDY REVEALS :-
– Diffuse disc bulge at C3-C4 & C5-C6 levels causing anterior curd conipressiott-
– Patchy hyperintense signal in the cord at C3-C4 & C5-C6 disc les els – t’ompressise es eloped*
– Diffuse disc bulge at C4-05 & C6-C7 levels causing thecal sac indentation
kindly tell me, Is there any homeopathy medicine for recovery because the docter has told us surgery is only option but due to age we cant take risk for surgery. Now my father is in bed and he is not capable to walk also.
Kindly give me suggestion, what to do.
On thursday pain started from left side of back above hips. Taken medicine and was ok. Went to office on Friday as there was no pain. On Saturday morning i got up felt pain in left leg just below the hip. Very severe pain. Went to orthodontist who given some medicine to kill the pain but no relief. Xray done and came to know that nus dabi hue hai as L5 distance of spinal is reduced. Doctor how you can help me as i am unable to go to office. I am 57 years old.
On thursday pain started from left side of back above hips. Taken medicine and was ok. Went to office on Friday as there was no pain. On Saturday morning i got up felt pain in left leg just below the hip. Very severe pain. Went to orthodontist who given some medicine to kill the pain but no relief. Xray done and came to know that nus dabi hue hai as L5 distance of spinal is reduced a bit.. I am getting physiotherapy but no relief from pain. Doctor how you can help me as i am unable to go to office. I am 57 years old.
Dear sir,
I am having bilateral pars fracture of L5 S1 (grade 1), is there any procedure to recover without surgery.
with regards
Rajen
Dear Sir,
I am 53 years old, male, workimg as consultant for civil contracting. I am an engineer, most of the time
needs to stand at site. Since 5 years I had mild pain at my back, but when I apply MOVE oinment it goes.
Recently, since 3 months the pain has become very severe where I cant sit, difficult to get up, and when I stand, difficult to sit. While sleeping, I cant move.
I consulted ortho, he took MRI, and said that my disc is herniated, sequestered and fragments are touching some nerves. This is in my lumbar region L5 S1, I dont have any numbness, but pain in the hip
Doctor said, need to go on surgery soon, otherwise l will be paralyzed. Can you diagnos and suggest medicine ?
My mother is suffering from PVID from past 4 yrs. Her age is around 69 years. She has severe back pain and due to which she has pain in right leg and it becomes a challenge to walk for her. Orthopedic doctor has suggested for surgery. So we would like to ask whether it could be treat by homeopathy or not ? Please advice us accordingly.
My mum is 74yrs and two weeks ago suddenly developed excruciating lower back pain after taking care of my dad 89 years who is practically bed ridden. MRI shows anterolisthesis of L3,L4. She cannot sit and is also suddenly bed ridden due to the pain. An epidural shot of deposit medrol has made her feel a little less pain, but she still can’t even sit. Could you please give us some suggestions.
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NAME K.M.ABUL BASHAR
AGE-40
GENDER-MALE
Pain at left hip . If i have done much work or journey then pain moves to lower part the backbone and uneasiness left hip to left knee. When I will go to washroom for freshness then I fell little pain at left hip. I have no blood pressure and sugar problem also I free from smoking and drinks.
Lumber spine with diminished L 5- S 1 disc Spaces .Lumber lordosis is maintained. Both sactoliac joints appears norma l . but several time setting. Standing walking pain please solved medicine homeopathy
Good evening Dr. Sharma, I have exactly the same problem. Started almost ten months ago. I am still having problem may be three or four times a day while I am walking. I like to walk & I am sixty nine years old. My primary Dr. at Harvard Vanguard here in Boston had recommended Thurupy. I have done that for a couple of weeks but never getting better or completely cured. Please let me know the best way to get the best treatment & get it over or solve this medical problem. The pain is mostly on my left leg. I can run or excersisise, all a sudden the leg pain started & become very difficult to walk. I have the X-ray disc I can mail to you.
Thank you so much for writing this madical information. God bless!!!
Hello Sir, I am suffering from slip disc L4-L5 for last 7 years and I have lower back pain and also the pain travel down both the leg. So, I would like to know that the homeopathy really works for slip disc and how long it will take to cure the slip disc. I would also like to know the cost for homeopathy for this kind of treatment.
Dear Dr Sharma,
I am suffering from certivical spondylisis and now and then I am getting giddyness, but I have no pain in the neck.
I want your appointment for consultation.
Regards,
K R D Nanda
hello sir mujhe digestive problem he teen char saal se uski bajah se mere sir me ebam back pain hota he kripya uchit margdarsan de
I have been diagnosed with disc bulge as per MRI done in Feb 2017. I am having pain particularly a nerve in left leg after sitting contineously for 2-3 hours. Feeling tingling sensation in my left leg thigh area.
Kindly suggest treatment