Category FAQs Search : Slipped Disc
Question: Can a bulging disc become a herniated disc?
Answer: Yes, a degenerate bulging disc can sometimes rupture and develop into a herniated disc.
Although bulging discs and herniated discs both affect discs in your spine, they are different conditions:
-Bulging discs are usually caused by age-related degeneration and affect multiple discs. This condition develops over time and can cause other disc degeneration-related issues, like lumbar stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal).
-Herniated discs involve a complete tear of the outer shell of the disc (annulus), herniation of part of the centre of the disc (annulus) into the spinal canal and compression of the nerves there.
(Source: Mount Elizabeth, 03 Dec 2024)