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There are different spinal sections, and for each one, a problem can occur. When talking about C5-C6, these are in the area of the neck. Most patients have seven vertebrae in their necks from C1 to C7. In rare cases, a patient might have more than the traditional seven.
The location of C5 and C6 is called "stress vertebrae" because this is where the spine often bends the other way, placing them in a horizontal mid-level. As the spine gets titled forward, it undergoes more stress supporting the head's weight.
When talking about bulging of C5 and C6, we refer to the discs between these vertebrae. When they start to bulge due to stress in this section of the spine, it can affect different areas of the body.
When these discs bulge, they often go backward to the more posterior part of the body. This can lead to compressed nerve problems, including pain in the neck, arms, and hands, stiffness, radicular pain in the shoulders and arms. It can also create tingling, numbness, muscle weakness, and atrophy.
Regardless of the compression or pain experienced, disc bulging is more closely related to the fibers affected as the nerves exit. Some patients might have very little pain while experiencing functional issues, others might have minimal disc bulging, but the fibers affected are connected to pain, so they experience more pain than others.
Treating a disc that is bulging is always related to spine alignment. Restoring whatever alignment issue will have an immediate effect where the disc is bulging.
A structural treatment plan focused on not only dealing with symptoms but also trying to regain the spine's normal position so discs can un-bulge and their nucleus can go back into the central position where it is meant to be, allowing the body to heal is what patients need. The treatment will include chiropractic care, rehabilitation in the office, and home therapy. Combining all these will help the disc return to where it needs to be. We also use corrective cervical bracing to help restore the normal position of the spine.
Cervical spinal alignment is not only lost due to scoliosis. It is often the result of repetitive processes such as technology. Long hours using the computer and being on the phone in a forward position can cause the disc to bulge and affect the nervous tissue. So, altering daily life activities is a part of maintaining treatment results since these aggravate the spine's position.
If you don't have a disc bulge, think about preventing it. But if you have it already, think of the things you do daily that might be causing your neck to flex forward, which might aggravate your disc bulging. Also, be proactive with treatment. The sooner you start to treat it, the better.
An untreated disc bulge can result in disc herniation, leading to possible disc degeneration and an array of more complicated issues that will be more difficult to fix in the long run. If treated on time, disc bulging can be mostly reduced, its effects eliminated, and patients can live a normal life.
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00:00 - What Does C5-C6 Disc Bulging Mean?
00:10 - Understanding The Different Spinal Sections
01:01 - Stress Vertebra
01:39 - C5-C6 Bulging
02:55 - Problems Brought On By Disc Bulging
03:43 - How Do You Treat Disc Bulging?
04:41 - Crafting A Treatment Plan
05:26 - What Aggravates Disc Bulging?
06:34 - Be Proactive In Getting Treatment
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