A herniated or bulging disc ... often are an incidental finding when the MRI was done for another reason. Age-related changes ...

On MRI scans, a degenerated disc may appear dark in color and bulge out. The bulging of the disc can compress spinal nerves – ...

The leg pain intensified and MRI of the lumbar spine showed a right L5–S1 sequestrated disc prolapse (figs 1 and 2). A microdiscectomy was performed, with complete resolution of pain. He was ...