Orthodontist Salary. According to data from salary.com, the median orthodontist salary in the United States is about $127,000 per annum. The median salary in hourly terms is about $61 per hour. In terms of percentages, the top 10th percentile of the workforce receive an annual wage of about $180,000 or more.
Bulging Disc. A bulging disc is a common condition where one of the one of your intervertebral discs, which cushion the bones in your spine, has weakened and lost its shape. The bulging disc can press against a spinal nerve, causing chronic pain and other symptoms.
Other bulging disc causes. While bulging discs are often caused by degenerative changes as we age, there are other contributing factors which hasten this condition, such as: Symptoms and treatment. A bulging disc can occur in any part of the spine, but most commonly in the cervical (upper) and lumbar (lower) regions. Bulging discs usually remain asymptomatic unless they compress a nerve root or the spinal cord itself.