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.
For instance, a patient might experience a: 1  Cervical bulging disc â Located in the neck, a cervical bulging disc occurs within the C2-C7 vertebrae (there is no intervertebral disc between the first two cervical vertebrae, C1 and C2, also known as the atlas and axis).