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.
A bulging disc in the spinal column can be the result of a back or neck injury. Although not as common as a bulging disc that develops due to age-related degeneration, a bulging disc triggered by some form of trauma such as a car accident or whiplash can be just as painful.