Ruptured Disc Pain Can Often Be Relieved at Laser Spine Institute

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Ruptured Disc Pain Can Often Be Relieved at Laser Spine Institute

Living with ruptured disc pain can be incredibly uncomfortable, and you likely know this fact all too well if you’re researching the condition because of your own symptoms. The muscle weakness common with the condition might make it hard for you to stand or walk for a long period of time, and the tingling and swelling can make just sitting still uncomfortable. If you’ve tried chiropractic appointments, physical therapy, over-the-counter medications and even spinal steroid injections, but are still in pain, Laser Spine Institute (LSI) may be able to help. We’ve brought relief to thousands of back and neck pain patients over the years, including those who suffered with ruptured disc pain. We offer pain relief through a variety of endoscopic procedures that are gentle on the spine and the surrounding tissue.

For ruptured discs, we offer these two procedures:

Laminotomy: during this procedure, a portion of the lamina, a bony plate on each vertebrae that protects the spinal cord, is removed to make more space in the spinal canal. This extra space can relieve pressure on spinal nerve tissue caused by the ruptured disc.
Discectomy: this treatment carefully removes the portion of the ruptured disc that’s irritating nerve tissue in the spinal canal.

Both of these procedures are performed on an outpatient basis at LSI and require no major incisions or hospitalization. The recovery is relatively quick. By comparison, traditional surgeries aimed at relieving ruptured disc pain require general anesthesia, hospitalization, and a large incision that cuts through muscle and other tissues. In some cases, those surgeries also require spinal fusion, a procedure that uses bone grafts and metal fixtures to stabilize the affected vertebrae. The results of these traditional surgeries can be long painful recoveries as well as excessive scar tissue which may lead to reduced range of motion and future back pain.

If you’d like more information about relieving your ruptured disc pain at LSI, contact us today. We can review your MRI or CT scan free of charge to determine if you are a good candidate for one of our procedures.

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