Ruptured Disc Physical Therapy—What It Involves and What You Can Do if It Doesn’t Work

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Ruptured Disc Physical Therapy—What It Involves and What You Can Do if It Doesn’t Work

Ruptured disc physical therapy can include many techniques, depending on the severity of your condition and other factors. But for most patients, it begins with gentle treatments that require little work on their part. In this early stage, a physical therapist may apply hot or cold compresses to the back, or recommend that their patient spend time in a warm bath or shower. The therapist may also use massage or traction to relieve pressure on the affected area and stimulate blood flow for healing. Once some time has passed and these methods have begun healing the condition, a therapist may recommend that the ruptured disc patient begin stretching and other exercises to strengthen the back and increase flexibility. This can relieve some of the pressure on the disc as well as help prevent future back problems. Fortunately, many people find that these methods, along with pain medications, successfully manage and treat the painful symptoms are caused by a ruptured disc. But if you are one of the few that doesn’t find relief with physical therapy and other conservative methods, you may want to explore treatment at Laser Spine Institute.

Our back treatments:

Take place in an outpatient surgical center, not a hospital.
Require only local anesthesia and IV sedation.
Use cutting edge tools to treat your ruptured disc without requiring a large incision and a lot of tissue damage.
Provide some measure of relief to more than 85% of our patients.

Our procedures come with a number of other benefits, especially when compared to traditional surgery. For instance, the majority of our patients have returned to their normal activities within two weeks of the procedure, while traditional surgery can require months of recovery.

So if ruptured disc physical therapy hasn’t worked for you and you’re looking for a safe, effective solution, contact LSI today. We’re happy to review your MRI or CT scan free of charge to determine if our procedures can bring you relief.

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