Slipped Disc Treatment at Laser Spine Institute is Safe and Effective

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Slipped Disc Treatment at Laser Spine Institute is Safe and Effective

A slipped disc goes by many names—herniated disc, ruptured disc, prolapsed disc—but the pain is all the same. When the affected disc is in the lower back or lumbar region, you may feel pain, numbness, tingling and weakness in not only the lower back but also your legs. When the slipped disc is located in upper back or neck (much less common than a herniated disc in the lumbar area), you may feel the pain in your back but also along your arms or in your chest or stomach.

Wherever it’s located, the pain occurs because the exterior of the affected disc has broken open and the gel-like substance at its core has leaked into the spinal canal, where it’s pressing on nerves. This causes irritation at the site as well as along the nerve to wherever it travels. Fortunately, most slipped disc cases resolve over time with simple treatments like physical therapy, massage, hot and cold compresses and medications. However, for some slipped disc sufferers the pain can only be relieved with surgery. If you’re in this situation, you should consider an endoscopic procedure at Laser Spine Institute. Our procedures are not only highly effective, but they are also safer and less invasive than traditional slipped disc surgery.

Here’s how the LSI surgery for slipped discs, called a percutaneous endoscopic disectomy, works:

The patient is sedated with an IV sedative and the area of the back to be operated on is numbed with a local anesthetic.
A small incision about one centimeter long is made in the back.
A tube is used to gently push muscle and other tissue aside to access the site of the slipped disc.
Small tools including a laser, a camera and a light are fed down the tube.
The laser is used to remove the portion of the disc that’s pressing on the nerve, and in some cases the disc is shrunk.
The excess disc material is removed, the tube and tools are taken out, and the incision is closed with a few stitches if necessary.

Within two weeks of our procedures, most of our patients have returned to their normal activities. Within three months, 85% report an increased quality of life. Some even experience a reduction of symptoms before they are off the operating table.

If you’d like more information about this slipped disc surgery, contact LSI today. We’ll review your MRI or CT scan for free.

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