Disc Decompression
Chronic back pain can be overwhelming, affecting both your mood and productivity, making everyday activities challenging.
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Procedure Overview
What Disc Decompression Is
Disc decompression is a highly effective minimally invasive procedure. It’s important to consult with a knowledgeable doctor to determine if this surgery is the right option for your specific condition.
Treatment Description
Also known as percutaneous discectomy, disc decompression involves relieving pressure on spinal discs to alleviate pain caused by herniated discs, spinal stenosis, or other conditions affecting the spine. This procedure is designed to target the source of pain and provide long-term relief.
What It Includes
The procedure uses minimally invasive techniques to reduce pressure on the spinal discs, helping treat conditions like herniated discs and spinal stenosis while minimizing recovery time and tissue damage.
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What Does Disc Decompression Treat?
Disc decompression is effective for a variety of conditions, including:
Herniated Discs
Herniated Discs Herniated discs are also known as ruptured or slipped discs. They occur when a part of the disc nucleus slips out of the annulus. The disc nucleus pushes into the spinal canal due to a tear in the annulus. Herniated discs are often a sign of degeneration.
Pinched Nerves
Pinched Nerves This is a type of damage or injury to one nerve or more. Pinched nerves happen when the surrounding tissue presses on the nerve roots, causing pain, tingling, or numbness.
Bulging Discs
Bulging Discs While not as painful as a herniated disk, a bulging disk occurs when the disc nucleus slips out of place but hasn’t completely slipped beyond the annulus. It can cause numbness in the legs and a weak bladder.
Sciatica
Sciatica This is nerve pain that is caused by the compression of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is found in the lower back and stretches across the buttocks and down the leg. When the nerve is compressed due to tissue pressure, there can be radiating pain.
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Stenosis Spinal stenosis happens when a spinal nerve or cord is compressed for a long time. There can be temporary symptoms and long-term consequences. For example, permanent paralysis and numbness can occur if this condition goes untreated.
Degenerative Discs
Degenerative Discs A spinal disc can get worn down through old age or wear-and-tear. Lifestyle, health, and injuries can greatly impact degenerative disc disease. Typically there is a predisposition for degenerative disc disease, as an injury alone can’t cause it to happen.
Post-Surgical Pain
Post-Surgical Pain Post-surgical pain is when your body hurts for more than three to six months after surgery has occurred. It can range from soreness to severe pain and is often caused by a surgical injury.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick and helpful answers to common inquiries.
How Can Disc Decompression Help Me?
Disc decompression is a form of motorized traction that helps to relieve back pain. This therapy gently stretches the spine in simple motions to release any tension and pressure from the spinal discs. Through stretching, a small vacuum is created in the spinal discs that are being treated. Because of the negative pressure, herniated and bulging discs improve and can help reduce recovery time. Disc decompression also allows nutrients to reach the disc more easily, helping to increase healing.
Would I Be A Good Candidate For Disc Decompression?
Disc decompression should be applied to patients who feel radicular pain that spreads along the spinal nerve root. This pain can spread from the spine to the lower back, arms, legs, and neck. Pain in the cervical and thoracic discs across the neck and mid-back can be treated using disc decompression. Patients that have small or minimal disc herniation would be better candidates than those that have much larger herniations, which might require a more invasive procedure.
Also, if there are no disc fragments and no disc space narrowing, then this would also be eligible for treatment. Before treatment, the patient must be sure that the discs are the main source of their pain, otherwise, disc decompression wouldn’t be a useful treatment. You can speak with a doctor to make sure that you are a good candidate for decompression. If you need a diagnosis, an MRI scan can be used to identify whether the spinal discs are causing the problem and whether there are one or more discs that are affected.
How Does The Disc Decompression Protocol Work?
When spinal decompression is initiated, the position of the spine is changed and the force applied to the spinal column is reduced. The spinal discs are gel-like tissues that cushion the spinal bones. Disc decompression helps create negative pressure to ease the pain caused by herniated, bulging, or ruptured discs. This expedites healing and helps create long-term relief through a series of treatments. There are different types of disc decompression therapy. This includes laminotomy, laminectomy, laminoplasty, foraminotomy, and discectomy. You can speak with a doctor to discover which type of therapy is right for you.
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