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Collapsed Disc Symptoms
Collapsed disc symptoms can include centralized pain, pain that radiates the length of a nerve, numbness, weakness, and tingling. But what exactly is this condition, and what causes it? More importantly, if you're suffering from the symptoms of a collapsed disc, how can you treat it?
Causes
A collapsed disc – also commonly known as a "herniated" or "bulging" disc – occurs as part of the natural aging process. Over time, your intervertebral discs – the shock-absorbing cushions between each layer of vertebrae in your spine – lose water content and thin. These degenerations – often collectively referred to as “degenerative disc disease” – can result in the extrusion of inner disc material through a hole in the outer disc wall and into the spinal canal. Or, the disc can lose its height to such a point that the adjacent vertebrae grind against one another, leading to the development of bone spurs. Either case can result in the impingement of a nearby spinal nerve, or even the spinal cord itself. This nerve compression is actually what causes the symptoms associated with a collapsed disc – not the collapsed disc itself.
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Treatment Options
Your doctor will likely recommend a treatment program consisting of one or more of a variety of conservative, nonsurgical methods. The good news is that these options are often very effective in managing collapsed disc symptoms. You might be advised to try exercise, physical therapy, hot/cold therapy, pain medication, massage, or others. However, if conservative treatments have failed to ease your pain, contact Laser Spine Institute today. Our safe, effective endoscopic treatments are minimally invasive alternatives to open back surgery.
Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.
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