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Collapsed Disc Treatment
Collapsed disc treatment most commonly involves a program consisting of conservative, nonsurgical treatments. Your doctor will likely suggest you try physical therapy, pain medications, hot/cold therapy, massage, chiropractics, exercise, stretching, or alternative options, all of which are typically very effective in managing the symptoms of a collapsed disc. But before you begin treating your condition, it can be helpful to learn more about its causes and symptoms.
Causes of a Collapsed Disc
A collapsed disc is also commonly referred to as a "herniated" or "bulging" disc. In essence, what it means is that an intervertebral disc in your spine has lost height and water content, and has degenerated to a point that nerve compression is causing symptoms. The predominant cause behind this degeneration is unavoidable – the natural aging process. Over time, discs gradually deteriorate under normal wear and tear, and this degeneration can lead to bone spurs or herniated disc material compressing a nearby nerve, or even the spinal cord itself.
Symptoms
It is this nerve compression that actually causes the symptoms of a collapsed disc, not the collapsed disc itself. In fact, you might very well have one or more collapsed discs at various levels of your spine at this very moment that are asymptomatic. However, when a collapsed disc pinches a nerve, the symptoms that can result include:
- Localized pain
- Pain radiating the length of the nerve
- Tingling
- Weakness
- Numbness
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Alternative Treatments
If conservative collapsed disc treatment fails to bring you pain relief, contact Laser Spine Institute today. Our endoscopic specialists perform a variety of safe and effective minimally invasive endoscopic procedures.
Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.
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