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Disc Relief

Disc relief may seem impossible when you’re saddled with all the symptoms that can accompany a degenerative disc condition. However, there are a variety of disc surgeries that can help you treat the pain, as long as you fully understand where the pain is coming from.

Our body operates with two primary neural systems: the Central Nervous System (CNS), which resides in the brain and spine, and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS), which controls our organs, extremities, muscles, motor functions, and senses. These two nervous systems communicate with one another to make sure that we can function in the world. However, if anything impedes the transmission of nerves between one system and the other, symptoms like pain, numbness, tingling, loss of motor skills, or loss of reflexes can occur. Compression of the nerves is the primary reason that conditions like herniated discs, bulging discs, and bone spurs can be so painful. These involve an intervertebral disc or bone that is pressing beyond its designated perimeter, thereby infringing on space that should be reserved for neural activity. For many patients, disc relief can be achieved through medication, exercise, chiropractic work, and other conservative treatment options, so they do not need to undergo back disc surgery.

Now that we understand how the nerves send impulses back and forth – and how that nerve activity can become dysfunctional when a nerve is impinged by a damaged disc – naturally, disc relief can be achieved by eliminating nerve compression. At Laser Spine Institute (LSI), we have several procedures to decompress pinched nerves, including our percutaneous endoscopic discectomy. During this spinal disc surgery, a 4-5 millimeter incision is made in the back or neck, and a thin tube is inserted into the body. Through this tube, the doctor is able to funnel a laser, camera, and micro-instruments to the site of the disc damage and use the laser to gently dissolve the portion of the disc that is extruding into nerve space. This type of disc relief is minimally invasive and is performed on an outpatient basis. Because the incision is so small, the risk of muscle tearing or stripping is eliminated and recovery time is much faster compared to traditional surgeries.

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If you would like to find out more about percutaneous endoscopic discectomy as a way of disc relief, contact Laser Spine Institute (LSI). We can give you more information on this and other endoscopic alternatives to traditional disc surgeries that can help you rediscover a life without pain. To make your path to disc relief as easy and stress-free as possible, we’ll be happy to review your MRI or CT scan, completely free of charge.

Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.