Bone Spurs Treatment
Non-surgical treatment for bone spurs causing nerve impingement include: medications such as anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxers and pain medications. Cortisone injections can also provide temporary relief. Physical therapy and exercise can strengthen the muscle around the area but typically does not provide permanent relief from the pain.
Typical surgical treatments involve massively invasive surgery, requiring many months of recuperation and a less than 50% chance of success.
LSI offers a minimally invasive, endoscopic procedure to remove bone spurs with minimal recuperation and a very high success rate. Depending on the location of the bone spur(s), LSI's Foraminotomy or Laminotomy procedures can be performed to remove them. These procedures relieve the pain and symptoms associated with bone spurs and are performed without the need for general anesthesia. In addition, LSI's successful procedures are done in an outpatient setting and offer a short recovery time.
Click Here to see how you can get your life back in 5 daysThe most unfortunate problem with today's conventional back surgery is dealing with lengthly hospital stays and painful recoveries. Through minimally invasive techniques LSI has revolutionized bone spurs treatment so that, on average, the entire process takes only 5 days. This period will include pre operative testing, surgery, post operative consultation and physical therapy. For more information on LSI's amazing 5 day process click here!
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Color enhanced x-ray of the lumbar spine with advanced degenerative changes. This image demonstrates prominent bony spur formation, narrowing of the lumbar intervertebral disc spaces (indicative of advanced degenerative disc disease) and sclerosis of the vertebral endplates (edges of the vertebral bodies bordering the disc spaces). These types of degnerative change are widely prevalent in the general population and often the cause of back and leg pain. Plain film x-rays however do not adequately visualize the intervertebral discs directly or the soft tissues within the spinal canal such as the nerve roots. MRI is a better technique to determine the integrity of the lumbar discs and the nerve roots in the lumbar region.
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The endoscope and arthroscope are the exact same instrument. They are small tubes through which surgery is performed. When the tube is placed into a joint, it is referred to as an arthroscopic procedure (arthro meaning joint). When the tube is placed into an area other than a joint, it is called an endoscope. At LSI, we perform endoscopic procedures.