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Herniated Disk Treatment at Laser Spine Institute is Gentle and Effective
When you’re looking for a herniated disk treatment to ease your pain, you also want a solution that’s not a high risk for dangerous side effects and other complications. Laser Spine Institute (LSI) may be able to provide you with that. We offer a procedure that’s ideal for those who are considering surgery because conservative treatments such as bed rest, physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medication have provided little relief. This treatment, a percutaneous arthroscopic discectomy, involves carefully removing the portion of your disk that’s pushed through its exterior wall and into the spinal canal. This relieves pressure on any compressed nerves, and lessens your pain. Traditional open back or neck surgery uses a similar strategy, but can be very invasive. It often requires a large incision, muscle cutting and tearing, general anesthesia, hospitalization, and months of downtime for recovery.
By contrast, minimally invasive herniated disk treatment at LSI:
- Requires only one small incision
- Uses a narrow tube to push aside muscle and access the procedure site
- Requires only a local anesthesia and deep IV sedation
- Is an outpatient procedure
- Has a quicker recovery time
Our treatment is so gentle that our patients are up and walking within hours of the surgery, and most are back to their normal activities quickly. Within three months of the procedure, more than 85% of our patients report that their quality of life has improved. Some even say they feel relief before they are off the operating table.
If you’d like to find out if you are a candidate for this herniated disk treatment, contact us today. We will review your MRI or CT scan free of charge.