Degenerative Disc Disease

Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment at Laser Spine Institute Can Decrease Pain

Degenerative disc disease - a condition where the cartilage between vertebrae disintegrates and allows nerves to be pinched - is a common cause of back pain, and it can be completely debilitating to some sufferers. Advanced degenerative disc can lead to pain just from standing, sitting, or taking a step. If you suffer from this condition, you may have researched possible solutions only to find invasive, open-back surgery as your only option.

Degenerative Disc Disease Sufferers Often Make Good Candidates for Laser Surgery

At a minimum, those suffering with degenerative disc disease experience constant, irritating back pain. When the condition is at its worst, the pain can force a sufferer to bed rest. That’s because one or more of the cartilage discs between his or her vertebrae have disintegrated, allowing nerves to be pinched between hard bones with every step or bump in the road. The pain can radiate down the legs, across the shoulders and arms, or around the torso depending on which portion of the spine is affected.

Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment: Is Laser Surgery the Best Option for You?

The symptoms of degenerative disc disease can occur anywhere in your spinal column, resulting in pain that radiates into your hips, legs, and feet or into your neck, shoulders, arms, and hands. At first, the discomfort may be an occasional irritation to you, or over time the condition may turn into something so serious that you are in constant, throbbing pain.

Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment with LSI’s Revolutionary 5-Day Process

Degenerative disc disease is a spinal condition that is linked to the normal aging process. It starts when the cushiony discs between your vertebrae deteriorate over the years. This deterioration causes a narrowing of your normal “disc space.” Eventually the narrowing can result in pressure on your spinal cord and pain for you.

Disc Replacement

At this time, cervical disc replacement and lumbar disc replacement surgeries are available and in fact, the medical industry is hopeful that lumbar disc replacement may soon become the standard in treating lower back pain.

Disc Desiccation

Disc desiccation can occur due to various reasons. The primary cause of disc desiccation is wear and tear on our discs.

Treatment for Disc Desiccation

There are a number of causes of disc desiccation, however the most common cause of disc desiccation is due to the degenerative process. This means that as we age the fluid in the disc evaporates or slowly releases from the disc.

Lumbar Disc Disease

Most often, lumbar degenerative disc disease is initially caused by an injury to the lower back. An example of this would be when a person twists or rotates while performing an activity such as swinging a golf club, baseball bat, or perhaps when rotating to place or reach for something.

Cervical Disc Disease

Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when a disc becomes weak through the degeneration process. This process is also commonly referred to as the wear and tear process. The inner core of the disc may bulge or rupture into the spinal canal and most often, with cervical disc disease, the bulge or rupture occurs through the side rather than the front or back.

Degenerative Disc Treatment

When considering treatment for degenerative disc disease it is important to realize that effects from this condition can’t be reversed, but with proper exercise and making smart choices for your back you will be able to live a high quality of life for a longer period of time.