Degenerative Disc Disease Sufferers Often Make Good Candidates for Laser Surgery

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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. There are several conventional surgeries available to ease the pain, such as artificial disc replacement and vertebrae fusion, but they often require open-back surgery, which comes with the risk of complications like infection. If this risk scares you - or if potential complications prohibit you from surgery for some reason - Laser Spine Institute has an alternative that may work for you. LSI reduces the pain associated with your degenerative disc disease with outpatient laser spine surgery that requires only local anesthesia and a small incision.

You might be a good candidate for laser spine surgery if:

You’re looking for alternatives to invasive open-back surgery, which require large incisions and general anesthesia.
Your doctor has said there are no treatments for your degenerative disc disease, and you’d like a second opinion.
You want to limit the complications associated with back surgery, including dangerous infections.
You want a faster and less painful recovery than is often involved with traditional back surgery.
You’re interested in a treatment with a historically high rate of success.

Contact us today, and the helpful medical personnel at LSI can help you determine your eligibility for laser spine surgery. They’ll review your MRI or CT scan for free and let you know if laser surgery can relieve your pain associated with degenerative disc disease.

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