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A Bulging Disc in the Back Has Many Treatment Options
When you suffer from the numbness, pain and weakness that sometimes come with a bulging disc in the back, you’ll want to begin your search for relief by considering conservative non-invasive treatments. These can include performing special stretches or exercises prescribed by your doctor, taking over-the-counter medicines, employing hot and cold compresses, attending physical therapy and more. For the majority of patients, these treatments are successful in relieving pain.
For those with more severe symptoms, an epidural steroid injection may be recommended. This treatment quickly soothes inflammation and pain for many people, and that relief can last for many months. However, when it wears off - and for those who never experienced relief from an injection - something more is often needed. That is when surgical treatments come into the picture. If you and your doctor are discussing surgery to treat the bulging disc in your back, you should consider treatment at Laser Spine Institute (LSI). We offer a minimally invasive treatment for bulging discs that comes with a lower risk for infection and scar tissue than traditional open-back surgery. It’s also highly successful for a majority of patients. More than 85% of patients report that they experience an increase in their quality of life within three months of the procedure. Some even feel relief the same day. Additionally, their recoveries are usually quicker than what open-back surgery patients experience.
If you’d like more information about our bulging disc procedure, the percutaneous endoscopic discectomy, contact LSI today. We’ll review your CT scan or MRI free of charge to determine if we can help relieve your pain.