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Bulging Disc in Your Neck
If you’re suffering from a bulging disc in your neck, then you’ve probably endured symptoms like headaches and stiffness, as well as tingling, numbness, and pain that start in your neck, go down your shoulders, along your arms, and into your hands and fingers. The symptoms may even have kept you from participating in activities you once loved and made daily life more difficult. Thankfully, you don’t have to suffer forever. There are many conservative treatments to help reduce or eliminate your bulging disc symptoms and help you return to a normal life.
Conservative Treatments
Although most bulging discs eventually resolve themselves over time, some things that can help hasten recovery and minimize discomfort include:
- Stretching
- Chiropractic care
- Heat therapy
- Over-the-counter and prescription pain medicines
- A neck brace
- Exercise
- Physical therapy
Endoscopic Laser Surgery for a Bulging Disc in the Neck
If these treatments don’t work and your symptoms continue to impact your daily life and make it difficult to enjoy leisure activities, your doctor may recommend open-neck surgery. However, you should know that this isn’t your only choice. Laser Spine Institute (LSI) offers minimally invasive surgery to treat bulging discs with a considerably shorter recovery period. Rather than make a large incision in the neck, we can make a small one, usually about one centimeter long, and use tiny endoscopic tools to minimize trauma to the body. Plus, this surgery doesn’t require general anesthesia and is performed using IV sedation and local anesthesia at one of our advanced surgery centers.
For more information on minimally invasive endoscopic laser surgery to treat a bulging disc in your neck, and to see if you’re a candidate for the procedure, contact LSI today.