Laser Spine Surgery For Bulging Disc

In the neck laser surgery can be used to treat bulges or tears in the cervical discs herniated discs and brachial neuritis.

Laser spine surgery for bulging disc.

Trevor wahlquist describes how discs function in the spine and discusses the conditions that cause discs to bulge. This procedure uses a laser to remove disc tissue that may be causing nerve. A disc bulges when the outer layer of a vertebral disc swells outward and places pressure on the surrounding nerves and structures. Finally he explains that although most cases of pain caused by bulging discs are treated nonsurgically there are specific situations when surgery can provide an excellent outcome.

One of the more well studied methods of laser back surgery is called percutaneous laser disc decompression pldd. With a combined experience of over 29 years our spine doctors are well qualified to provide you with expert care before during and after your surgery. Deuk laser disc repair does not require large incisions that need a long time to heal bone cutting that can weaken the spine and other unpleasant side effects that most traditional spine surgeries incur. Although a bulging disc is similar to a herniated disc it is different in that the inner material has not seeped out through the outer layer of the disc.