new back disc solution.no surgery?
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I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THAT !
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There is a manual machine (not too expensive around $25 or less) call the disc doctor or Skipdoctor CD Repair Kit. Can be found online, and I believe in Best Buy and other computer/electronic stores.\n\nAlso, there are stores too that do it. I believe it might be Gamestop or Hollywood Video that repairs stratched discs for a small cost. \n\nOr the old-fashioned way, a little windex with a tissue, circular strokes. ^_^
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In mild cases, no treatment is required. \n\nWhen treatment is required, it is aimed at relieving pain and preventing permanent spinal cord and nerve root injury. \n\nTreatments include neck brace, anti-inflammatory medication, neck traction, bed rest, and cortisone injections. In some cases, surgery is necessary to remove bone and disc tissue.
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I take a slightly different stand than the previous response, seeings how I work in surgery, and we see a LOT of back/spine surgeries each week. There are even a few people that I work with who have had them, and they all seem satisfied. First of all, I would check out the surgeon, see what type of surgery he or she specializes in and how long they have been doing them. Next, be sure you know what type, ie lumbar, cervical vertebrae, etc are going to be worked on, and then I can give you more info :)
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Never heard of anything like this in my practice before.  If you haven't already, see your OB.  If he/she doesn't know what it is then see a spine specialist.  Good luck.
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First get an MRI and make sure you don't have a Herniated Disk. If you don't have a herniated disk then sciatica can be a blessing in disguise because it will require you to change your life style and there is plenty of motivation to do so. Most important thing is to learn to deal with stress. We have a lot of emotional stress and if you want to get better you have to drop some tons of emotional baggage. I ended up having a surgery, but that was a quick fix, or a bandaid solution ( I did have a herniated disk). Even after surgery I had issues. Have I to do it over gain ( I sure hope not) I will choose the spritiual healing path. For me what finally worked was meditation and yoga and serious life change with commitment to life healthy.
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There is a solution against slipped discs: Go for a manual one-time treatment called Atlasprofilax. The effect on the self-healing power of your body are really amazing. Due to the better pressure distribution in your spine, the discs can regenerate completely. It's simply amazing!\n\nJust - the treatment is available in California and Europe only, costing approx. 220 dollars. It's really worth travelling far.
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You should find a good chiropractor. If it is a problem with a disk you may not be able to do anything except going through surgury. Surgury is usually extremely painful so you have to weigh your options and decide if it is really worth it.
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i had surgery five years ago on my back they took out a dis and replaced it with a bone. and it went well. though i still have back pain,but not do to the bone replacement,because of something else. I healed fine and was able to get up and move around within two weeks. best of luck. with your surgery. I;m sure it will be fine.
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In terms of your disc herniation, it is doubtful that it will disqualify you. A large number of the human population has asymptomatic disc herniations confirmed by MRI studies on asymptomatic patients. Further MRI studies on cadavers, in which during life- had no complaints of back pain. It is estimated that some 30-40 % of the population have disc herniations. Furthermore there is absolutely no clinical correlation between size (mild/moderate/marked) of the herniation and severity of the patient's pain. \nRegarding your steroid. If at some point of time the pain becomes too great, whereupon all conservative treatment methods have failed. Sure, go with the steroid. A steroids main purpose is to inhibit inflammation- because inflammation results in pain. Inflammation is somewhat good in that its real purpose is to move "cells" to the area to help repair. If you INHIBIT this process, you in effect INHIBIT healing. (ice slows the process down some whilst decreasing pain). Steroids have also shown to result in periarticular osteoporosis ( slight bone loss at the point of injection). Spinal decompression makes sense as your first line of treatment. Think of your disc like a jelly doughnut. Some your jelly has leaked out. The jelly is irritating surrounding nervous tissue--> pain. Decompression causes a negative vaccuum in that disc to help it suck the jelly back in. If your chiro is good... he will then start you off with some stabilization exercises to help with the pain and future occurances of pain.
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I work in a clinic that has a DRX9000. I have also been treated using the DRX9000. My take on the DRX9000 is that it is a very good tool to help treat disc injuries. But, it is just a tool. These machines are becoming quite popular, and rightfully so. However, opening a clinic and buying the machine does not make you an expert at treating back pain. If you are a twenty something in good physical shape with no previous episodes of back pain and have a single disc herniation, then the DRX9000 will probably work great as the only treatment necessary. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case...at least in the patients I see. Most patients have had bad pain for months or years. These patients develop chronic muscle imbalances in the pelvis, sacro-illiac problems, and even secondary neck pain and stiffness. Our clinic integrates MD's, PTs, and DCs to treat these conditions in addition to the DRX machine. \n\nThe bottom line is that when used appropriately in combination with other appropriate treatments, the DRX9000 is very effective. I was treated for a disc herniation at C5. It has been two years since I was last treated and have had no return of symptoms. \n\nI think calling the DRX9000 glorified traction is a bit on the ignorant side, no offense to Mr Answers.  But, the problem with traction is that it actually causes an increase in interdiscal pressures.  This is because there is counter pressure from the muscles attaching to the spine to resist the traction forces being applied.  Look at the research, its there.  Because the DRX uses a logarithmic ramp up to acheive the maximum pulling force, the muscles do not contract to resist the force being applied.  Therefore, a true negative interdiscal pressure is attained at the level being treated.  I can tell you that I was very skeptical the first time I heard about the machine.  But like I said, when you iuse it in combination with other appropriate treatments, it is very effective.  We operate five clinics in the midwest, and have treated 35,000 patients in the last three years.  It works!
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A chiropractor fixed mine. Setting down makes it worse, so avoid this. Use a lumbar pad to relieve the pressure on your back. This was about twenty years ago. Still good.
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Consider physical therapy before surgery. You don't say how old you are. If you are younger you have a good chance of healing without surgery if you are patient and take care of yourself in the coming months. It can take 6 months to heal naturally from a disc injury. Get multiple medical opinions. There is nothing worse than back surgery gone bad, so remember surgery is never "no big deal".
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The "Wallace ligament" method is just a way to replace a bad disk by replacing it with shock absorption material which is tied with ligaments around the spine; in this way you avoid having to fuse the spine. Good luck with your operation.
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Sounds like it. Look into steroid injections.A lower back is a TFESI...trans foraminal epidural steroid injection. My wife just had one yesterday as a matter of fact. They work really well for us.
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Ive got a simillar problem to Yours! I have to bulged disc's #3 and #5 in my lower lumbar, and let me tell you there is no quike fix. I got hurt at work last Jannuary 2006 and after 7 epidurals I am now slated for a full blown back surgury! I feel for you! I have chronic back pain, and have run the gauntlet looking for relief, I've tried, Perscription drugs, Loratab 10's 5 a day!(Same as Vicoden but no acetemetphen/Tylenol) Alchohol (Makes it worse (The pain). I most recently am using pot! I dont smoke it, but rather leach out the THC into butter and use it as a spread for toast or abit in my morning oatmeal whatever, And I by God Works. But I am going in for surgury on the 27th of this month. And at this point, Though I have heard all types of horror stories about back surgury, I welcome the promise of relief. Good luck to you!And hang in there
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I had that done. I was feeling better INSTANTLY, like someone flipped the pain switch back off. The disc was pressing on a nerve and I was in SO much pain prior to surgery. Hope your dad gets the same relief I did.\n\nTime off work will depend on what sort of a job he has. I don't have a physically demanding job and was back at work in a week.