Every year millions of Americans suffer from low back pain as a result of bulging discs. This study determined whether or not Pilated is an effective method for the treatment of low back as a result of bulging discs in the lumbar spine. A Pilates program designed specifically for the ...
Nearly 80 percent of our spine patients are able to recover with nonsurgical treatment. But when physical therapy, medications, and spinal injections fail to relieve neck or back pain, we help patients with surgery. We treat more than 2,250 patients with herniated lumbar disc problems each year...
Bulging Discs A bulging disc occurs when one of the intervertebral discs of the spine sustains an injury. These injuries usually occur in the cervical, thoracic spine, or lumbar spine. Read MoreFailed Spine Surgery The most common reason for a failed spine surgery procedure is that the injury ...
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Lumbar fusion is very successful at eliminating pain and other problems from a bulging disc, but it does increase the risk of weakening the discs and vertebrae above and below the fused portion. This can sometimes necessitate further surgeries. Depending on which vertebrae are fused, the patient ...
degenerative disc disease typically occur in the cervical spine (neck) and lumbar spine (lower back). Disc pain tends to be most common in the lower back, where most of the movement and weight-bearing in the spine occurs. These conditions are uncommon in the mid-back (the thoracic ...
Herniated Disc Treatment About Herniated Discs Intervertebral discs serve as spacers and shock absorbers between the vertebrae of your spine. They prevent bones from rubbing together and provide a space for nerve roots to exit the spinal canal and travel to structures throughout your body. The ...
Usually a herniated disc heals on its own. So most of the time nonsurgical treatment is tried first, including: Heat or ice, exercise, and other steps at home to help with pain and make your back stronger. The Truth about Lumbar Disc Herniations | Myth Busting ...
CT-guided ozone/steroid therapy for the treatment of degenerative spinal disease--effect of age, gender, disc pathology and multi-segmental changes. with degenerative changes in the lumbar spine not responding to conservative therapy and was most effective below 50 years with disc herniation in one...
A bulging disk is a condition related to the spine, usually the lumbar, or lower back, that occurs when a disk bulges through a crevice in the spine. Disks are the soft, gelatinous material that cushions the vertebrae of the spine. A bulging disk occurs when the disk shifts out of ...