| Those who suffer from acute back pain due to a | | | | back surgery. In this highly invasive procedure, a large |
| ruptured disc need to find relief. People often try to | | | | incision was employed during surgery. As a result, the |
| avoid getting traditional open or fusion back surgery | | | | post-operative recovery time was long and painful. |
| because in the past, this method of back surgery | | | | Fortunately, there are new arthroscopic techniques |
| was known for being painful and requiring long | | | | that are much less invasive and less painful. Surgeons |
| recovery times. Open back surgeries and fusion | | | | who practice these techniques can provide almost |
| surgeries also only provide lasting relief in less than | | | | instant relief from back pain with minimal recovery |
| 50% of cases. New treatments are now available | | | | time, minimal scarring and minimal blood loss.. |
| that can help fix ruptured discs and relieve the back | | | | The arthroscopic method used to treat a ruptured |
| pain. | | | | disc involves making a small incision in the back, |
| New minimally invasive techniques can be used to | | | | usually no larger than a half inch. The surgeon then |
| relieve the pain and fix the problem of a ruptured | | | | inserts an instruments through a narrow stainless |
| intervertbral disc. The spine is made up of vertebral | | | | steel tube to remove parts of the problem disc. A |
| bones and discs that are separated with ligaments | | | | laser can also be employed to slightly de-hydrate a |
| and tissue. As people age, they often lose some of | | | | disc so that it reverts to its original proportions. This |
| the moisture in the tissue that separates the discs. | | | | smaller incision heals quickly and the post-operative |
| The result can be ruptured discs that slip out of | | | | pain is minimal. These procedures can often be |
| place. Sometimes the disc causes pain when it | | | | performed as outpatient surgery, which allows it to |
| presses on nerve roots exiting the spinal cord. In the | | | | be much less expensive than traditional surgery. |
| past, the treatment for ruptured discs involved open | | | | |