A disc bulges when the outer layer of a vertebral disc swells outward and places pressure on the surrounding nerves and structures.
Laser spine surgery for bulging disc.
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.
Many conditions benefit from laser surgery including spinal and foraminal stenosis sciatica facet joint disease bulging or herniated discs pinched nerves and scar tissue formation.
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.
Thankfully there is not only treatment for a bulging disc but a proprietary method that is minimally invasive and has an excellent success rate.
In the neck laser surgery can be used to treat bulges or tears in the cervical discs herniated discs and brachial neuritis.
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.
This procedure uses a laser to remove disc tissue that may be causing nerve.
Trevor wahlquist describes how discs function in the spine and discusses the conditions that cause discs to bulge.