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.
One of the more well studied methods of laser back surgery is called percutaneous laser disc decompression pldd.
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.
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.
Thankfully there is not only treatment for a bulging disc but a proprietary method that is minimally invasive and has an excellent success rate.
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.
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.
Laser spine surgery is one of the many in the latest advances in minimally invasive procedures performed by our experienced spine surgeons at the disc spine institute.