Disc Decompression for herniated discs, how efective is it? ?

I have 3 herniated discs, L3, L4 and L5 and have quite a bit of pain. Last year I had a steroid epidural shot and it gave me good results for about a year. I hate needles and don’t want to go through that again, and somebody mentioned the disc decompression and mentioned a chiropractic clinic called Mass.Ave…Can anybody give me any feedback/insight regarding this type of treatment, since I have not had positive experiences before with chiropractors, making me spend time and money, unfortunately with no results (no offense to any Chiropractors out there please, this was just my personal experience!)
Thanks!

Before you consider surgery for disc decompression, do have a look at this site.

http://patients.meditech-bioflex.com/

It might be an alternative to spine surgery…It is something to think about so do make some honest search for ‘bioflex low-level laser therapy’.

I also need decompression on my L4 & L5 but before I consider having surgery on my lower back, I am seriously considering going through low-level laser. It is absolutely painless, non-toxic and non-invasive.
I also have a slipped disc on my lower back…If they can releive the pressure around my L4 & L5 with low-level laser, I will be with a lot less pain, that I am convince.
Don’t just take my word for it, make a search.
Be healthy.

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Hi ,,,i am 23 yrs old,,and have a herniated disc at l4/l5 and l5/s1 since last 2 yrs?

Hi ,,,i am 23 yrs old,,and have a herniated disc at l4/l5 and l5/s1 since last 2 yrs.?
pain was alright but i got a weird feeling that my right leg is longer than the other which makes my body structure bit tilted,,,is it becoz of my herniated disc…any suggestions for any exercise or something…

I’ve herniated L5/S1. The pain in your leg is the result of sciatica. The ruptured disc presses against a nerve that controls some of the feeling in your leg. I have found that core strengthening exercises and stretching greatly helped my sciatica. Abdominal crunches and hamstring stretches helped alot. It’s important to be consistent though. Building these core muscles help to stabilize your back and torso which prevents the discs from further rupturing.

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Is percocet a drug that is prescribed by pain management doctors?

I have a herniated disc in my back. It has caused me lots of pain for the last three years. I had a tooth removed last week and the doctor gave me percocet. This killed all my back pain. I am going to begin pain management soon. Is percocet a drug that is prescribed by pain management doctors?

Please, please, please think twice about using this for your back pain. It can so often lead to dependence and disability. If you are seeing a good pain management doctor, they will want you to try non-narcotics to help your back pain. I am really sorry you are having this pain, but please don’t make it worse by becoming dependent on a narcotic pain medication.

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in India , how much it would cost a foreigner to do Microdiscectomy surgery to cure herniated lumbar disk ?

i heard it is cheap in india and good

Generally in any respectable hospital the surgery is 30%, medications 15% and ward charges pre and post surgery is 45%. The variable element is the ward expenses. It can be 60% also.
I believe the total expenses would vary between 150000 to 250000 in the top layer hospitals.

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i have a herniated cervical disc and am currently taking physical therapy can i opt to have the surgery if im?

on workers comp, my dr doesnt seem to really care about my opinion, but the physical therapy isn t really working

First, if you are not having good results with physical therapy, seek another approach to physical therapy…just like medicine there are many approaches to physical therapy and if you are not having good results with one provider, you may have excellent results with another. If you aren’t seeing one already, I would recommend you see a physical therapist who is credentialed in mechanical diagnosis and therapy. (Go to: http://www.mckenziemdt.org )

At the very least, an MDT trained therapist can usually tell within the first couple visits if this problem is reducible.

Things that lend it self to a good prognosis are:

1. Symptoms that are intermittent
2. Symptoms that do not go past the elbow
3. The pain “centralizes” on the first visit
4. Adherence to the home exercise program and posture correction
5. You do not smoke
6. You have an internal locus of control.

Conversely, those who will not do well with physical therapy include:
1. Those with symptoms that are constant and radiate to the hand at all times without any moment of relief even with rest
2. Those whose symptoms started instentaneously and went to the hand immediately
3. You have an external locus of control (meaning you think things happen TO you rather than you affecting your own destiny)
4. Your injury is accompanied by neurological weakness
5. You smoke

…not that people who have these things cannot get better…it’s just that the chances are lessened.

It really is best to avoid surgery if possible as long term chronic pain is almost always associated with surgery. Therefore, you doctor isn’t going to recommend surgery unless it is absolutely necessary and very well may refuse to perform surgery on you if you are not a good candidate.

Surgery CAN be successful, but has to be done for the right reasons…not just because you request it.

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I know that this sounds kind of crazy but can large breast cause a herniated disk?

I am a 34 year old mother of 2 and i have always had large breast {DDD}. And i have always had problems with my upper back and now i find that i have a herniated disk in my lower back, i have not had a injury or accident so could the large breast be the problem and should i have a reduction

I think herniation is not often from accidents but more often from repetitive stressful use (bending and lifting – people usually think men picking up boxes but in women, picking up babies/children is a BIG stress). I don’t think large breasts can *cause* herniation, but I think carrying around the weight of large breasts can put more strain on the back, so it could possibly contribute.
The breast reduction surgery question is a little harder. Ask your doctor if s/he thinks the breasts were a contributing factor and if s/he would recommend breast surgery, first of all. Then get more information about other factors to consider (infection rate, how long you’ll have to be not active after the surgery) before deciding. (Also take some consideration of whether they’ll be likely to grow large again after surgery. A friend of mine got a breast reduction to a C cup, and within a couple years they were up to a D. She is a little overweight. And she started out as DD or something, so she says she’s still happy with the results. I don’t know what kind of experiences other people have had.)

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What is the best type of doctor to see if I know I have a herniated disc?

I lived in China where I got an MRI and found out I have a herniated disc. Does anyone know the best doctor to go see for that? I’ve heard go to a neurosurgeon and not an orthopedic surgeon. Also…anyone heard of going to a chiropractor? I have had the pain for over a year so I think I’m in the 10% that don’t get better after 6 months or less. Thanks!

Your physician will refer you to a doctor in your area.

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McKenzie Method for lower back pain?

Can anyone tell me how to do these? I cannot find them online and I have a herniated disc. I’m suppose to go to physical therapy but cannot afford it so I want to do it at home. Can anyone istruct me on any excersises?
I mean instruct me…oops

http://www.easyvigour.net.nz/fitness/h_MckenzieExt.htm

there.

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