Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression: In Low Back Pain or in Radicular Pain

[Percutaneous laser disc decompression for lumbar discogenic radicular pain].

PURPOSE The aim of our study was to directly evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) for treatment of lumbar discogenic radicular pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS From June 2006 through July 2009, 205 patients with contained disc herniation demonstrated on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance, concordance between the radicular pain and the nerve root co...

percutaneous lumbar laser disc decompression

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Effect of 8-Week Core Stabilization Exercises on Low Back Pain, Abdominal and Back Muscle Endurance in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain due to Disc Herniation

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of core stabilization exercises on low back pain and abdominal and back muscle endurance in patients with chronic low back pain caused by disc herniation. Methods: For this purpose, 30 male and female patients with chronic low back pain due to disc herniation (age =48.55 ± 3.35) were divided into experimental and control groups (...

Internal disc disruption and low back pain.

Internal disc disruption is a common cause of disabling low back pain in a substantial number of young, healthy adults. Crock described this painful entity and reported annular fissures that distort the internal architecture of the disc; Externally the disc appears relatively intact and undeformed. A clinical diagnosis of internal disc disruption, in absence of objective clinical findings, is e...

The Navigable Percutaneous Disc Decompression Device (L'DISQ & L’DISQ-C) in Patients with Herniated Nucleus Pulposus Related to Radicular Pain