Laser: A new innovation in the treatment of herniated disc.

What is a herniated disc?

This disease occurs when an intervertebral disc slips, ruptures, or herniates, compressing a nerve and causing various symptoms such as:

• Pain in the lower back extending to the hips or the back of the thighs.

• Leg pain accompanied by numbness.

• Weakness in the feet and ankles (usually on one side).

Diagnosis

The doctor will use two tests to confirm the diagnosis.

• X-ray imaging

• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

📚 Back pain…should I get an X-ray or an MRI?

Laser treatment: An interesting new option.

If medication and physical therapy are ineffective, your doctor may recommend laser treatment, which has several advantages.

• Time-saving: The treatment takes only 1 hour.

• Short recovery period: Patients only stay in the hospital for 1 day.

• Minimally invasive: The surgical incision is only 0.5 cm in size.

• Safe: Minimal blood loss and fast recovery.

Laser treatment methods

• The doctor uses a small fiber optic camera inserted through a needle (the size of a blood donation needle).

• Insert the camera into the nerve canal.

• Laser treatment is used to remove a herniated disc and reduce nerve compression.

📚 Avoid spinal surgery; treat back pain with laser.