Latest Percutaneous discectomy Stories

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Part of the difficulty for many sufferers of long-time back and neck pain is the loss of hope. The source of their pain might not have been detected yet, there might not be many non-surgical options for relief, or they could simply feel overwhelmed at the thought of seeing more doctors. Seyed M. Rezaian, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S., F.I.C.S. wants to let these people know that there can still be hope for the relief of their suffering. Through his...

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As many as 90% of Americans suffer back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain is second only to the common cold as a cause of lost days at work and it is one of the most common reasons to visit a doctor's office or a hospital's emergency department. Justin Pilcher was working as a trainer in a gym for 8-12 hours per day and ruptured a disc. "I suffered with the pain for two months because I did not want to have surgery. I heard...

FREDERICK, Md., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 25, 2012, orthopedic spine surgeon, Dr. Said Osman, performed percutaneous cervical endoscopic discectomy (CED) at American Spine Center, for herniated cervical spine disc, and thus avoided the more invasive open cervical decompression and fusion. A percutaneous cervical endoscopic discectomy procedure is often performed in an outpatient or day surgery facility. Endoscopic surgery of the spine, is a minimally invasive technique...

For patients suffering from small lumbar disc herniations, a new treatment option can provide relief, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine.The procedure, called a percutaneous discectomy, enables physicians to go through the skin with a needle, guided by fluoroscopy or X-ray, to get into the disc and remove part of the herniated disc material, explained Dr. Benoy Benny, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and director of the spine, sports and pain...