Degenerative Disc Disease Surgery: Spinal Fusion for Severe Cases
In most cases, degenerative disc disease can be treated successfully without surgery through proper exercise, medication usage, injections, and pain management. However, if conservative treatment fails to relieve symptoms, spinal fusion is an option. Spinal fusion can eliminate painful motion in affected segments of the spine due to degenerative disc disease.
This article provide an overview of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease Treatments, including heat therapy, medications, exercise programs,and surgical options.
If patients are making concessions in their everyday activities due to back pain from a degenerated disc, then it is reasonable to consider back surgery. However, prior to mak...
Multilevel fusion as a primary treatment for low back pain from degenerated discs is a controversial topic in spine medicine. Only rarely is a two level fusion indicated, and ...