Disc Fissures / Herniated Discs / Facet Joint Pain

Disc Fissures

Herniated Discs

Facet Joint Pain

Smith & Nephew

With age, poor posture or injury, spinal discs can weaken, causing cracks or fissures to develop in the disc wall. Because they are filled with small nerve endings and blood vessels, these fissures are a source of chronic pain in many patients. The IDET^◊ procedure is one way that your physician can effectively treat this condition, minimizing your lower back pain and the limitations that come with it.

Smith & Nephew

A herniated disc, often called a bulging disc, is the result of disc degeneration or injury. When a disc herniates, the inner nuclear material bulges through a crack or fissure in the disc wall. The resulting pressure this bulging disc causes on the spinal nerves creates severe pain in the lower back and legs, often referred to as sciatica. Numbness in the legs can also be associated with a herniated disc. Targeted Disc Decompression treats the herniation, thus alleviating the pain created by it.

Smith & Nephew

Facet joint pain is caused by inflammation of the facet joint(s) due to degeneration or injury. This condition also affects the cartilage in the joint, which can result in osteoarthritis. Pain from the facet joints is transmitted through nerves called medial branches. RF Facet Denervation can relieve this pain by disabling the medial nerve branches.