Sciatica Back Pain Help from Laser Spine Institute
If you live with sciatica back pain, you know it can mean planning your whole day around how long you’ll have to stand or sit at any given time, and if you’ll have to do a lot of walking. It can mean missing out on simple pleasures, like a long movie or sightseeing on vacation, and it can even stop you from working or caring for your family when the pain is too severe. But life doesn’t have to stop because of sciatica back pain. There are a number of treatments, and many people respond well to simple, non-invasive solutions like hot and cold compresses and over-the-counter pain relievers. Even if these don’t work for you, there are other options, including a procedure from Laser Spine Institute (LSI). Surgery is always a last resort because it is invasive, but LSI’s treatments for sciatica back pain are much less so than traditional surgical spine treatments.
Here’s how they work:
- The back is numbed with local anesthesia and an IV sedative is administered.
- A small incision is made in the back and a series of nesting tubes are inserted through the opening, gently pushing muscle aside to expose the source of the sciatica. All the tubes except for the largest are removed.
- The surgeon uses small tools, including a camera and light to see the site and remove whatever is pressing on the sciatic nerve, causing the pain. This is often a bulging or herniated disc, bone spur or scar tissue.
- The tools and tube are removed, and the incision is closed.
Within a few hours of surgery, nearly all of our patients are walking and some of them even feel relief when they are still on the operating table. More than 85% report and increase in their quality of life within three months of the procedure.
If you’d like more information about treating your sciatica back pain, contact LSI today. We’ll review your CT scan or MRI for free.



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