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Arthritis of the Spine Sufferers May be Candidates for Surgery at Laser Spine Institute

When the protective cartilage between your vertebrae begins to chip away and break down, you’re likely to experience arthritis of the spine, or osteoarthritis. The condition is marked by limited range of motion, stiffness, pain, and swelling. All of these symptoms result from the disintegration of cartilage which leads to vertebrae bones grinding against each other. Many doctors treat this condition by prescribing certain exercises, pain relievers, heat and ice therapy, anti-inflammatory medicines, or spinal steroid injections, all of which can help manage painful symptoms. But unfortunately, there is not cure or permanent fix for osteoarthritis. However, in advanced stages of the disease, Laser Spine Institute can perform procedures to provide relief from other conditions that can result from osteoarthritis.

You may be a candidate for these procedures if:

• The cartilage has worn away where the nerve exits the spinal canal, and the bone is pinching or compressing nerves there. LSI may be able to perform a foramintomy to increase the size of the opening the nerve passes through.
• The added friction of your arthritis has caused a herniated disc. In this case, our surgeons can perform a percutaneous disectomy to remove the portion of the herniated disc causing you pain.
• The exposed bone is pinching nerves between vertebrae. A lamintomy, removal of the top layer of bone to create more space for a compressed nerve, can be performed to take some pressure off an irritated nerve.

If you’d like more information on these surgeries and how LSI may be able to reduce the pain of symptoms caused by your arthritis of the spine, contact us today. We’ll review your MRI or CT scan free of charge to determine whether or not we can help you.