Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease: When the Spinal Cushion Wears Thin
Degenerative lumbar disc disease means that some cushioning discs in the lower back have dried, weakened or developed small tears.
Degeneration of Disc leads to proliferation of pain-sensitive fibres in them thus making them painful.
Thus, patients experience low-back ache often worse while sitting, bending, lifting weights or rising from a chair; discomfort may also spread to the buttocks or thighs.
MRI reveals disc dehydration, loss of height and fissures, but such changes do not always prove the pain source. In carefully selected patients, provocative discography can help identify a symptomatic disc by reproducing familiar pain.
Biaculoplasty (also known as Disc Radiofrequency Annuloplasty) is a minimally invasive, image-guided radiofrequency procedure that treats pain-sensitive fibres within the disc and may provide lasting relief without major surgery.
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