As we age, nearly everyone experiences discomfort or pain in the lower back, leading to chronic pain and limited mobility. Suppose anti-inflammatory medications or non-surgical procedures such as epidurals, hot/cold therapy, facet blocks, and physical therapy are not working. In that case, your doctor may introduce you to artificial discs. Doctors use artificial discs to
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How Long Can Artificial Discs Last?
If your doctor has told you that you have a herniated disc or a damaged disc in your spine, then the physician may also have recommended that you consider having the disc replaced with an artificial disc. You may be wondering whether this type of back surgery is worth it. Let’s talk about what artificial
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Choosing to undergo replacement surgery is not an easy and single decision but a journey you take with your spine surgeon after considering all the essential aspects. Every person’s reason to undergo artificial disc replacement surgery may differ but the ultimate goal is to relieve your pain and regain lost mobility. Knowing that some artificial
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Gone are the days when you had to choose between one of the few available treatment options for your disc disease or back pain. The main “default” solution used to be spinal fusion surgery, in which the injured or degenerated disc was removed altogether, and the adjacent vertebrae had to fuse together in order to
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According to an estimate, 8 out of 10 American adults experience chronic back pain at some point in their life. This chronic back pain can be caused by various spinal conditions, including osteoporosis, bulging or herniated disc, fractured vertebrae, and compressed spinal nerves. Suppose you suffer severe back pain and conservative treatment and physical therapy
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The spine has a relatively soft disc between each set of two adjacent vertebrae, and these discs serve to provide your back with flexibility while also preventing the vertebrae bones from rubbing against each other. Over time or due to injury, a disc can develop reduced integrity – and this can reduce or eliminate the
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Back in the day, patients suffering from degenerative disc disease that would not respond to nonsurgical interventions only had spinal fusion surgery as their only recourse. Today, with the significant advances in surgical and implant technology, patients finally have an alternative that can reduce the risk of complications otherwise associated with a spinal fusion—an artificial
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Chronic back pain affects over 16 million adults. It is one of the most common conditions limiting human function. When conservative methods no longer work to relieve your pain, your doctor may suggest artificial disc replacement. During this procedure, your surgeon will replace one or two of your spinal discs with metal or plastic discs.
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If you are suffering from chronic pain and limited mobility due to a degenerative or herniated disc and conservative treatment measures aren’t working, it may be time to consider a surgical solution. One alternative is artificial disc replacement (ADR), also known as total disc replacement. However, before moving forward with artificial disc surgery, there are
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If you have a severely injured or degenerative disc, you know what it’s like to have back pain. You may have a great deal of pain when you sit, or you may notice that simple motions like bending and twisting heighten the discomfort. Fortunately, when other treatments aren’t successful, your surgeon at Front Range Spine
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