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- the treatment of a prolapsed disc.
Laminectomy - the laser removal
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| Discectomy |
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One of the most common surgical procedures is a diskectomy, the removal of a herniated disk to relieve pressure on a nerve root. The first step is to remove a portion of the lamina of the vertebra. The lamina is the portion of the vertebra that forms the roof over the spinal nerves. Removing a portion of the lamina creates a window into the spine. The nerves are then pulled to the side so that the herniated disk can be seen. Small instruments are then used to remove the herniated disk material. Most of the nucleus pulposus is removed to prevent the disk from herniating again. Once the disk material is removed, the nerves are free of pressure and irritation. The lamina and the area of the disk that is removed fill with scar tissue very rapidly.
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BAK Cage
Bowen Technique
Chiropractice
Cranial Osteopathy
CAT Scan
Depression
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Discectomy
Electromyography
Epidural Injections
Facet Joint Injections
Feldenkrais
Fibromyalgia
Fractured Vertebrae
Hellerwork
Hydrotherapy
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Intervertebral Discs
Laminectomy
Lower Back Pain
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Mensendieck
Meridean Based Therapies
MRI Scan
Myelography
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Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget's Disease
Pain
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Radio Frequency Lesioning
Reflexology
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Sciatica
Scoliosis
Sex and the Back
Sheurmann's Disease
Shiatsu
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Spinal Tumors
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Spondylolisthesis
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