the ultimate guide to slipped disc treatment
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There are number of methods for slipped disc treatment.At DPMC, the best and latest non- surgical interventions treat slipped disc.You can also book an appointment over phone by calling or visit to the nearest Pain Management Clinic in Delhi.TRANSCRIPT
The Ultimate Guide to Slipped Disc Treatment
What is slipped disc?
When you have a prolapsed disc, a discdoes not actually slip. What happens isthat part of the inner softer part of the discbulges out through a weakness in the outerpart of the disc. A prolapsed disc issometimes called a herniated disc. Thebulging disc may press on nearbystructures such as a nerve coming from thespinal cord. Some inflammation alsodevelops around the prolapsed part of thedisc.
Who gets a slipped disc?
Bouts of back pain are very common. However, less than 1 in 20 cases of acute back pain are due to a prolapsed disc. The most common age to develop a prolapsed disc isbetween 30 and 50 years. Twice as many men as women are affected.
How is it caused?
It is not clear why some people develop a prolapsed disc and not others, even when they do the same job or lift the same sort of objects. It seems that some people may have a weakness in the outer part of the affected disc. Various things may trigger the inner softer part of the disc to prolapse out through the weakened outer part of the disc.
For example: sneezing, awkward bending, heavy lifting in an awkward position,weakness in a disc, a job involving lots of sitting, weight-bearing sports, smoking, obesity, and increasing age.
What are the symptoms of a slipped disc?
• Back pain• Nerve root pain• Other nerve root symptoms• Cauda equina syndrome
Treatment of slipped disc
There are number of methods for slipped disc treatment which if took after opportuneand routinely can get cured rapidly and it is extremely compelling as well:
• Keeping Dynamic• Physiotherapy• Medication• Analgesics • Codeine• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs• Surgery
Slipped disc treatment options available at DPMC
At DPMC, the best and latest non- surgical interventions treate slipped disc.You can also book an appointment over phone by calling on 011-39595696 or visit to the nearest Pain Management Clinicin Delhi.
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