What is Percutaneous Disc Decompression?
Percutaneous Disc Decompression procedure is indicated in patients who are suffering from pain, numbness or disability resulting from a bulging or herniated lumbar disk. Most often, these patients are presenting with pain in the lower back, which may be radiating into either leg and foot, or both, and is often associated with numbness. It is indicated in certain patients with low back pain only, after further diagnostic testing. Similarly, it may be appropriate in patients with leg pain only, resulting from an abnormal lumbar disk. The appropriate diagnostic evaluation prior to this procedure will nearly always involve a cervical or lumbosacral spine MRI as well as complete history and physical examination. If the pain is limited to the lower back without obvious radiation into the legs, discography or injection of contrast dye into the disk to further elucidate the pain mechanism may be required. The extent of disk bulge or herniation must be modest, as large herniated disks may not r
