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Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative Disc Disease can significantly impact your mobility and quality of life. At MVM Health, our spine specialists are dedicated to accurately diagnosing and treating the underlying cause of your disc-related pain, helping you find lasting relief and return to an active life.
Why Choose MVM Health to Treat Degenerative Disc Disease?
Degenerative Disc Disease can be especially debilitating, causing chronic pain that makes it hard to enjoy your favorite activities or even live a normal, comfortable life. If you’re dealing with persistent disc-related pain, you can start feeling happier and healthier with help from the spine specialists at MVM Health.
A member of our highly trained medical team will be happy to conduct a thorough evaluation to determine how the disc degeneration is affecting your vertebrae, spinal nerves, and surrounding structures. After making a precise diagnosis, your doctor will develop a personalized treatment plan to address your unique needs and help you achieve meaningful relief from your back or neck pain as quickly as possible.
Ready to learn more about what we can do for you? Reach out to MVM Health and set up your consultation at the location most convenient for you today.
How Is Degenerative Disc Disease Diagnosed?
A precise diagnosis is crucial for treating degenerative disc disease, as this condition can lead to a lifetime of chronic pain. At MVM Health, our spine specialists perform a comprehensive evaluation, including a physical exam and advanced imaging like X-rays and MRIs, to pinpoint the exact source of your discomfort. This allows us to create a personalized treatment plan focused on restoring your mobility and helping you return to a full, active life.
As a disc loses hydration, thins, and weakens, it can cause instability and inflammation, which in turn leads to chronic pain and a loss of functionality. This disc degeneration can cause several painful secondary conditions as the spine changes. The interventional pain management we offer at MVM Health can help relieve the chronic pain caused by the following issues that stem from Degenerative Disc Disease:
Herniated or Bulging Discs
Spinal Stenosis
Sciatica
Cervical Radiculopathy
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Bone Spurs
- Chronic Axial Back or Neck Pain
What Causes the Pain from Degenerative Disc Disease?
The spine is a complex structure of vertebrae, discs, nerves, and joints. The pain from Degenerative Disc Disease typically doesn’t come from the disc itself, but from how the disc’s age-related breakdown affects the surrounding spinal structures.
What Are My Interventional Treatment Options for Degenerative Disc Disease?
If the pain from your Degenerative Disc Disease becomes significant, we typically recommend either interventional pain management or major spinal surgery. Given that procedures like spinal fusion surgery are highly invasive with a long recovery period, we save surgery as a final resort. Instead, our highly experienced team at MVM Health will work with you to explore a variety of advanced, minimally invasive treatment options so we can manage your pain and restore your mobility as safely and effectively as possible.
Our Interventional Options for Degenerative Disc Disease
Interventional pain management is a cornerstone of treating Degenerative Disc Disease because it often combines powerful treatment with precise testing. This process involves injecting anesthetic and anti-inflammatory medications into specific structures of the spine, such as the epidural space around an irritated nerve or into the small, arthritic facet joints. This approach can not only provide significant pain relief but also helps our specialists identify the exact source of your pain, allowing for a more effective long-term treatment strategy.
Interventional pain management treatments for Degenerative Disc Disease may include (but are not limited to):
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Facet Joint Injections
- Selective Nerve Root Blocks
- Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
- PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) Injections
- Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
What Is the Recovery Period After My Interventional Spine Treatment?
After your interventional procedure for Degenerative Disc Disease, such as an epidural steroid injection, you will be able to return home the same day. We do advise that you arrange for someone to drive you and plan on resting for the remainder of the day. You should expect to start feeling the full therapeutic pain relief from the medication within three to seven days.
Your back or neck may feel a bit sore or tender at the injection site for a few days after the procedure. We recommend you avoid any heavy lifting or strenuous exercise until these symptoms fade to ensure the best possible results. Our team will provide you with specific post-procedure instructions tailored to your treatment.
What Are My Regenerative Therapy Options for Degenerative Disc Disease?
At MVM Health, we offer a number of regenerative therapies that may help your body heal damaged disc tissue, including PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) injections and stem cell therapy. We take a holistic and progressive approach to spine care, and our focus on cutting-edge pain relief is unlike any you’ll find elsewhere.
We understand the frustration and exhaustion that can come with the chronic pain of Degenerative Disc Disease. At our practice, our mission is to provide you with compassionate, personalized care that directly addresses the unique cause of your symptoms. If you’re interested in learning more about what we can do for you and how we can help you find lasting relief from your disc-related pain, reach out to us at MVM Health to set up your initial consultation.
