I have lower back pain and Doctor wants to give me a shot in disc.?

Question

I have a deflated disk in my lower back which allows my backbone to hit my sciatic nerve at times. Ive been going to chiropracter for over a year but pain keeps coming back. Another Doctor wants to give me a shot in the disc to reinflate the disc. Has anyone here had that done and is it a good decision. Are there any bad side effects??

Answer 1

Not sure if this is what you are talking about.

Kyphoplasty is an innovative technique that combines vertebroplasty with balloon catheter technology developed for angioplasty. The procedure shows great promise in the treatment of painful, progressive osteoporotic or osteolytic vertebral compression fractures. The kyphoplasty procedure involves the use of a balloon to restore the vertebral body height and shape. This is followed by bone cement to strengthen it. The procedure may be performed under intravenous sedation. The patient may need local anesthetic or general anesthetic.

Risks

The usual risks of local or general anesthetics apply. These risks depend on the patient's overall health.

There is a small risk of the bone cement leaking from within the boundaries of the vertebral body. In most cases, this rare event (occurrence less than 10 percent) does not cause any problems.

In very rare circumstances the cement may irritate or damage the spinal cord or nerves. This can cause pain, altered sensation, or even, very rarely, paralysis (estimated risk is less than 1 in 10,000). Should the cement leak further, more significant surgery may be needed to stop the irritation of the nerves or spinal cord.

There is also a very small chance of the cement traveling to lungs. There is an even smaller chance of the cement block becoming infected at the time of surgery or even years later.


Hope the information helps and is what you were looking for.

Answer 2

I'm going to start answering this, research it & add more.
I DO know this... the disc is the cushion between the vertebrae and when that becomes compromised, you are in alot of pain from the bone rubbing on bone, and pinching nerves.

I'll be back with a site.

Answer 3

Go to a physical therapist instead. He showed me simple exercises that had me feeling 80% better within 24 hours, and I have 2 herniated discs in my spine, plus degenerative joint disease. Go to a therapist who is trained in the McKensie technique...you will be very very glad you did. A shot is temporary and doesn't cure the problem. I don't trust chiropractors as far as I can throw them either. I send you best wishes.

Answer 4

He probably wants to inject cortisone into your spine. I've had that done before and it really does help alot in the healing process. It will decrease the inflammation enough so your sciatic problem will lessen and probably go away. But it's not a cure-all. And it's not pleasant sometimes,but it can really bring alot of relief to you and help you to recover.

Answer 5

they can use steroids to try to reinflate. i had that done. it didnt help me, but it sure did help my mother. she had it done every other month or so.

i can say that the shot itself is painful. if they dont do it exactly right, it does mess with a muscle for a while.

my mother had good luck with hers and i didnt. i think that it depends on the doctor and what exactly is wrong.

go to another doctor and get another opinion if you arent sure. better safe than sorry.

Answer 6

well what type of shot? if it is the cortizone ones they hurt. i ahve had them, i ended up having 2 backsergerys. have you seen a sergern about your back? it may be a good idea. but i would be carfull on shots i would look them up on the net to find out the side effectes and stuff is.

Answer 7

You must mean the new procedure to add bulk to the disk not the epidural type shot. I've only know one person to have it done , so far so good.

Answer 8

It will either work, or not work. You wont know till you do it. Its a simple procedure.

Answer 9

YES I DID. IT IS UP TO YOU .YES IT DOES HELP SOME,I HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS