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20 December 2011 Diseases

A slipped disc, also called a prolapsed or herniated disc, occurs when one of the discs of the spine is ruptured (splits) and the gel inside leaks out. This causes back pain and can also cause pain in other areas of the body.
The spine
The spine is made up of 24 …

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19 December 2011 Diseases

Quite simply put, a bulging disc is a bulge in the outer layer of a vertebral disc. A disc bulge happens when the outer shell of a spinal disc weakens to the point where pressure causes it to bulge. Not all disc bulges will actually cause symptoms; they only happen …

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19 December 2011 Diseases

Your Failed Back Surgery Syndrome likely resulted from an “open“ or fusion spine surgery. In the Vertebris International Spine Hospital, we specialize in correcting problems that result from failed previous “open” and fusion back surgeries.
Causes of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Some of the most common causes of failed open back surgery …

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19 December 2011 Diseases

Our surgeries can reduce and eliminate the referred pain from the radiculopathy you are experiencing in your back, neck, or extremities.
The Vertebris International Spine Hospital procedures are a respected and proven solution for radiculitis, the inflammation of nerve roots, and various other conditions that cause cervical and lumbar radiculopathy.
Symptoms of Radiculopathy
Some of …

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19 December 2011 Diseases

Bone spurs (or osteophytes) themselves aren’t painful — but as you likely know, when they rub against nearby nerves or narrow the spaces between the vertebra through which nerves pass, they cause severe pain.
The Vertebris International Spine Hospital is a pioneer and leader in bone spur and osteophyte laser spine …

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3 August 2011 Diseases

Foraminal stenosis. As a nerve root leaves the canal through a side hole called the lateral foramen, a disc herniation, bone spur, cartilage fragment, scar tissue or any other unnatural growth or obstruction can press on the nerve root. This type of stenosis may is called lateral spinal stenosis. This …

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