In 2011 researchers examined 274 cases where people were told by a surgeon that they needed spinal surgery for their cervical or lumbar spine. The researchers put those cases under scrutiny, and re-examined 183 of them (second opinion). Of the ones that were re-evaluated, 60.7% of the cases were labeled as unnecessary surgery, 33.3% were labeled as the wrong operation, and only 6% of the cases were determined to be the right surgery for the situation. That’s an astounding 94% of spinal surgeries that were either unnecessary, or the wrong operation according to researchers.1
Correctly understanding your real medical problem can help you avoid unnecessary and dangerous surgical procedures.
If you are suffering from sciatica, spinal stenosis, a bulging disc, degenerative disc disease, or a herniated disc, your doctor or surgeon will present you with options for dealing with your damaged and dying disc. But they won’t spend time explaining to you the natural disc-healing mechanism your body was born with. This built-in mechanism delivers vital water and nutrients to your disc, allowing it to remain healthy and even repair itself. And when that mechanism stops working, it becomes the underlying problem that is the root cause of conditions like the one you have now.
But because this underlying problem has not yet been addressed, all of the other treatments you have tried so far (chiropractic, epidural injections, physical therapy, back surgery, etc) have failed to provide you lasting relief. And because your doctor or surgeon does not have a way of treating the underlying problem that caused your condition in the first place, they will not explain this aspect of your condition to you.
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In order to correct a medical problem, you need to find the root cause of the problem so you can treat it.
Right now, all you know is your condition. No one has shown you the source of that condition, so you don’t know what the real problem is yet.
Here’s why nothing you have
tried so far has helped…
Sciatica, spinal stenosis, bulging disc, herniated disc, or degenerative discs are just conditions caused by an underlying problem…a problem no other doctor has explained to you yet. And because your actual problem has not yet been addressed, all of the other treatments you have tried so far (chiropractic, epidural injections, physical therapy, surgery, etc) have failed to provide you lasting relief.
Right now, all you know is your condition. No one has shown you the source of that condition, so you don’t know what the real problem is yet.
You are not alone.
Thousands of patients just like you have found success at The Disc Institute ® when all other treatments failed.
The following conditions develop as the end result of an underlying problem. It is a problem that has not been explained to you yet. These conditions are not the actual problem…they are just a result of the problem.
Sciatica
The Sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body, extending from the very low back (under the buttock muscles), through the legs and down to the feet. When there is irritation or pressure on this nerve (from a herniated disc for example), it is called sciatica, and causes many different symptoms.
Stenosis
Inside your spinal column is a small channel, or “canal,” that contains your spinal cord and nerve roots. When this space gets constricted or compressed by either bone or tissue, the resulting condition is called stenosis.
Bulging Disc
Although the term “bulging disc” is popular as a description, it is actually a herniated disc. As your spinal disc deteriorates, it “bulges” outward. So, people call it a bulging disc because it is easy to understand.
Herniated Disc
Commonly called a “slipped disc,” “blown,” or “ruptured” disc, a herniated disc occurs when the inner disc material leaks through the protective rings of the disc. This causes the disc to bulge (protrude), and ends up pressing against a spinal nerve causing pain.
Degenerative Disc
As the amount of water and nutrients decreases in your disc, the disc itself experiences pathological changes. These changes are the result of a dying disc, and the deterioration it causes is called Degenerative Disc Disease.
The opportunity you have been searching for…
Once you understand that your condition is not the problem, but the result of an underlying problem, you realize that all this time you have been treating a symptom instead of fixing the problem.
Suddenly, everything makes sense.
It explains why all the other treatments you tried, like chiropractic, physical therapy, epidural injections, and even surgery have failed to provide you with lasting results. They were only treating the condition or symptom, not the actual problem.
The problem that is causing your condition is something that both you and your doctor have missed.
At The Disc Institute®, we have accurately identified the underlying problem that is causing your condition, and developed our IntraDiscNutrosis ® treatment program to correct it. This medical breakthrough for serious spinal disc conditions is only available at The Disc Institute ®. In fact, two independent, randomized, third- party medical studies confirm that we have a 98% success rate in obtaining significant improvement and lasting results for our typical patients.
To find out if you are a candidate for IntraDiscNutrosis®
contact The Disc Institute® location nearest you.
1. Epstein NE, Are recommended spine operations either unnecessary or too complex? Evidence from second opinions. Surg Neurol Int. 2013 Oct 29;4(Suppl 5):S353-8. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.120774. eCollection 2013.