Introduction The aim of this work was analysis of the stabilisation influence on intradiscal pressure. The investigations were focused on the cervical region of spine, because this is a very common site for injury. It is caused of relatively big range and significant frequency of movements. Some of diseases need the application of the spinal fixator which changed the pressure of the adjacent re...

For disc herniations the use of open surgical approaches is reduced since new percutaneous methods allowing shrinkage of the disc and improvement of the radicular function are gaining interest. Studies on the spontaneous disappearance of disc fragments have demonstrated autoimmune responses with a chronic inflammatory reaction. Also radicular pain has been shown to be mostly due to biochemical ...

A method allowing shrinkage of a herniated disc, without an open surgical approach has long been sought. Studies on the spontaneous disappearance of disc fragments have demonstrated autoimmune responses with a chronic inflammatory reaction, and radicular pain has been shown to be mostly due to release of toxic acids . Researchers in different fields surprisingly noted that a short, calculated, ...

BACKGROUND We have developed an intradiscal pulsed radiofrequency (Disc PRF) technique, using Diskit II® needles (NeuroTherm, Wilmington, MA, USA), as a minimally invasive treatment option for chronic discogenic low back pain (LBP). The purpose of this study was to compare the representative outcomes of Disc PRF and Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) in terms of pain relief and reduction...

Intradiscal and intervertebral pressure transducers were developed. They were used to map the pressures in the nucleus and within the annulus of the human spinal segments. Their stressrelaxation were recorded over a period of time for nucleus pressure, applied load, and peripherial strain against time. The results show that for normal discs, pressures in the nucleus are viscoelastic in nature w...

Discitis after discography is due to bacterial penetration into the intervertebral disc by a contaminated needle and has an incidence of 1% to 4%. We have examined the prophylactic role of cephazolin administered at the time of discography. An experimental study in sheep using radiographic contrast containing Staphylococcus epidermidis showed that either adding the antibiotic to the intradiscal...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational study. OBJECTIVE Our aim is to investigate the efficacy and safety of TransDiscal Biacuplasty. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Chronic discogenic pain is one of the leading causes of low back pain; however, the condition is not helped by most non-invasive methods. The results of major surgical operations for these patients are unsatisfactory. Recently, atte...

For patients with osteoarthritis (OA) involving the spine, proper diagnosis, pain management and functional outcomes remain poor and inconsistent. This is despite widely used therapies such as steroid and Botulinum toxin injections, chemonucleolysis, radiofrequency denervation, intradiscal electrothermal therapy, pain management pumps, spinal cord stimulators, and surgery [1,2]. Most of these o...