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2. Tessys method - Wikipedia

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   The TESSYS method (transforaminal endoscopic surgical system) is a minimally-invasive, endoscopic spinal procedure for the treatment of a herniated disc.It was a further development of the YESS method by the Dutch Dr Thomas Hoogland in the Alpha Klinik in Munich in 1989 and was first called THESSYS (Thomas Hoogland EndoScopic SYStem).

3. Epidural steroid injection - Wikipedia

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   Epidural steroid injection for sciatica and spinal stenosis is of unclear effect. [1] The evidence to support use in the cervical spine is not very good. [3] When medical imaging is not used to determine the proper spot for injection, ESI benefits appear to be of short-term benefit when used in sciatica. [4]

4. Disc herniation - Wikipedia

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   After age 50 or 60, osteoarthritic degeneration (spondylosis) or spinal stenosis are more likely causes of low back pain or leg pain. 4.8% of males and 2.5% of females older than 35 experience sciatica during their lifetime. Of all individuals, 60% to 80% experience back pain during their lifetime. In 14%, pain lasts more than two weeks.

5. Failed back syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Patients who have sciatic pain (pain in the back, radiating down the buttock to the leg) and clear clinical findings of an identifiable radicular nerve loss caused by a herniated disc will have a better post operative course than those who simply have low back pain. If a specific disc herniation causing pressure on a nerve root cannot be ...

6. Hip Pain: The Most Common Causes & How to Prevent It - AOL

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   Treatments for sciatica often include OTC pain medications like NSAIDs and applying heat or cold to sore muscles. Moving regularly can also help. In some cases, surgery might be needed to repair a ...

7. Chymopapain - Wikipedia

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   A surgeon injects the solution directly into the herniated disc on the spine to dissolve part of it and ease the pain. This process is under fluoroscopic control. Chymopapain is responsible for catalysis, both in vivo and in vitro, a rapid reduction in the viscosity and, as a consequence, the weight of the nucleus pulposus.