Laser therapy
If injections only alleviate pain temporarily and if the patient's psychological strain increases, percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD), or laser therapy for short, is another option in the treatment spectrum.
Highly efficient pain therapy
With laser therapy, our patients are often spared surgery and the risk factors associated with intervertebral disc damage. The aim of the minimally invasive method is to shrink the mass on the inside of the intervertebral disc.
The aim of the minimally invasive method is to shrink the nucleus, the soft mass on the inside of the intervertebral disc. This allows the tissue that protrudes into the nerve guidance channel to retreat so that the nerve is no longer compressed. This method can also be used if the fibrous ring that surrounds the pulpous nucleus is torn and causes pain.
The laser therapy does not require a hospital stay, takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes and has no side effects.
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This is how laser therapy works:
The attending specialist administers a local anaesthesia. While constantly checking the procedure with the help of X-rays, he or she places a laser probe in the intervertebral disc with a fine hollow needle, and the thermal effect of the laser light shrinks the intervertebral disc tissue.
This method is pain-free and does not have any side effects.
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