Say Goodbye to Disc-Related Lower Back Pain with Discseel®

For the millions of Americans struggling with low back pain, everything from watching TV to driving the car can become painful, never mind trying to engage in more active pursuits.

So, it should come as no surprise that low back pain, which affects nearly 620 million people around the world, is the leading cause of disability worldwide. And what’s causing all this low back pain? Many conditions, but lumbar disc degeneration leads the list.

The good news in all of this is that there’s a highly effective (and nonsurgical) solution for disc-related low back pain and we offer it here at Apex Pain Specialists. Called, Discseel®, the treatment is part of a larger suite of innovative and effective solutions for low back pain that Dr. Maziar Massrour and Dr. Naveen Reddy have carefully curated.

At Apex Pain Specialists, we are helping patients with disc-related low back pain find much-needed relief with Discseel.

Behind the disc-related low back pain

Your back contains 23 intervertebral discs that act as spacers between your vertebrae. Over time, your discs can start to wear down and dry out, a condition called degenerative disc disease (DDD). 

DDD affects more than 27% of people and tends to develop in areas of your spine that allow for the most movement, namely your lumbar (low back) and cervical (neck) areas.

As the DDD progresses, it can place people at far greater risk for common low back issues, including herniated discs and pinched nerves which can present with sciatica. Since DDD is a degenerative condition, the low back pain can become an ongoing and worsening condition.

Restoring disc health through Discseel

If, after extensive evaluation, we determine that your low back pain stems from a damaged disc, we may recommend the Discseel procedure, which we perform right here in our office.

The Discseel procedure involves two key steps:

Annulogram™

Each of your intervertebral discs is made up of a tough exterior that houses a gel-like interior. This exterior is called the annulus and when discs become damaged, it often tears in the exterior. When a tear develops, it allows material to leak out and irritate nearby nerve roots, which can then cause back pain and even pain into your arms or legs.

So, the first step in our Discseel procedure is to identify these tears in your damaged disc, which we do with an annulogram. During this first step, we inject a contrast (with a little bit of antibiotic) into the disc and then we use live X-ray to locate the tear(s).

Fibrin treatment

Once we identify the location of the damage in your disc, we then inject fibrin into the torn disc to seal the tear. This fibrin material is a sticky protein mesh that also kicks off a healing cascade that will repair damage and promote newer and healthier tissue growth.

This entire procedure takes us only about an hour to perform and you can go home afterward, where we want you to take it easy for the rest of the day.

Please note that the Discseel procedure can cause your symptoms to flare temporarily before they start improving. During the weeks following your procedure, we want you to gradually increase activity as you feel ready. A good rule of thumb is to increase your activity by 10% every week until you reach your prior baseline.

All the while, the fibrin is working to heal and seal your damaged disc so that you can eliminate  nagging low back pain.

To explore whether you’re a good candidate for the Discseel procedure, we invite you to call our office in Chandler, Arizona, at 480-820-7246 today to schedule a consultation. You can also use our online booking tool to request an appointment.