Sciatic Nerve Pain Can Be Relieved with Laser Surgery at LSI

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Sciatic Nerve Pain Can Be Relieved with Laser Surgery at LSI

As the name suggests, sciatic nerve pain occurs when your sciatic nerve becomes irritated. As the longest nerve in your body, the sciatic nerve runs from your spinal cord to your pelvic area and down the back of your legs. Sciatic nerve pain is not a spinal condition, per se, but instead is caused when a herniated disc or bone spur presses on the nerve.

Sciatic nerve problems can be excruciating, ranging from an ache to a sharp, burning pain that runs from your lower back to your thigh and calf. Some people describe sciatic nerve pain as feeling like an electric shock that can travel all the way to the feet. If you’re lucky, sciatic nerve issues may go away on their own in a couple months but if they don’t, you may find yourself unable to find a comfortable position to stand, sit, or sleep.

In the past, traditional open back surgery was the only surgical treatment available for sciatic nerve pain, but Laser Spine Institute now offers a faster option that is statistically safer and more effective.

Our laser back surgery is preferred by many patients suffering from sciatica because:

It is a fast outpatient procedure that takes an average of 45-60 minutes.
It is done using local anesthesia and deep IV sedation so that you are comfortable, awake, and able to speak to your surgeon throughout the procedure.
It is minimally invasive, only requiring very small incisions and little disruption to muscle tissue.
Patients are able to walk almost immediately after laser spine surgery - as opposed to being bedridden in a hospital recovering from the large incisions of open back surgery.
Recuperation usually takes less than two weeks.
Laser back surgery offers a higher success rate than open back surgery.

Don’t live with the constant ache of sciatic nerve pain any longer. Contact Laser Spine Institute today for a free MRI or CT scan review by one of our experts. We will be happy to answer your questions and discuss the options available to ease your suffering and help you get your life back.

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