【Discseel Procedure (DST)】Treatment case of a patient in her 70s who was unable to walk due to neuralgia and numbness in her right leg

Patient's Information

Age: 70s
Gender: Female

Conditions and Symptoms

• Spinal Canal Stenosis
• Disc Herniation
• Disc Degeneration
• Sciatica

Patient's Condition

About a year ago, the patient began experiencing lower back pain. Gradually, numbness and pain appeared in her right leg. The patient visited a nearby orthopedic clinic where she was diagnosed with spinal stenosis. Surgical treatment was recommended, but her husband concerned about the risks of surgery, researched our clinic, and came for a consultation all the way from Shimane Prefecture.

The MRI examination of the lower back revealed deformities in four thinning intervertebral discs, leading to a diagnosis of intervertebral disc degeneration and herniation. The nerve pathway was also narrowing, indicating concurrent spinal stenosis.

Treatment Content

Discseel Procedure (DST)

Discseel Procedure (DST) was performed to improve inflammation occurring around the four damaged intervertebral disc (L2/L3, L3/L4, L4/L5, L5/S1).

No sedatives were used this time, so we started the treatment with only local anesthesia. The local anesthesia takes about three seconds to complete and usually causes a slight prickling sensation on the back similar to a vaccine injection.

A normal type of Tuohey needle was used, since there was no significant deformity of the bones and access to the intervertebral disc was not difficult at all.

On the video, intervertebral discs are being examined. Subsequently, Discseel Procedure (DST) was performed. The treatment was successful and took only 16 minutes to complete.

A Message from the Clinic`s Director

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