【Discseel Procedure (DST)】Treatment case of a patient in his 70s who felt fed up with the persistent lower back pain and sciatica experienced for over 20 years

Patient's Information

Age: 70s
Gender: Male

Conditions and Symptoms

• Disc Herniation
• Disc Degeneration
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sciatica

Patient's Condition

The patient has been experiencing lower back pain since the age of 50, but never sought medical help until his late 50s, when numbness and nerve pain appeared in both of his legs. He visited a nearby orthopedic clinic, where he was diagnosed with a lumbar disc herniation and received rehabilitation therapy. Recently, the nerve pain has become severe, that he could no longer walk, and decided to visit our clinic for treatment.

The MRI examination of the lumbar region revealed two deformed and clearly collapsed discs with disc height less than 50%. The vertebrae of the lumbar spine are also misaligned, indicating lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Treatment Content

Discseel Procedure (DST)

Discseel Procedure (DST) was performed on four damaged discs (L2/L3, L3/L4, L4/L5, L5/S1).

No sedatives were used this time. Local anesthesia was administered, and the patient felt minimal pain.

Due to misalignment of the bones, a special-shaped NST needle was used instead of the regular Tuohy needle.

The dark spots that appear during the contrast agent test, are the damaged areas of the disc where Discseel Procedure (DST) is performed. The treatment lasted for 17 minutes. The local anesthesia worked well, and the patient was hardly aware of any pain.

A Message from the Clinic`s Director

The other day, an Indian patient came for exercise guidance before leaving Japan. He also took some brochures to share the information about our treatment with his friends at home.
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