This is the minimally invasive treatment that relieves chronic back pain in the long term

by time news

If there is a health problem that is familiar to the vast majority of people, it is back pain. Usually it is about an occasional annoyancebut in some cases it can become chronic and have a very significant impact on people’s quality of life.

The condition, on the other hand, can prove difficult to treat depending on its causes. Fortunately, the investigation advances in this sense and finds increasingly effective and safe solutions for some of the most complex problems to address.

A condition that affects 30% of adults

Along these lines, and as reported by the scientific news portal Alert themselves. A group of scientists has presented a new minimally invasive treatment for chronic back pain associated with lumbar degenerative disc disease at the Society for Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Convention in Phoenix, USA.

Known as “viable disc allograft supplementation,” this treatment injects specialized cells and fluids into a patient’s damaged disc. The cells of the injected fluid drive the cells of the damaged disc to regenerate with healthy tissue.

The lumbar degenerative disc disease It is a condition that is produced mainly by the wear of the intervertebral discs over time, and often from a low intensity injury. It is a very common disease: it is believed that it affects at least 30% of people between 30 and 50 years of age.

“The answer for many people”

“The significant improvement in pain and function,” says lead author of the research and chief of radiology at the Clinical Radiology of Oklahoma Douglas Beall, “holds promise for patients who viven with chronic lower back paina condition that can seriously impact a person’s quality of life.”


According to the OCU, there are three groups that suffer the most accidents: children under five years of age, the elderly over 65 years of age and people employed in household chores, where the majority are women over 45 years of age.

Up to 60% of patients who received this treatment in the clinical trial presented at the convention reported greater than 50% improvement in pain, and 70% reported significant improvements. In addition, it should be noted that no adverse effects persistent.

“Existing treatments for chronic low back pain due to lumbar degenerative disc disease are often ineffective or their effects are short-lived. We need better treatments as conservative treatments are not achieving the results that patients deserve. Viable disc allograft supplementation treatment may be the answer for many people,” she concluded.

References

The Reis Group. Injectable tissue provides significant, long-term relief for chronic back pain. Eurek Alert (2023). Consulted online at https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/981090 on 03/07/2023.

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