If you live with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), do you feel your options are limited to pain or invasive surgery? While you struggle with the decision, you may receive symptomatic treatment. Physiotherapy and injection therapy can delay worsening and offer temporary relief, but eventually, surgery may be the only option to provide optimum results and quality of life. With Vertiflex® Superion® implants, you can achieve relief from the pain of lumbar spinal stenosis with a less invasive procedure.
Signs of Worsening Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar spinal stenosis occurs when the space protecting the spinal cord, called the spinal canal, narrows. The narrowing can be because of natural aging and bone degeneration, but also injury, genetics and other abnormalities. Eventually, the space will narrow to the point it pinches nerves, and the effects will begin to show in other areas of your body. Telltale signs of significant narrowing are:
- Pain in the lower back
- Numbness and weakness in the legs or feet
- Shooting pain down the leg
Normally, a spinal surgery or even spinal fusion would be considered the best option if you reached advanced stages of LSS. But if you aren’t a candidate for surgery, the minimally invasive Vertiflex Superion implant might be your solution.
What is Vertiflex Superion?
Vertiflex Superion is an FDA-approved interspinous spacer that restores the normal space between vertebrae. Minimally invasive, it may be an excellent solution if you aren’t getting relief from traditional treatments, but are not yet a candidate for surgery. It is also a great solution for those who may need surgery but cannot have more aggressive procedures because of underlying factors. Since it is minimally invasive and not permanent, it leaves open the option for future surgery, if it should be needed or desired.
Minimally Invasive, Specialized LSS Therapy
Although minimally invasive, Vertiflex procedures require experience and training in the device and its placement. Trinity Surgery Center provides advanced outpatient surgical care in San Jose, CA. Contact us today to discuss the many options we provide for remediating lumbar spinal stenosis and other types of spinal pain.
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