Treatment Options for Severe Back Injuries

 An upper or lower back injury caused by damage to the spinal cord or vertebrae can cause extreme pain, tingling, or numbness that can affect every aspect of your life. Bloomington back injuries attorney Joe McCarron understands this, and he uses his vast knowledge of medical procedures to create strong cases that help you obtain the compensation you need to pay for your recovery.

Practicing law in Central Illinois since 1996, Joe has gained an understanding of the various back surgeries that may be used to help you. He knows how to utilize the specifics of surgeries such as those outlined below to your advantage at settlement negotiations or trial. Joe will take care of the legal side of your case, so you can focus on what matters most — getting healthy.

What Types of Back Surgeries are Available?

Spinal fusion: Spinal fusion permanently merges multiple bones in the spinal column to eliminate motion between vertebrae. By eliminating this motion and increasing spinal stability, fusion procedures eliminate many of the most common causes of spine-related pain. In recent years, physicians have also started to implant artificial disks as an alternative to spinal fusion. The effectiveness of these implants is still unclear.

Diskectomy: This procedure removes herniated portions of a disk. It requires the removal of all or part of the rear portion of a vertebra. Removing the herniated portion of the disk relieves pressure on the nerve and can decrease sensations of pain, tingling or numbness.

Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET): After inserting a needle into the affected disk, doctors will heat the needle to extremely high temperatures for a short period of time. The result is a thickened disk wall, which reduces the ability of the disk to bulge and cause unwanted nerve sensations.

Kyphoplasty: A balloon like device is inserted into the vertebrae and then inflated. This expands any compressed vertebrae and is followed by an injection of bone cement to increase vertebral stability.

Vertebroplasty: Bone cement is injected into compressed vertebrae during a vertebroplasty. This increases spinal stability, stabilizes fractures and can reduce pain or other sensations.

Laminectomy: During this procedure, surgeons will remove the lamina (the outer covering of the spine) so that the spinal column can be enlarged. This relieves pressure on the nerve that is the result of spinal stenosis.

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