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The DISCSEEL® Procedure for Chronic Low Back Pain

Jan 12, 2025 01:03PM ● By Jerome Bilaos

DISCSEEL® is a revolutionary, patented, minimally-invasive treatment for low back pain. All disc pain begins as small annular tears. Annular tears progress, leading to disc degeneration, bulges, herniations, dessication, and degenerative disc disease. The DISCSEEL treatment consists of performing an annulogram under live X-ray guidance to look for tears in the spinal discs. If tears in the discs are found, they are sealed with an FDA-approved 100% natural biologic called fibrin.

Why DISCSEEL®?

Every surgeon knows patients with continued back pain after back surgery including spinal fusions. We now know that tears in discs are the cause of spinal pain in many patients. Torn discs can leak, and this leaking can cause inflammation, making nerves sensitive to even the smallest of mechanical forces.

The DISCSEEL procedure offers a true alternative to spinal fusion that can provide long-lasting relief from chronic back pain.

Dr. Stephen Roman, M.D., founder of the RegeneSpine, Regenerative Spine and Joint Institute, offers this procedure at his offices. The procedure takes about 30 minutes, and improvement in pain usually begins in one to four months. The focus is to provide the patient with a better quality of life, without surgery.

SEMINAR IN FEBRUARY

For those interested in learning more, plan to attend an enlightening seminar with Dr. Roman to discover more on how DISCSEEL’s innovative solution promotes natural healing for torn spinal discs. The seminar begins at 6:30 p.m., on February 5, and will be held at the Global Neurosciences Institute Building, 10 NJ Route 31, Pennington (across from the Verizon store). For questions, call 609-570-6980.

Seminar RSVP: [email protected]. Other offices in Pennington and Parsippany, NJ, and NYC. For information, call 973-387-1044, email [email protected] and visit RegeneSpine.com. See ads, pages 3, 7.

Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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