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Plasma Disc Decompression Sarasota County, FL

Are you experiencing severe back pain? Do you find you are unable to sit or flex your body comfortably? This discomfort may be the result of a herniated disc, bulging disc, or other back problem. The team lead by Dr. Gerald E. Grubbs, M.D. at Sarasota Interventional Radiology can help your herniated disc with Plasma Disc Decompression. Plasma Disc Decompression is a non-surgical, minimally invasive and fast-acting option to drug therapies or steroid injections. This form of therapy can be found at Sarasota Interventional Radiology, conveniently located in Sarasota, Florida.

Herniated or bulging discs are common back problems that results from a spinal imbalance. The pain is caused by the pressure that this bulging or herniated disc places on nearby spinal nerves. One of the latest forms of herniated disc treatment is Plasma Disc Decompression. Dr. Gerald E. Grubbs, MD, a board-certified and fellowship trained interventional radiologist, performs this cutting-edge, minimally invasive procedure.

Plasma Disc Decompression is performed with a micro-engineered alloy transmitter that is introduced into the disc. This state-of-the-art technology sends radio wave signals through the transmitter into the jelly-like nucleus of the herniated disc. The radio waves produce a low-temperature ionized gas or plasma that breaks up molecular bonds in the spongy nucleus, removing tissue volume. Once the nucleus tissue is removed, the pressure is relieved on the disc shell which will make the bulge recede so that the disc no longer irritates nearby nerves, thus relieving the back pain. Plasma Disc Decompression is an effective procedure that takes about 20 to 30 minutes.

For more information on the Plasma Disc Decompression and how it is used to treat herniated discs, call Dr. Grubbs. He will be happy to answer any question you might have and bring you one step closer to relief.