Vertiflex Superior Spinal Spacer Procedure
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The pain management experts at Las Vegas Sports and Spine Center are specialists in low back problems, including lumbar spinal stenosis. They offer many treatment options to help you feel better fast! One such option is surgery – they specialize especially with this procedure called Vertiflex® Superion which may provide relief for your symptoms.
Viscosupplementation Q & A
What is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a condition where the narrowing of your spine causes compression on some nerve pathways. This can lead to symptoms such as pain, numbness and tingling in various parts of your body including legs that might cause difficulty walking or weakness therefrom; frequent leg cramps which make it hard for you to take long walks without relief for bathroom breaks every 20 minutes.
What are the Treatments for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?
Loss of fluid from the space between two bones in your lower back can cause serious complications. The most common symptoms are severe pain and difficulty walking, but you might also experience muscle spasms or changes to how much urine flows through your urinary tract.
Surgery may be necessary for some patients who don’t respond well enough after several months on medicine/therapy. Vertiflex Superion Spacer as a treatment option for your lumbar spinal stenosis.
What is a Vertiflex Superion Spacer?
The Vertiflex Superion spinal spacer is a dime-sized implant that fits in between your spinous process, which are the bony projections that make up the back of our canal. It stimulates the growth of fluid that can help reduce the pressure on your spinal canal.
What are the Benefits of Vertiflex Superion Spacer?
Vertiflex Superion is a new FDA-approved treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with one or more of these benefits:
- Promotes new, healthy tissue growth to expand your S1-S5 space
- Eases pain—can reduce the need for surgery, which has risks like infection or implant rejection
- Can help you feel better faster than other surgical options