Thanks for the info!
I can certainly see how this helps with pain resulting from pressure on nerve roots--both how the device will help, and how the device will counter possible complications from the discectomy, which will relieve the pressure caused by the herniation. That makes perfect sense to me for sciatica. But I've never understood how a disc bulge/herniation is a factor in back pain, tho I read some reports of discectomies helping with back pain too. The patient that Regan has already implanted, did she experience relief of back pain symptoms too?
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