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What Is the Reason for My Reherniation?

What Is Causing My Disc to Reherniate?

on January 9, 2023 | By The Barricaid Team
More often than not, a spinal disc heals on its own. Other times, a damaged spinal disc continues to herniate. If you are dealing with a spinal disc that keeps herniating, it can be helpful to learn more about why this may be the case and ...
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How Easy Can You Reherniate a Disc After Having Microdiscectomy Surgery?

How Easily Can Another Herniation Happen Following Microdiscectomy?

on December 30, 2022 | By The Barricaid Team
Out of more than 200,000 lower back discectomies performed in the United States each year, only 10 percent result in recurrent disc herniation. This conclusion is based on follow-up visits over the months and years after the initial ...
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What Are the Symptoms of Reherniation?

What Does It Feel Like if You Have a Reherniated Disc?

on December 21, 2022 | By The Barricaid Team
Reherniation refers to a situation where the same spinal disc becomes a source of nerve irritation again after surgery. It should be noted that reherniation can occur several months after having a discectomy or even several years later in ...
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What Could Happen if You Reherniate Your Disc Following Surgery?

What to Expect if You Reherniate after Having Surgery

on March 16, 2022 | By The Barricaid Team
Roughly 10 percent of patients, according to Spine Health , experience another herniation affecting the same location after having spinal disc surgery. The risk of reherniation increases if you’re a younger patient with healthier discs. If ...
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Causes of Reherniation Following Microdiscectomy

Reasons for Reherniation Following Discectomy

on March 7, 2022 | By The Barricaid Team
If the same disc irritates a nearby nerve again after the initial surgery and recovery period, it's referred to as reherniation. Painful herniation following a discectomy, the back surgery procedure often performed to relieve nerve ...
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What Happens if You Reherniate After Discectomy Surgery?

What to Expect if You Experience Reherniation Following a Discectomy

on February 18, 2022 | By The Barricaid Team
Nearly 85 percent of microdiscectomy patients report good or excellent results. In other words, you're more likely to benefit from this type of surgery if nonsurgical options aren't effective for you. However, there’s the potential to ...
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Most Common Disc You Can Herniate

Which Disc Has the Highest Rate of Herniation?

on January 26, 2022 | By The Barricaid Team
Since your lower back is the most mobile and exposed part of your spine, it's the area where discs are more likely to become herniated. The biomechanical forces at play in this flexible part of your spine are the main reason this is the ...
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Frequency of Reherniations After Microdiscectomy Surgery

Is Disc Reherniation Following a Microdiscectomy Common?

on January 12, 2022 | By The Barricaid Team
A microdiscectomy is an approach to correcting disc-related issues that ranks with spinal fusion surgery as one of the most common spine procedures performed today. It's a minimally invasive way of removing the part of a disc in the lower ...
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Pain from Flare-Up or Reherniated Disc

Is a Flare-Up or a Reherniated Disc Causing Your Pain?

on December 27, 2021 | By The Barricaid Team
If you've had surgery to address discomfort from a herniated disc, it's only natural to be concerned about any recurrence of symptoms. Two of the possible reasons you may experience some degree of noticeable discomfort after surgery are ...
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Can You Herniate the Same Disc Two Times?

Is It Possible for a Spinal Disc to Herniate Twice?

on December 24, 2021 | By The Barricaid Team
Most patients who undergo herniated disc treatment involving surgery don’t experience a reherniation of the same disc, but it does happen. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, there's a 10 to 15 percent chance, on ...
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