Start with the tear, not the diagnosis.

Most people arrive with a label from an MRI report. What decides whether this procedure can help is simpler: is a disc torn, and is it leaking? These are the problems where that question is worth asking.

“A deep ache that never fully goes away”

Annular tear

A split in the tough outer ring of the disc. It is the specific problem this procedure was designed to treat.

“Sharp pain that shoots down one leg”

Herniated disc

Disc material pushing through the annulus and irritating a nerve root. Frequently accompanied by tears elsewhere in the same disc.

“A deep ache that worsens when you sit”

Degenerative disc disease

Disc height loss, drying, and inflammation — usually with annular tearing that an MRI does not show clearly.

“Burning from the hip to the foot”

Sciatica

Nerve irritation with several distinct causes. Identifying which one you have changes the entire treatment path.

“You had the operation and the pain came back”

Failed back surgery

Persistent pain after a discectomy or fusion. A large share of the people who come to us have already been operated on.

“Stiffness and pain that flares without warning”

Bulging disc

The disc wall pushing outward under load. Common on imaging, and frequently blamed for pain it is not causing.

“Headaches, neck stiffness, numb hands”

Neck & cervical disc pain

Cervical disc and joint problems, including symptoms radiating into the arm and hand.

“One-sided pain low in the back or buttock”

SI joint dysfunction

Frequently misdiagnosed as a disc problem — and worth ruling out before anyone treats a disc.

Neck and lower back

Cervical and lumbar discs can both be treated.

Most of the people who come to us have lower-back pain, but the same approach applies to the neck — disc pain with or without symptoms radiating into the arm and hand. The annulogram finds the tear wherever it is.

Start with the scan you already have.

A physician screens the MRI you already have and tells you in writing whether you appear to be a candidate — before you spend anything, least of all a flight.

Request a candidacy screening (833) 719-6978