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Alternative Herniated Disc Treatments In Glendale, CA

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The discs in your spine are the shock absorbers between your vertebrae (spinal bones). They have a tough outer covering called the annulus fibrosus that encases a soft, gel-like substance called the nucleus pulposus.

A disc herniation happens when the outer covering is ruptured and the gel escapes the disc. This causes the disc to put pressure on and irritate the spinal nerve roots or spinal cord, leading to pain around the area of the disc (localized pain) and causing pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness to radiate to the arms and legs (radicular pain).

Herniated discs are sometimes referred to as slipped or ruptured discs. However, they are not the same as a disc bulge or protrusion, where the gel-like material is still contained within the disc.

Anatomy of a normal spinal disc vs. a herniated spinal disc side-by-side.

 

More conservative treatment options include acupuncture, physical therapy, prescription medications, and high-dose epidural steroid injections. While steroid injections can temporarily help the pain, they can cause severe side effects and reduce your body’s ability to heal.

If none of these work, the next course of treatment is usually back or neck surgery that cuts away a portion of the disc. However, this approach can leave the disc weaker and more likely to be injured again. The final option is often an extremely invasive spine surgery (spinal fusion) in which two vertebrae are permanently joined together with hardware.

Studies have shown that in the majority of cases herniated discs (also known as slipped or ruptured discs) the pain will go away on its own. The key is staying comfortable and being able to remain active while that happens.

However, a smaller percentage of people experience severe and longer-lasting pain.

Our nonsurgical treatments for herniated disc problems can offer relief from lower back, buttock, and leg pain and numbness and tingling in the feet or legs. Downtime is a fraction of what it is with surgery and generally requires little or no opioid pain medications or time off of work.

Regenexx PL Injectate: Avoiding the harmful side effects of epidural steroids and back surgery

317 South Brand Boulevard
Suite A-103
Glendale, CA 91204

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Dr. Maxim Moradian, MD, QME is a quintuple board-certified physician in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine. He is known for his calm demeanor, clear communication, and patient-centered approach that emphasizes empathy, education, and shared decision-making. Dr. Moradian focuses on thoughtful, non-surgical solutions and designs personalized treatment plans aimed at improving function, longevity, and quality of life.

He is the founder and medical director of Interventional Spine Care and Orthopedic Regenerative Experts (iSCORE), a Southern California practice specializing in non-operative orthopedics, sports medicine, and regenerative therapies. With over a decade of experience, he treats a wide range of patients, from professional athletes to injured workers, and also serves as a Qualified Medical Evaluator within California’s workers’ compensation system. A Southern California native, Dr. Moradian is deeply committed to his community and, outside the clinic, enjoys an active lifestyle with his family, including travel, hiking, and sports.

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Areas treated: Cervical Spine (Not Upper Cervical or CCI)*, Lumbar Spine, Thoracic Spine

Areas Treated

Cervical Spine (Not Upper Cervical or CCI)*, Lumbar Spine, Thoracic Spine

*This provider is NOT authorized by Regenexx to treat the C0-C1 or C1-C2 levels of the neck or CCI (craniocervical instability).

How To Treat a Herniated Disc Without Surgery

During Regenexx’s outpatient procedures, custom concentrations of your body’s natural healing agents are injected into the exact areas of damage in the spine. Treatments use only your own blood to make super-concentrated platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or your own bone marrow concentrate (BMC), which contains stem cells.

Treatment for herniated discs may include a Regenexx PL-Disc Procedure. The PL stands for platelet lysate, which is a highly specialized derivative of PRP.

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Watch a real Regenexx spinal procedure performed by a certified Regenexx physician.

Our goal is to use the least invasive, least expensive procedure to get the desired results. Your Regenexx physician will work with you to determine whether that would be a platelet procedure or a BMC procedure.

Below are MRI images of the outcome of a patient who had a Regenexx PL-Disc procedure to treat a subligamentous disc herniation. After the procedure, their pain dropped quickly, and they returned to their normal activities within weeks.

Scroll the arrow to the right to see the MRI of the disc before the Regenexx PL-Disc procedure — the white/lighter area indicates damage. Scroll to the left to see the MRI of the disc after. The images are two years apart from the original treatment date.


Herniated disc before and after MRI images 1


Herniated disc before and after MRI images 2

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To talk one-on-one with one of our team members about how the Regenexx approach may be able to help your orthopedic pain or injury, please complete the form below and we will be in touch with you within the next business day.

Webinar: The Regenexx Approach to Back Pain

Join Chris Centeno, MD, founder of Regenexx, to learn how the Regenexx approach may help with a herniated disc without surgery and may lead to a faster recovery.

During this free webinar you’ll learn:

  • How procedures using bone marrow concentrate (BMC) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) compare to surgery and other spine pain options
  • Procedure expectations
  • Answers to the most common questions about regenerative medicine

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