dissolution of the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc by injection of a proteolytic enzyme (chymopapain) to relieve pressure and pain associated with a herniated (slipped) disc
This process involves the injection of a digestive enzyme into the disc nucleus to make it soft, thereby releasing tension in the annulus.
This is a procedure whereby an enzyme derived from the papaya fruit is injected into the intervertebral disc to shrink it and try and alleviate pain cause from a bulging disc.
Injection of chymopapain (papaya-based or other enzyme) into a herniated disc to reduce pressure.
A surgical procedure in which an enzyme is injected to dissolve a portion of the intervertebral disc.
A treatment of an intervertebral disc that consists of an injection of chymopapain, a drug that dissolves part of the disc.
is a procedure that is sometimes used as an alternative to surgery when a herniated or bulging disc is compressing a nerve. An enzyme called chymopapain (made from the flesh of the papaya fruit) is injected into the disc - a procedure which takes less than 1/2 hour. The enzyme dissolves enough disc material to eliminate the problem. This procedure must be performed by a highly skilled surgeon or radiologist and is successful 75% of the time when patients are chosen wisely. (See also Percutaneous discotomy and Laser surgery.)
The injection of a proteolytic enzyme (e.g., chymopapain) into the herniated nucleus pulposus of a disc.
A procedure whereby an enzyme derived from the papaya fruit is injected into the inter vertebral disc to shrink it and try and alleviate pain caused from a bulging disc.
