Living with disc-related back pain can significantly impact your mobility, comfort, and quality of life. At the Center for Functional Regeneration, Dr. Shounuck Patel specializes in advanced non-surgical treatments for spinal disc conditions, providing alternatives to traditional surgery for patients throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. With options like Discseel, PRP therapy, and cell-based regeneration, you can achieve long-term relief without invasive procedures.
Spinal discs are vital to spine health, providing cushioning between vertebrae and enabling flexibility. Each disc includes:
• Nucleus Pulposus – A soft, gel-like core that absorbs shock.
• Annulus Fibrosus – A tough, fibrous outer layer that maintains disc structure.
When this structure is compromised—through injury, degeneration, or wear—the disc can bulge or herniate, leading to pain, inflammation, and nerve compression. Treatment strategies like Discseel focus on sealing tears in the annulus and restoring the disc’s integrity.
Dr. Patel treats a wide range of disc-related conditions using regenerative and minimally invasive approaches:
Tears in the annulus allow the nucleus to protrude, irritating spinal nerves. Symptoms may include sharp pain, tingling, or numbness.
Age-related degeneration leads to disc collapse, inflammation, and chronic pain. Patients often experience stiffness and limited mobility.
Discs that bulge outward may press on nearby nerves, causing discomfort and weakness, especially in the lower back or legs.
Often linked to disc disorders, sciatica results from compression of the sciatic nerve, causing radiating pain down the leg.
Patients at the Center for Functional Regeneration benefit from a suite of non-surgical treatment options personalized to their unique needs:
Using your body’s own healing properties, PRP is injected into the disc space to reduce inflammation and stimulate repair. It’s ideal for patients with mild-to-moderate disc degeneration.
This therapy introduces reparative signals into the damaged disc, encouraging the body’s own stem cells to regenerate tissue, reduce pain, and restore function naturally.
An injection-based treatment that stimulates healing by delivering a solution, often dextrose, into weakened spinal structures. It promotes tissue strengthening and pain resolution over time.
Dr. Patel works with top-tier physical therapists to design rehabilitation programs tailored to each patient. Therapy improves core strength, spinal alignment, and helps prevent reinjury.
Non-surgical treatments can offer significant benefits compared to surgery, including:
• No general anesthesia or hospital stay
• Shorter recovery times
• Minimal downtime
• Lower risk of complications
• Natural healing mechanisms without hardware or fusion
These advantages make regenerative spine treatments an ideal first-line approach for patients seeking long-lasting results without invasive intervention.
Are you tired of living with chronic back or neck pain? Do you want to avoid invasive spine surgery and its potential risks? Look no further than the Discseel® Non-Surgical Spine Procedure offered by Dr. Shounuck Patel. With over 7,000 successful Discseel® procedures performed, this proven procedure has helped countless patients find relief and regain their quality of life.
With an impressive success rate of 82%, Discseel® outperforms traditional spinal fusion surgery, which averages only a 31% success rate. Say goodbye to lengthy hospital stays and extended recovery times. The Discseel® Procedure is minimally invasive, allowing you to return to your daily activities faster. Dr. Patel utilizes the latest advancements in medical technology, including the Annulogram™, a painless test that accurately identifies disc tears and leaks.
These are the common-sense, evidence-based steps of the Discseel® Procedure
During your consultation, you and anyone with you may speak directly with Dr. Patel who will perform your Discseel® Procedure. Dr. Pate; will answer all your questions so that you feel confident and ready for a successful return to activities.
Annulograms™ are painless tests that replace “old school” MRIs and Discograms, because they can precisely identify disc tears and leaks. This is something MRIs or discograms can never do. The Annulogram™ is performed during your Discseel® Procedure.
While mild sedation relaxes you, and after your Annulogram™ identifies your discs’ tears, your Physician seals all your tears by injecting Fibrin, an FDA-Approved biologic. Nothing else, including stem cells, can do this. Fibrin’s natural healing abilities have been known for centuries, it just took the Discseel® Procedure to bring them to you.
Fibrin’s binding ability allows your spinal discs to regain normal strength within 30 minutes, allowing you to return to your hotel or home by that time. You may begin light activity the next day, increasing by 10% increments a day until you’re back to running, golfing, or just enjoying life, while Fibrin continues healing your spinal discs that entire year.
As a board-certified physician specializing in regenerative orthopedic medicine, Dr. Patel is recognized nationally for his expertise in non-surgical spine care. His approach combines cutting-edge technology with a commitment to personalized treatment, offering solutions that help patients avoid the risks and downtime of surgery.
The Discseel® Procedure is a minimally invasive procedure that allows patients to relieve their low back and neck pain without surgery, through the use of FDA approved Biologic Fibrin Sealant. This is the only procedure proven to seal discs and encourage them to heal. The Discseel Procedure has excellent long-term outcomes proven in peer-reviewed literature.
If you’re struggling with disc-related pain and looking for non-surgical alternatives, we invite you to take the next step. Contact the Center for Functional Regeneration today.
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