Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the space within the spine, which can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that travel through it.
Most “spinal stenosis” diagnoses are incomplete. Not wrong, just incomplete. And incomplete diagnoses lead to treatments that miss the actual source of your pain.
Stop repeating treatments that aren’t working – and get a clear framework for finding the relief you haven’t been able to reach yet.
When treatment targets an imaging finding rather than the actual source of your pain, it cycles endlessly with no lasting result.
Still in Pain After Physical Therapy, Medications, or Injections?
According to top spine surgeon Dr. Karsten Ritter-Lang, If you are suffering from chronic back or neck pain caused by damaged spinal discs it is likely that minimally invasive procedures like stem cells, discectomy, laminectomy or discseel will only delay the need for surgery.
These delays can interfere with and eliminate you as a candidate for disc replacement surgery in the future and leave you with spinal fusion as your only option.
What is Degenerative Disc Disease?
Degenerative Disc Disease is a condition where a damaged vertebral disc or discs causes chronic pain. Damage to the disc occurs naturally or through a severe injury where portions of the disc may tear, herniated or bulge. Exposing or irritating the nerves causing pain common in the neck (cervical spine) and lower back (lumbar spine).
A herniated or bulging disc is a condition affecting the spine in which the annulus fibrosus is damaged.This can irritate the spinal cord or nearby nerves, causing extreme pain, weakness and numbness in the arms or legs. A severely herniated disc can sometimes cause paralysis.
Are The Stem Cells Helping?
The field of spinal cord injury and back pain has seen a new advancement in treatment. Currently, a number of doctors still rely on surgery and supportive care to treat these ailments. But, thanks to researchers exploring the use of mesenchymal stem cells for repairing damaged tissue, it is changing how disc degeneration and back pain is treated.
New mesenchymal stem cell treatments involve intravenous and direct administration into the disc. The stem cells not only appear to be repairing the disc, but they also appear to be exerting an anti-inflammatory effect that is relieving pain and reversing disc degeneration.
The disc itself has very few nerve endings and low blood supply. Without a constant blood supply the disc does not have a way to repair itself. Our proprietary Hypoxic Mesenchymal Stem Cells are capable of surviving the low oxygen environment inside the discs enhancing the chance for a long term healing response.
When administered using fluoroscopic x-ray for precise placement, stem cells can substantially reduce pain, increase function, and reduce disc bulge size. MSC’s find the damaged tissue, repair it and create an anti-inflammatory response improving the over health of the disc. This anti-inflammatory response protects existing neurons. The injected stem cells begin to develop into neurons that replace those that are damaged.
Here at CPI we seek to enhance the benefits of the MSC’s with our synergetic treatments that have had proven success to greatly reduce inflammation.
Where can I get more information about Disc Replacement Surgery?
For Dedicated Patient Portals & Remote MRI Reviews go to betterdiscreplacement.com
Where can I get more information about the top disc replacement surgeon Dr. Ritter-Lang?
Because a significant portion of Dr. Ritter-Lang’s patient base travels internationally for total disc replacement (TDR), his team maintains dedicated international educational and consultation portals:
Better Disc Replacement: betterdiscreplacement.com
Features: Detailed background on multi-level cervical and lumbar disc replacement techniques, patient case studies, and comprehensive guides comparing motion preservation against fusion.
Professional Background & Credentials
Clinical Focus: Over 30 years specializing in intervertebral disc prosthetics, complex multi-level reconstructions, and anterior/abdominal approaches to the spine.
Surgical Experience: Has completed thousands of motion-preserving spine procedures utilizing advanced implants such as M6-C, M6-L, ProDisc, and Mobi-C.
Early Foundations: Trained under Prof. Kurt Schellnack and Dr. Karin Büttner-Janz at Charité University Hospital in Berlin—the research team credited with developing the original Charité artificial disc.
People go to Germany for back surgery primarily to access advanced motion-preserving procedures, artificial disc replacements, and dynamic stabilization systems that may be newer, less restrictive, or harder to find in North America.
Where can I learn about the best alternatives to spinal fusion and disc replacement surgery?
The surgeons at
BetterDiscReplacement.com have the experience and the skills required for complex multi-level lumbar and cervical disc replacement surgeries and other advanced spine solutions.
“Advanced disc replacement implants have allowed us to achieve a success rate of 99%”