Intradiscal Injections
An emerging option for pain that starts in the disc.

People with chronic low back pain that appears to come from the disc itself (discogenic pain), with matching MRI findings and no major nerve compression, after a fair trial of rehabilitation and other care.

Under X-ray guidance, a needle is placed into the center of the disc and the treatment is injected. PRP concentrates growth factors from your own blood. Allograft disc supplementation adds donated disc tissue to the degenerated disc.

Small randomized and prospective studies suggest improvement in pain and function for some patients. Larger trials are still needed, and many guidelines consider these treatments investigational. We explain this before any decision.

Risks include disc infection (discitis), a temporary pain flare, nerve irritation and bleeding.