Discolysis
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discolysis-232-9784236
title:
Discolysis
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Discolysis, also called chemonucleolysis or nucleolysis, is a treatment for a herniated disc that seeks to alleviate associated neurological symptoms through enzymatic or chemical destruction or softening of the nucleus pulposis. The procedure was first reported by Lyman W. Smith in 1964, and used chymopapain. Discolysis using chymopapain is no longer practiced because of the risk of anaphylaxis and of transverse myelitis. Discolysis has also been used to describe a form of ozone therapy where a
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Treatment for a herniated disc
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discolysis
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2022-11-24T22:07:37Z
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