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Has anyone had the Via Disc procedure?

Posted by ladeedi51 @ladeedi51, Mar 13, 2024

I’m a 73 year old woman who has back pain for several years. Lumbar spondylolistesis,
Lumbar spondylosis, stenosis of intervertebral foramina - and there’s more.
I’ve had every injection available to no relief. I had the Vertiflex procedure 2 years ago with no success. So then dr suggested a S1 joint fusion. Had that done in November of ‘23. This surgery has left me with new pain. Never had a problem with my right leg - NOW I have pain in my hamstring or back of thigh. It stops me in my track. It feels similar to a Charlie horse. I can hardly walk until it passes. Never had this before until I had the S1 fusion.
So here I am worse off then before and Dr suggest the Via Disc Procedure - injectable therapy that delivers allogeneic disc material inside the damaged disc that tricks the disc into healing and repairing itself.
I’m so hesitant to try this cause all else has failed.
My question has anyone had this procedure or know of someone who has - and what the results have been? I’m at my wits end here.
I don’t know what to do anymore.

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fiddleflyer | @fiddleflyer | Aug 14, 2025
In reply to @eiscorpius1725 "My husband had Via Disc. He had two injections with two weeks in between. The third..." + (show)
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My husband had Via Disc. He had two injections with two weeks in between. The third area, L3, L4 was done and afterwards he stood up had pain and he became paralyzed from the waist down. We are three months out now and he still cannot stand. They say it is temporary, Neuropraxia, but this is a nightmare. He goes to PT three times a week and suffers from nerve pain. Be very wary as perhaps the number of procedures in such a short period of time was not good for his body. All his MRI's were normal. It is maddening. They have done 88,000 of these procedures and he has to be the first one to have this happen.

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I have similar reactions after a ViaDisc in May. It basically did not work for me either!!!
Same thing, epidural shots to help the pain and it is now worse.
They are starting the process for a Sounal Cord Stimulator for me.
Good luck to your husband!!

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florchid | @florchid | Aug 15, 2025

Hi, I am an 82 year old female with severe spinal stenosis. After having 2 ablations with no real result, Dr talked me into a Via Disc procedure with 60% positive results according to him. I had the procedure in March this year with no help at all. It is a cadaver stem cell procedure which cost me a lot out of pocket due to a high deductible. . I cannot recommend it unless you have better results than others I have talked with about it. Pain was exactly the same. except worse for my budget. They would not give me a breakdown of cost before I had it, nor since. Check reviews from people with your same diagnosis that had procedure. Now, he wants me to have fusion but my answer is no. If I even consider fusion, I will go to the best neurologist in our area for consultation. Patients today must do their own due diligence. Best wishes..

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planoguy12 | @planoguy12 | Feb 25 4:39pm

I had the procedure done in Nov. 2025 for compressed discs. I fell 2-stories off a ladder. I crushed my L1 and L4 vertebrae 50% each. I have lived with mild pain since 2019. I went to my back doctor, who recommended this when my pain was getting worse. Nothing else worked except pain meds. I did not want to continue on pain medication. The doctor injected the L5 disc. It was a Godsend for me. The pain is almost gone. I need this done again on the L4 disc. However, insurance won't cover it. I totally recommend based on my experience.

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