Spinal surgery – Minimally invasive technique

When the patient does not get relief from the conservative approach of treatment in their back or spinal problem, surgical approach is significantly recommended by the doctors. If spinal surgery is referred by the physician, minimally invasive surgery will be more beneficial for you. When I say that I have my own reason which explains as such; it requires small cut or incisions during the procedure which produce less damage to the tissues encompassing the spine. To add more to my point, it reduces your period of accommodation in the hospital as most of the procedure is performed by the spine surgery specialist in Delhi on an outpatient basis. Further, it causes less blood loss and faster recovery from the surgery.

There are scores of people who are the real candidates for minimally invasive spinal surgery. It comprises people from all ages and degrees of overall health. On a contrary, people who are not appropriate candidate for minimally invasive techniques are trauma conditions, idiopathic scoliosis, tumors or infections.

Minimally invasive procedure can be used for:

Spinal Laminectomy: Minimally invasive surgery is successfully used to treat spinal stenosis, which is the condition of narrowing of the spinal canal. During the procedure the pressure is relieve by removing the bone, bone spurs or ligaments that are pressing the nerves.

Minimally invasive Disectomy:

In this procedure, the spine surgery specialist in Delhi, make a small cut to access and remove herniated disc material. The surrounded muscles and tissues are stretched with the help of the dilators rather than the cut, thus proved to be less painful and reduced recovery time.

Minimally invasive spinal decompression and spinal fusion:

The procedure involves the removal of bone, bone spurs or ligaments that are causing pressure on the nerves. It gives relieve by the pain caused by the pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots due to bulging or collapsed discs.

If you are going through with back pain, do not ignore, it might be spinal problem

If you are suffering from a back pain from a long duration and not getting any relieve in the pain, under the circumstances spine surgery might be your last resort. However, it is also the matter of consideration that majority of spine surgery can be cured with various non-surgical treatment method which is often referred as non-surgical or conservative method. Spine surgery is preferred in the condition when other non-surgical treatment such as medication and physiotherapy could not succeed to get relieve from the prevailing symptoms of spinal problem.

Conservative method to treat back pain

Conservative method includes medication and physiotherapy treatment. The medication is given to reduce the inflammation inside the targeted area. Some steroid injection is also given by the doctor to get relief.

Physiotherapy is also very effective to reduce and diminish the effect of spine problem. Various exercise is develop targeting the affected area of your back. The exercise has to be done under the supervision of physiotherapist or at least the program should be designed by him.

Mostly back pain occurs in old age people. The Spine Surgery Specialist in Delhi reinstates that ageing, improper body mechanisms, trauma as well as structural abnormalities can jeopardize your spine to the extent that could lead to back pain and other relevant symptoms such as leg pain, numbness, tingling or even leg weakness. In case when the pain becomes chronic, it requires a team of professionals and experts to properly diagnose and find the right solution. It might end up with surgery as well.