Spine Surgery - Is It For Me?

Back pain is a common experience for many. This condition is also doubled because of some accident or naturally, due to old-age. Nonsurgical treatments such as anti-inflammatory medication, gentle massage and physical therapy can definitely help in improving the back. When conservative treatments don't help, back surgery may offer relief. Often conservative treatment like pain relief medication, massage, and physical therapy can provide relief. However, there are times when surgery is the only way to treat spinal issues.

If someone has degenerative disk disease - development of pain in a disk as a result of its normal wear and tear, spondylosis- general wear and tear causing cartilage to breakdown, eventually developing bone spurs on your spine; surgery can definitely help. Surgery can help if you have nerve damage. It is the forward slippage of a segment of the spine. If you have sustained an injury to your spine, your doctor may suggest that the affected areas be fused together. This may require the use of bone grafts, screws, rods, or metal plates. If you have broken bones (fractured vertebrae) or other damage to your spinal column from an injury that leaves your spine unstable, spine surgery may be required.

There is a condition is a curvature of your spine called "scoliosis". If you suffer from it and your nerves are being compressed, surgery may be a good option. Kyphosis is condition marked by a rounded, humpback formation. Spinal fusion may be the best way to correct it, if it is very painful or causing paralysis. It is more commonly known as the humpback deformity. Arthritis can often cause this narrowing of the spinal canal, which puts pressure on the spinal cord. Spinal fusion can increase your spine's stability, and spinal decompression can relieve the pressure. This is called "spinal stenois".

Radiculopathy, the irritation and inflammation of a nerve caused by a herniated disk may also require ac surgery to get treated. If one of your spinal discs slips out of position and irritates a nerve, you can feel extreme pain. Conservative treatment can often be successful, but if it is not, disc repair may be the answer.

If you have a condition that compresses your spinal nerves, causing debilitating back pain or numbness along the back of your leg. In some instances when you have bulging or ruptured (herniated) disks - the rubbery cushions separating the bones in your spine. However, many people with bulging disks have no pain. If you have vertebral fractures and an unstable spine related to osteoporosis. If you've first tried conservative measures and they fail to relieve your back pain or other symptoms, spinal surgery may be the best option for you.

Spinal surgery is typically recommended when the patient's condition has become unbearable and all other conservative treatments have been exhausted. But now, endoscopic surgery has become a popular option for dealing with many of the causes of back pain and neck pain. One can get the lasting effects of an open back surgery with the help of these minimally invasive procedures without having to go through the pain and discomfort associated with the normal surgeries.