People today suffer from pain in the spinal cord more than one might think. Sedentary job and an inactive lifestyle are one of the major reasons for spine problems these days. In cases where medications, therapy, and exercises are not enough in those cases spine surgeries become necessary in order to get relief. In cases of severe pain, trauma, or accidents spine surgery is the only option to get relief and resume the daily tasks. Spine surgery is quite complicated and requires a specialized neurosurgeon to perform the task with absolute precision as any damage to any nerve might cause life-threatening conditions.
Benefits of spine surgery:
There are several benefits of spine surgery some of them include
- One can move around properly
- It improves the physical fitness of a person
- Decreases the dependency on pain killers and therapy
- One can go back to work
- Enables a person to return to their usual task
Risk factors:
Every surgery have several are associated with it some of the risks of spine surgery include
- Allergic reaction to anesthesia
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Blood clot
- Stroke
- Heart Attack
- Nerve damage
- Paralysis
- Herniated disc
Different types of spine surgeries:
- Spinal fusion: It is the most common type of surgery for chronic back pain with degenerative changes. In this, the doctor joins the vertebrae together that that gives relief to the patient and provides flexibility that enables movement.
- Laminectomy: It is one of the common surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis in which a part of bone or ligament is removed with help of minimally invasive surgical procedures. This surgery helps in providing the relief the patient requires.
- Diskectomy: In this, the disc that separates the vertebrae slips out from its normal position and causes back pain in order to provide relief the surgeon removes the disc.
