Slip Disc Treatment

Slip Disc Treatment

Slip Disc Treatment is a complex and critical surgery, requires highly trained and skilled surgeons, excellent infrastructure, and good post-op care for a successful outcome.

Slip Disc Treatment Overview

The slipped disc is also known as a prolapsed or herniated disc. It is a condition when the soft inner part of the disc (known as nucleus pulposus) bulges out through the weakened or broken part of the disc pressing on the nearby structures (nerves coming out of the spinal cord), resulting in numbness, tingling or even pain in the area. Slipped disc or disc herniation can occur at any level but usually occurs in the lumbar region. The severity of the prolapse and hernia may vary from person to person, the higher the prolapse, the more serious the symptoms. Early-stage signs of spine degeneration are sporadic or constant back pain, but you'd be able to perform your daily activities. Nevertheless, as the disc bulges and compresses the spinal nerves the symptoms begin to get severe-the pain becomes severe, persistent, and prolonged which means you could have a slipped disk.

Treatment for slipped disc

Treatment options for slipped disc include rest with pain medication, physical therapy, or sometimes other procedures, such as injections or surgery.

Injections

  • Epidural injection reduce pain and swelling with several other signs in the slipped disc for several months.

Surgery

  • For cases where the above therapies have not succeeded, surgery is the treatment option.

Laminotomy

  • Involves removing a portion of the lamina to relieve the nerve pressure, while laminectomy involves removing the entire lamina. Lamina is the thin part of the vertebrae, which forms an arch to shield it over the spinal cord.

Slipped Disc: Medications and Lifestyle

  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used for pain control, and narcotics are used for non-responsive NSAIDs cases of severe pain. For back spasms, muscle relaxants are given. Individuals with overweight are recommended for diet and exercise. Physical therapy helps to strengthen the muscles of the backbone and make the arms and legs more flexible.

Micro lumbar discectomy or endoscopic discectomy

  • Involves removing herniated disc material that compresses the root of the nerve or the spinal cord, leading to pain and other symptoms. Percutaneous discectomy is performed for bulging discs or discs that have not extruded into the spinal canal.

Who can undergo Slip Disc Treatment?

A Surgery may require people with back pain, numbness, and weakness in upper or lower limbs, which do not respond to non-surgical medications such as pain killers, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or physiotherapy.

How this treatment is performed?

  • Slip Disc Treatment is performed through Micro Endoscopic Discectomy. It is a minimally invasive procedure that is done through a very small incision that helps in rapid recovery and minimal scarring.

Expected Results after the treatment

  • There are good results from Slip Disc Treatment. A successful surgery in up to 99% of patients relieves the effects of herniated or slipped disc.

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