Spine – Minimally Invasive Surgery

Spine – Minimally Invasive Surgery

Common causes of Back pain, Neck Pain.

Majority of the back pain or neck pain is due to improper posture, muscular strain or muscle weakness. Many of these can be caused by disc prolapse, disc bulge, canal stenosis, osteoporosis or listhesis (slippage of spine). Rare causes include fracture, infection, tumors, cancers etc

What’s is sciatica

When the nerve of the leg is pinched in the lower back due to a disc prolapse, then this produces severe sharp shooting pain starting from the low back down to the leg. This symptom is called sciatica.

Non surgical Management of Back Pain and when is surgery required

Most of the back pain can be managed with rest, physiotherapy, medications or injections. But when the pain is relentless, and there is danger of paralysis of the legs and ability to pass urine impaired then surgery is warranted.

What is MISS and what are the advantages?

MISS stands for minimally invasive surgery. As opposed to the conventional open surgery MISS needs smaller opening and the surgery is done with the help of a microscope or endoscope. This reduces pain, blood loss and duration of hospitalization. In best cases, patients can go home within 48 hours of surgery and return to work after ten days.