Back Surgery
Is surgery for neck or back pain necessary? Sometimes. It is reasonable to consider spine surgery if the pain has not diminished after months of non-surgical treatment, if pain does not respond to medication, or if you're unable to complete basic daily activities. Some surgery options are minimally invasive (microdiscectomy for a herniated disc) and allow for quick recovery, while other types of surgery (a posterolateral fusion for degenerative disc disease) are more extensive.
Although there are many aspects of a psychological preparation program, a tailored approach often works the best. Learn specific techniques for the psychological preparation of back surgery.
Interspinous Process Spacers
Kyphoplasty surgery is an option designed to treat pain and possible deformity caused by osteoporosis fractures in the spine.
Kyphoplasty Procedure Overview
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that is performed through a small skin puncture. A typical kyphoplasty procedure takes 1 to 2 hours per vertebral level to complete.
Risk factors such as smoking, associated health conditions and previous surgeries may delay or prevent the success of a lumbar laminectomy surgery. Complications associated with this procedure are usually rare.
Lumbar decompression relieves pain due to neural impingement (pinched nerves) by removing bone from over the nerve root/disc material and providing more healing space.