SCIATICA TREATMENT

What is Sciatica?

Sciatica is a symptomatic pain caused by lumbar disc herniation and the pain generally affects the back, hip and leg of a person. In such a case, the disc between two lumber vertebra compresses over existing nerve roots and causes radicular pain in one or both legs. It results in the patient experiencing tingling, numbness and stretching kind of pain in either one or both the legs. The pain can radiate up to toe, fingers and ankle however sometimes pain may only radiate up to the thigh and above knee.

Sciatica is a common problem in India however thankfully the top doctors at LiveWell Hospital are equipped to taking care of sciatica in the best possible way. We have the latest techniques, technologies and equipment to ensure the best treatment for Sciatica is readily available for the patient. Liver Well Hospital in Ahmedabad is the leading pain clinic in Gujarat that can handle Sciatica with absolutely effectiveness making you feel painless or painfree. Our internationally acclaimed doctor team ensures that we offer the best medical treatment for Sciatica across Gujarat and India.

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What are the symptoms of sciatica?

• Tingling and numbness in one or both legs
• Ant walking sensation
• Radicular pain in leg
• Pain increase by walking and standing
• Partially or completely relieved by rest or lying down position
• Pain may provoke by coughing, sneezing or any kind of straining

Though the pain may be causing the patient inability to carry out day to day functions, we at LiveWell Hospital are the best sciatica doctor in Ahmedabad as well as amongst the best hospitals in Gujarat that can handle Sciatica treatment properly. Our expert pain management doctors are equipped to handle almost every single pain disorder including pain from Sciatica. Call our expert doctors for a consultancy appointment and see how we can offer you the best treatment for Sciatica in India, let alone Ahmedabad or Gujarat.

Causes of sciatica pain

Causes of sciatic nerve pain includes:

• Sciatica is mainly caused by the irritation of sciatic nerve or its fibers
• Lumbar disc herniation is the main cause of Sciatica
• Degenerative vertebra can causes Sciatica
• Muscle inflammation, injury or tumor can cause Sciatica

How is sciatica diagnosed?

Your doctor at LiveWell Hospital will typically recommend a check of the patient’s medical history and physical examination that can give clues to suspect sciatica. X ray and MRI of lumbar spine, both readily available at our pain centre in Ahmedabad can help to diagnose sciatica as well as help to find out causes of it.

MRI also guides a treatment plan and will be recommended by your doctor at LiveWell Hospital. The expert pain management specialists at Live Well Hospital in Ahmedabad are equipped and trained to handle the most complex cases as well as general cases often seen in India. From the expert diagnosis to identifying and confirming that the patient has Sciatica to the actual treatment of the pain, Live Well Hospital is indeed under the leadership of Dr. Hitesh Patel, the foremost pain management specialist and pain management doctor in India the best choice for the treatment of Sciatica in not only Ahmedabad, Gujarat but more so for the western part of India alone.

Dr. Hitesh Patel is experienced to diagnose and treat the patients Sciatica in the best possible way with the highest possible patient satisfaction recorded through honest and ethical reviews on the internet including the leading Google Business Reviews with a 4.9+ rating out of 5.0, giving patients the confidence that from diagnosis to treatment, Live Well Hospital offers world-class treatment facility for sciatica in India and is considered one of the best sciatica pain treatment hospital in Ahmedabad & Gujarat.

What are treatment options for sciatica?

Conservative

For acute and less severe pain, rest and medicine can help few of patients. Avoiding forward bending, lifting weight, avoiding sitting on floor will help. If patient feels improvement in pain we can continue a conservative approach with medicine and exercise for four weeks.

Interventions

Transforaminal Block

Mild bulge / Slipped Disc can cause a swelling on the existing nerve roots. Injecting a drug in to a foramen will reduce that swelling inside and help the patient by dissipating the pain.

Transforaminal Block is given under local anesthesia. It is given under live X-ray (C arm) guidance. Here we numb a part of the back and insert a thin needle inside. The needle is guided with the help of a Live X-ray Machine.

This is a 15 minutes procedure and patient can walk away after 2 hours.

Percutaneous Disc Decompression / Nucleoplasty

In this procedure we remove a part of the herniated disc through a needle. No incision or surgery is required for this procedure. We have latest equipments to do these procedures.

This procedure is recommended in Sciatica patients who have a significant disc herniation which is pressing on nerve roots and not responding to conservative treatment.

We numb the skin of the back. Under live X- ray (under IITV) guidance, we insert a needle like instrument called Disc dekompressor or nucleoplasty in the back. This instrument goes in between vertebra in to a disc. Once we confirm an instrument position with a live X-ray (IITV) machine, we turn on the machine and use latest techniques to remove a significant part of the disc which is called Nucleus Pulposus. Usually we do this procedure for three minutes. Once significant amount of material is removed we remove the instrument and put a small dressing at the spot from where needle was inserted in the back. (For this Proceudre we use stryker’s decompressor).

Endoscopic Disc Removal

For an endoscopic disc removal we remove a bulged disc through an instrument called endoscope. After numbing a skin and underlying muscles we insert endoscope inside a slipped disc. We remove a bulged disc under direct vision. It is an excellent procedure and we can remove a significant amount of disc material with this procedure. Patient can go home on same or next day. After seeing at all reports and MRI scan doctors can decide which procedure is good for patient.

For this procedure we use an endoscope from Karl Storz, USA – for best endoscopic disc removal sciatica treatment in Gujarat.

What to expect after the procedure?

After the endoscopic procedure for sciatica treatment or sciatic nerve pain treatment, patient may expect:

• Mild aching back, which will be relieved with medicine
• Improvement in pain will start after two to three days
• It is recommended that patients apply ice on the back for three to four days
• Patient must take rest for 1 to 2 days although no complete bed rest is required

Advantages of this procedure

• Get rid of Sciatica problem without surgery
• Remove a part of disc
• Procedure done under local anesthesia so we can avoid general anesthesia
• No bed rest needed
• Less post-operative pain
• Short recovery period
• Get results equal to surgery
• Provide a disc sample for biopsy if required
• Intense rehabilitation not required
• Avoids surgery and consequences of surgery
• No scarring after procedure
• Cost effective due to reduced hospital stay
• Can be done on elderly patients also

Surgery – Laminectomy

Sometimes due to severe Stenosis or loss of sensation in the leg / legs, the patient is required to go for an open surgery called Laminectomy. Laminectomy should be done under general anesthesia. Laminectomy is a surgery done to remove excessive pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots. Laminectomy removes a portion of thin part of vertebra called lamina which forms a protective arch of vertebra. Laminectomy also removes a thick part of tissue around spinal cord on selected vertebra.

Looking for sciatica specialist in Ahmedabad? Best sciatica hospital in Gujarat? Consult LiveWell Hospital today!