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Interventional Procedures
If exercise and medicine are not working than your doctor might suggest you some interventions. Pain Management treats such diseases with techniques called intervention. Intervention is a small injection technique which helps to get rid of root problem without surgery. Your doctor will see all reports and then suggest you best treatment options for you.
As science advances, the treatment of slipped disc is becoming less and less invasive. Now a days various options for slipped disc minimally invasive treatments are widely available. Slipped disc treatment in India (bulging and herniated disc treatment) is keeping pace with world. All advance and minimally slipped disc treatment is available in India. Event at LiveWell Pain & Spine Hospital we do all these pain procedures very routinely.
If conservative treatments fail, advanced interventions are offered:
(A) Transforaminal Block
A minimally invasive injection technique to reduce swelling and alleviate pain.
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.
(B) Percutaneous Disc Decompression / Nucleoplasty
Non-surgical removal of herniated disc material using specialized instruments like Stryker’s DeKompressor.
In this procedure we remove a part of the herniated disc through a needle. This is a non-surgical treatment for slipped disc. We have the latest equipment to do these procedures for bulging disc treatment.
This procedure is recommended in chronic sciatica patients who have a significant disc herniation which is pressing on nerve roots and not responding to conservative treatment.
For Disc Decompressor we use Stryker’s DeKompressor from USA.
For Nucleoplasty we use Arthocare’s Instruments from Germany.
(C) Endoscopic Disc Removal
A modern technique using an endoscope to directly visualize and remove the bulging disc with minimal recovery time.
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.
You can avoid a major surgery for slipped disc – opting for minimally invasive herniated slipped disc treatment. Patient can go home on same or next day.
For endoscopic procedure we use Karl Storz endoscope from USA, in treating spinal disk herniation treatment.
WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER PROCEDURE?
After the endoscopic procedure for slipped disc treatment or herniated disc 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 THE PROCEDURE
Get rid of Slipped disc / Sciatica problem without surgery
Removes a part of disc
Procedure is done under local anesthesia
No bed rest needed
Less post-operative pain
Short recovery period
Provide a disc sample for biopsy if required
Intense rehabilitation not required
No major surgery-based consequences
No scarring after procedure
Cost effective due to reduced hospital stay
Can be done on elderly patients too
(D) Surgical Treatments
In severe cases, surgery may be necessary. Our experienced surgeons perform procedures like laminectomy to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots, ensuring patients receive the highest standard of care at the best hospital for herniated disc treatment.
Laminectomy is a surgery done to remove excessive pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots & is done under general anesthesia. This surgery 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.
PATIENTS ACROSS THE WORLD
We have treated patients with slipped disc from Kenya, Tanzania, Africa, UK, USA, Russia and many more countries. Apart from many patients from Gujarat, we also got many patients with herniated disc/slipped disc from across India like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa, Bangalore, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and many states from India.