What causes back pain?

Back pain is a common ailment that people keep tolerating without any proper treatment unless it becomes unbearable. At the most, they rely on conservative treatments, such as consuming anti- inflammatory medicines or getting physical therapy. However, at times, the surgical option becomes an inevitable necessity to get rid of your back problem.

Finding the root cause behind your back problem is essential, as it helps you to get appropriate surgical treatment. Some common spine conditions that may tend you to opt for surgical procedure include:

• Spinal infections
• Spinal deformity
• Spine tumors
• Trauma

Besides, several degenerative spine conditions like herniated disks or stenosis may also lead to surgical intervention. Dr. Anmol Sharma will identify the root cause behind your back pain and suggest the right surgical treatment.

Are you the right candidate for spine surgery?

Dr. Anmol Sharma cites the below conditions for you to be an ideal candidate for any type of spine surgery

• Spinal stenosis: Condition in which the spinal column becomes narrow, exerting pressure on nerves and the spinal cord
• Ruptured or herniated disks: Damage to one or more disks supporting the spinal bones
• Cervical herniated discs: Cause neck pain, and create hassles in performing fine motor skills through your arms and hands
• Lumbar herniated discs: Leads to lower back (lumbar) pain, leg pain, and extreme weakness. If left untreated, it could lead to paralysis
• Vertebral fractures: Happened due to osteoporosis or any bone injury
• Spondylolisthesis: Condition where the vertebra (one of the bones in the spine) slips forward or moves out of place
• Degenerative disk problem: Distorted spinal disks caused due to growing age
• Severe spinal problems: Resulting from a previous botched surgery

Just the opposite, several conditions may cause you to avoid spinal surgery. These include several health conditions like acute osteoporosis, bleeding disorder, and risk of infection, or if you are an elderly patient.

Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgeries Performed by Dr. Anmol Sharma

Depending on the requirements of the patients, Dr. Sharma performs different types of Minimally invasive spinal surgeries.

• Microdiscectomy or Discectomy to remove a herniated disk
• Spinal decompression to treat spinal stenosis through laminectomy or foraminotomy
• Laminotomy to reduce pressure on spinal nerves by removing lamina – a portion of spine bone (vertebra) at the back
• Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) to correct spondylolisthesis, recurrent disc herniation, and generative disc disease
• A curve more than 45-50 degrees will necessitate Scoliosis surgery, which involves a spinal fusion
• Spinal fusion to fuse curved vertebrae, making a solid bone after healing, leaving no scope of mobility between them and reducing pain in the affected spines
• Lumbar disc arthroplasty, a better alternative to fusion that uses an Artificial Disc made of cobalt-chromium in combination with a plastic core of polyethylene
• Laser Disc Repair needs creating a small incision (around 4 millimeters) through a combination of endoscopy and laser procedure

What to Expect During Open Spine Surgery?

To carry out an open spine surgery, Dr. Anmol Sharma will do the following initial steps:

• Administer anesthesia
• Create a large incision in the back portion (around 6 inches long)
• Dissect the spinal muscles
• Pull the muscles away from the bone in the vertebral arch through retraction
• The necessary procedure for open spine surgery will start next.
• Most likely, the doctor will operate from the front portion through a big abdominal incision, or as the case may be.

Dr. Sharma will take a few hours to complete the surgery to his satisfaction, after which the patient enters the recovery period.

Benefits of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Undergoing spine surgery by Dr. Anmol Sharma will help you to draw multiple advantages. For instance, these procedures reduce the possibility of damage to the ligaments and muscles surrounding the spine due to smaller incisions. Here are more benefits:

• Decreased instances of blood loss and infection
• Smaller incisions lead to enhanced cosmetic results
• Minimal cutting leads to reduced risk of damage to muscle
• You can be back to your routine life much earlier
• Reduced chances of Fluctuations and Dyskinesia
• Negligible Post-operative pain
• Reduced reliance on painkillers post-operation
• Quick recovery and less need for rehabilitation

Risk and recovery time

The type of spine surgery you opt for will define your recovery time. Usually, it may take around a few weeks to around 6 months to recover completely depending on the surgery you undergo. Among the probable risks may include:

Risk of anesthesia

• Allergic behavior to medicines
• Fluctuation in blood pressures
• throat swelling
• seizures

Risks during surgery

• Injury to nerve or spinal cord (Extremely rare)
• Damage to the surrounding anatomical structures (rare)
• Spinal fluid leak and dural tear (1%)

Risks after the surgery

• DVT or blood clots in the legs
• Persistent pain, numbness, or weakness
• Wound infection
• Rare instances of spinal fluid leak and dural tear
• Medical side effects like stroke, heart attack, Urinary infection, etc.

Visit Dr. Anmol Sharma Today

To get away with your chronic spine problem, contacting Dr. Anmol Sharma will be a wise decision. He will listen to your problem with patience and recommend the right course of action. You can undergo the surgery in his Chandigarh-based hospital itself.

Dr. Sharma leverages advanced medical tools and technologies to perform the surgery for the best results. Throughout your treatment and during observation, the medical staff of Dr. Anmol Sharma will make you feel relaxed. Moreover, you can remain rest assured of the cost-effective treatment by Dr. Sharma as well.