Avoiding Back Pain Resources
Resources
Treatments for a herniated disk, diagnosis of a herniated disk, and surgery for a herniated. All of the topics are discussed here.
The process of spinal decompression can work for many people, but it is the practitioners responsibility to make sure that you are a qualified candidate.
Information about back pain and how it can either develop as a result of traumatic injury, or slowly over the courses of years.
Detailed information about lower back pain and the ways that it can be treated or corrected.
Commonly diagnosed painful back conditions for you to be aware of so that you can avoid a lifetime of pain and suffering.
Treatments
Foraminotomy is a medical operation used to relieve pressure on nerves that are being compressed by the intervertebral foramen, the space in the vertebra where a nerve root exits the spinal canal.
A laminotomy is a surgical procedure that is used to relieve pressure off the spinal canal for the exiting nerve root and spinal cord, increasing the amount of space available for the neural tissue and thus releasing the nerve(s).
Percutaneous Discectomy is the surgical removal of herniated disc/bulging disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord.
A Facet Thermal Ablation is a procedure very similar to a root canal a dentist performs. The surgeon uses a laser to clean the facet joint and deaden the nerve that innervates the joint and causes painful symptoms.
When you fuse an area of the spine you lose mobility in that particular region. The spine is very mobile and fusing vertebrae together causes extreme wear and tear on the vertebrae (and discs) above and below the area of the fusion because they are trying to compensate for the area that is now immobile.
Symptoms
A pinched nerve in the neck will often provide symptoms of shoulder pain along with tingling and numbness in the arms
Although it sounds obvious enough, some conditions such as arthritis in the spine will produce symptoms of back pain in the area of the affected facet joint.
A majority of lumbar back conditions will cause symptoms of leg pain to be felt.
If a nerve is pinched for to long and the flow of nutrients and blood is "cut off" from a muscle, it will weaken over time.
Often when a back condition impinges a nerve, numbness and tingling can be felt in the extremities.
Causes
One of the more common causes of a cervical disc herniation is a traumatic injury, such as whiplash from a car accident.
There are many contributing factors to the development of spinal conditions. With out a doubt one of the most common factors for the development of any condition is age. As we age we repeatedly place strains and stresses on key pieces of the spine contributing to many painful back conditions.
Degenrative disc disease is a common problem that occurs as we age contributing to a multitude of spinal conditions.