Lumbar Discectomy Surgery in Bronx NY

When it comes to correcting painful back conditions, there’s no such thing as “the good old days.” Open surgery as done in the past required surgeons to make large incisions, often cutting muscles that were in their way. Today, thanks to revolutionary new surgical techniques and the expertise of the best pain doctors in New York, many back pain conditions can be treated on an outpatient basis with procedures like a lumbar discectomy, leaving you with minimal to no lingering pain. Call Pain Management NYC today for an evaluation.

Your back is made up of bones, called vertebrae, and the cushions between each bone, called discs. When you injure one of these discs or it suffers from deterioration, a disc can become misshapen, bulging or leaking into the surrounding areas. Sometimes nerves are close enough to be impinged by the invading material, causing pain and discomfort.

If you’re dealing with sciatica or leg pain from a pressured nerve in your lower back, a lumbar discectomy outpatient procedure is especially effective. Removing the encroaching disc material and relieving the pressure against the nerve often results in a significant reduction in pain, tingling and discomfort.

The Conditions that a Lumbar Discectomy Treats

Lumbar discectomy surgery is an effective method for dealing with a number of back pain conditions. Some of these include:

Bulging or herniated discs, also called a disc prolapse.
Spinal stenosis.
Lumbar disc degenerative disease.
Cervical radiculopathy.
A pinched nerve.
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
A compression fracture.
Hypertrophic or enlarged ligaments.

This surgical procedure isn’t for everyone. You may find enough pain relief through a combination of rest, medication, physical therapy and activity modification. But if you don’t experience a decrease in your symptoms, your pain doctor may recommend lumbar surgery as a viable option.

Microdiscectomy vs. Percutaneous and Endoscopic Discectomy

Depending on the source of your pain and your overall health, your doctor may choose between one of two different methods of spinal discectomy. The goal of both minimally invasive surgical procedures is to repair or remove offending matter while minimizing the damage to your muscles, tendons and surrounding tissue. The two procedures are defined as:

Microdiscectomy. Your NY pain management specialist carefully positions the incision, which is just an inch to an inch-and-a-half in length, parallel to how your muscles line up. It’s almost like peeking between blades of grass to see past them versus chopping them down to get a better view. Spreading your muscles gently apart allows for a much less traumatic procedure and much quicker recovery time. Magnification and fluoroscopic techniques also give your doctor a better view without damaging the surrounding tissue.

Percutaneous discectomy or endoscopic discectomy. Both of these methods require your pain management doctor in Manhattan to insert one or more small tubes into your back. Using imaging technology to guide his movements, your doctor gradually widens the tube, spreading your muscles apart. This provides an operating channel to insert cameras and other instruments. The incisions for these tubes are only a few millimeters wide, so this minimally invasive technique results in decreased post-surgical pain and a quicker recovery.

Because the incisions are so small, all these procedures now provide patients with cervical pain, or neck-related conditions, needed relief in techniques such as an anterior cervical discectomy fusion. In the past, more invasive procedures caused too much damage in this smaller, more delicate area. These methods are usually performed on an outpatient basis, further enhancing your recovery time. In fact, since the offending matter has been removed, most patients report a reduction in overall pain immediately following their procedure.

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