Minimally Invasive Procedures: Epidural Injections, Facet Blocks, Rhizotomies

Minimally Invasive Procedures: Epidural Injections, Facet Blocks, Rhizotomies

 

Doctors say that spinal diseases have increased significantly in the last few years the country and if regular exercise and medication are not given rest in six weeks, then minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery is most effective and there is a safe technique, which can give relief to the patient. 

 

 

 

Experts surgeons say that in Spine related diseases, most of the patients are suffering from unbearable pain in the waist and neck, stretch in the veins and slip discs. This physical problem can also be overcome by regular exercise. But it is very important that when are you facing this pain and at what level is the problem. If you do not get relief from pain even after regular exercise, doctors can prescribe you some medicines. 

 

Specialty of surgery

If regular exercise and the intake of medicines do not provide relief in six weeks, then surgery is the only option left. The most effective and safe technique in spine surgery is minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery. The biggest feature of this surgery is that the patient who has gone for spine surgery can go home by evening.

 

Patients can return to normal life immediately after the operation

The era of treatment has passed when the operation of the spine was very complicated and there was no guarantee of its success. The victim was advised to take months of bed rest and to take precautions for life. In today's era, taking months of rest and caution is far from done, patients can return to normal life immediately after the operation after operation with the MIS surgery technique.

 

Taking these precautions will keep disease away

By taking precautions, the risk of developing Spine related diseases can be reduced. You should avoid lifting too much weight, keep the weight under control, work in the right posture on the computer, avoid sitting for long periods, do regular exercises to strengthen muscles.

 

Lumbar Epidural Injection - A lumbar epidural injection contains a numbing drug along with a steroid, which can reduce pain and break its cycle. By getting you back on your feet, it can boost your recovery from pain. Usually, only three injections are given in 12 months. 

 

 

 

Facet Blocks - A facet block is a very imperative diagnostic method to conclude whether the source of chronic back or neck pain is originating from arthritis or facet joint injury of the spine. It involves a local anesthesia injection into the injured facet joint/joints along the lumbar spine to those who have facet joint-related back or neck pain. 

 

 

 

 

Rhizotomy - For back/lumbar pain, rhizotomy is the cutting of nerve roots at a facet joint to obstruct pain sensations. This medical procedure is used to relieve severe chronic lumbar spine pain. It has brought extreme comfort to those who had tried other forms of treatments with no resolution. Rhizotomy is often used when there is an issue related to facet joints in the lower back or lumbar spine.