- Low back pain turns our lives into a nightmare...
Low back pain, which we see in all age groups, including young and old, is especially common in adults between the ages of 30-60. . Inactivity, not moving in accordance with our spine, obesity, back pain due to living and work conditions can be symptoms of a herniated disc. If there are symptoms such as lower back pain, numbness in the legs and muscle weakness, support should be sought from a neurosurgeon.
- Laser Disc Herniation Treatment for Those Afraid of Surgery
Another fear we have in our lives is surgery. If you are afraid of surgery and meet the appropriate conditions, you can have a Herniated Disc Treatment with Plasma Laser (Percutaneous Plasma Coagulation Therapy). In Plasma Laser Disc Herniation Treatment, unlike the normal laser, a dome-shaped laser formed at the end of a cable using a plasma laser light source melts and vaporizes the hernia around itself with heat. Thus, a reduction in the size of the hernia is achieved.
It is a procedure performed under local anesthesia without knocking the patient unconscious.
It is a simpler, uncomplicated treatment method that reduces the risk for the patient so that people can easily return to work, avoid job loss, and get rid of their pain.
Which Patient Group Can It Be Applied to?
- Patients with chronic low back pain lasting more than 3 months,
- Who do not benefit from conservative treatments such as medication and rest. in patients,
- Patients without loss of strength,
- Patients whose hernia does not completely burst into the spinal cord on MRI,
- If there is no slippage in the waist,
- Spinal cord It is applied to patients with a herniated disc who do not have stenosis in the canal, at least 50% of the disc height is preserved,
- There is no fracture or tumor in the waist.
How is This Procedure Done? ?
It is performed under local anesthesia in the operating room, under sterile conditions, without anesthesia. After entering the distance of the disc that overflows and presses with its special needle, the special needle of the laser device is inserted. After 10 minutes of evaporation, the procedure is terminated and the patient is taken to the service. After 1 hour, the patient is discharged and returns to his daily activities
What are the Advantages of This Procedure?
- It is performed under local anesthesia, there is no need to faint the patient,
- More than one hernia can be treated at the same time,
- The procedure time is short >
- In the same session, pain blocking can be done to the facet joints, which can be the source of low back pain originating from the spine,
- Bone structures and muscles are not affected or damaged,
- Since plasma laser is used and the patient is awake. The risk of nerve and vascular injury is almost non-existent,
- The patient can walk and return to daily life 1 hour after the intervention.
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