Cervical Disc Herniation (Cervical Disc Herniation)
What is Disc Herniation?
The spine consists of a series of interconnected bones called vertebrae. The vertebrae are connected to each other by a disc and two small joints called "facet" joints. The disc, which consists of solid tissues connecting one vertebra to another, serves as a cushion between the vertebrae. The disc and facet joints allow you to move, bend, and rotate your neck and back. After the deterioration in the structure of the disc, the disc begins to protrude towards the nerves and the canal through which the spinal cord passes. This condition is called disc herniation. When this event occurs in the neck, it is called cervical disc herniation. Cervical disc herniation can put pressure on the nerves and cause pain, aching, loss of sensation or loss of strength reflected in the arms.
How is the diagnosis made?
Your doctor will first question the time of onset of the pain, its character and places of spread. He can have an idea about the severity and location of the disc herniation through an examination to evaluate muscle strength, sensation and reflex changes in the arms.
Your doctor's diagnosis can be confirmed with the use of direct radiography, computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
br /> Which Treatments Are Possible?
Main treatments applied in cervical disc herniations:
1-Rest
2-Medical treatments
3-Physical therapy
4-Non-surgical pain treatments (transforaminal injections)
5-Surgical treatment (The name of this procedure is cervical microdiscectomy)
Since the clinical and radiological evaluation of each patient is different, the treatment method of each patient may naturally vary. The doctor who examines you is the best person to decide on this.
The most decisive parameters of the treatment are the duration of the pain, whether the pain is capable of affecting social and daily life, and whether it causes loss of strength in the arms and hands.
Primarily, although treatments other than surgery are tried. Surgical treatment may be a priority in those with loss of strength.
What Can I Expect After Surgery?
Most patients respond very well to microdiscectomy. Nowadays, the success rate of these surgeries performed under a microscope is extremely high. On the day of the operation, patients were lifted and walked r. Generally, the patient is discharged the day after the operation.
After a few weeks of rest after the surgical treatment, there is no obstacle for the patients to return to their daily and working lives.
As after every surgical treatment, after cervical disc herniation surgery, patients are asked to determine what movements are harmful to them. must learn that it is.
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