Back Surgery Information

Spinal Stenosis Surgery

Surgery for spinal stenosis is most commonly accomplished through a laminectomy. A laminectomy is performed to relieve pressure from the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots.  The pressure could be caused by multiple complications such as, degenerative disc disease, traumatic injury to the spine, disc problems such as a herniated disc, or a tumor.  Once the pressure is relieved, painful symptoms will usually go away.

Spinal Fusion Surgery

The purpose of a spinal fusion is to eliminate motion causing pain in a vertebral segment.  By fusing the segment together and ceasing the movement the pain should decrease.  Spinal fusion surgery requires a bone graft to create the fusion. 

Cervical Spine Surgery

The section of the spine that runs up through your neck is known as the cervical spine.  It consists of seven vertebrae and eight pairs of spinal nerves that exit the foramen (C1 - C8).  Cervical herniated discs and cervical stenosis are the most common problems that occur in this region of the spine.

Back Surgery Recovery

After your surgery you will be well equipped with all the information you will need which will give you can idea of what to expect.  It is extremely important that you follow the guidelines you doctor has laid out for you if you expect to make a full recovery.

Lower Back Surgery

The most common back surgery to date is performed on the lower back. This is only natural seeing as how it is the lower back that supports the majority of our weight, and is more often then not the most abused part of the back.

Laser Back Surgery

Laser back surgery also referred to as laser spine surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that treats all sorts of upper and lower back conditions such as a pinched nerve, a herniated disc, spinal stenosis and many other back conditions.

Back Surgery Alternatives

Many people are left with a difficult decision to make, either attempt back surgery or live on with pain and a limited lifestyle.  Suffering for years with back pain is something that nobody wants to go through and for many it is not even a choice. However, there are some back surgery alternatives to look into before you decide to go ahead and undergo surgery.

Back Surgery

In most cases back surgery is an elective procedure.  Most often back surgery is not urgent but if the patients lifestyle is being diminished by their back condition, surgery may be considered once conservative methods have failed them.

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

To be honest this actually is not really a syndrome. Failed back surgery syndrome commonly referred to as FBSS is a term applied to the thousands of people who have experienced failed back surgery.