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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Surgery

Surgery

Diskectomy is the surgical removal of the diseased disk. The procedure relieves pressure on the spine. It has been performed for 40 years with increasingly less invasive techniques being developed over time. However, few studies have been conducted to determine its real effectiveness. In appropriate candidates it provides faster immediate relief than medical treatment, but long-term benefits (over 5 years) are uncertain. A number of minimally invasive variations are now available.

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Sciatica: What is it?

...address the origin of the pain. With these newer terms, the antiquated word, “sciatica”, has no place in the modern world.Sally has been waking up with right leg pain lately. This started when... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Causes

...around the circumference.Protrusion -- The gel has pushed out slightly and asymmetrically in different places.Extrusion -- The gel balloons extensively into the area outside the vertebrae or... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction

...T=thoracic (chest, or middle back, region), and L=lumbar (lower back).The number signifies the vertebra's place within that spinal region. The numbers start with 1 at the top of a region and count... Read more »

Peptic Ulcers: Symptoms

...backing up into the throat.)Belching.Ulcer Pain. The pain of ulcers can be either localized in one place or diffuse. The pain has been described as burning, gnawing, or aching in the upper... Read more »

Scoliosis: Surgery

...grafts will regenerate, grow into the bone, and fuse the vertebrae together. The bones are held in place with one or two metal rods held down with hooks and screws, helping to support the fusion... Read more »

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