80% of adults experience at least one episode of severe low back pain in their lifetime. This problem is also mostly resolved with bed rest and/or medication. One of the most important causes of pain in the waist and legs; is a hernia.
There are 5 vertebrae in our back and discs that act as cushions between them. A healthy disc works as a shock absorber in the spine, just like a car shock absorber. Our discs protect the spine against gravity and strong movements such as jumping, pulling, and pushing. In all movements except lying down, especially when standing and sitting for a long time, we are loaded on our spine and discs.
Herniation occurs when the nucleus in the center of the disc starts to press outward. The herniated disc may cause low back pain or it may press on the nerve roots coming out of the spinal cord and cause leg pain.
We first examine the patients who apply with the complaint of low back and leg pain, and after determining your diagnosis as a result of the necessary laboratory and radiological examinations (BEL MR), we plan the treatment. treatments are treatments that include interventional applications for pain management.
The main factors in our decision for surgical treatment: Patients whose pain does not go away despite bed rest, drug therapy and physical therapy, which affects their social and work life, and who have severe loss of strength in their legs and/or feet. Surgical interventions are developing rapidly these days, and the patient returns to his old life in a short time. In cases where treatment is delayed, pain and paralysis may be permanent.
The aim of surgical treatment is to remove the pressure of the herniated disc on the nerve, which causes pain and weakness in the leg. Microdiscectomy (closed surgery) surgery with microsurgery technique is recommended for patients with lumbar hernia.
It is possible to get rid of your back and leg pain in half an hour.
Smaller (1-2 cm) skin incision is used in microdiscectomy, causing the patient to pass the postoperative period more comfortably and painlessly. Patients can stand up 5 hours after the operation and can see their toilet needs without assistance. The patient is discharged 1 day after the operation, with an exercise program and at least 1 hour of brisk walking a day. The microscope we use allows patients to return to their work and social life in the early postoperative period.
