Radiculopathy - indospine
Radiculopathy is a medical term used to describe the neurological deficits that can occur from pressure on the nerves and spinal cord, such as arm or finger weakness, numbness or pain. Cervical radiculopathy refers to a dysfunction of a nerve root caused by injury or compression of a spinal nerve root in the neck.
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Spine Endoscopy: Endoscopic Discectomy for slipped disc and sciatica
Endoscopic Discectomy is a minimally invasive spine interventional technique that utilizes an endoscope to treat herniated disc, protruded disc or disc bulge, extruded, or degenerative discs that are a contributing factor to leg and back pain.
Since we don’t have to cut the muscles and bones to open the entire spine, spine endoscopy has shown to be a boon for patients with spine problems. With the advancement in technology using 3 Chip camera and 4K monitors, now we can see each and every structure inside with more clarity and thus can avoid injury to important structures. At IPSC, we have best of the equipment’s for your safety and efficacy of the procedure.
Frequently asked questions
Q. Do all disc problems need spine endoscopy?
A. No! Spine endoscopy or Endoscopic discectomy is required for cases of slipped disc or disc bulge where your protruded disc is compressing the nerves. When the disc compresses the nerve, your pain will start going down to your legs which is called radiculopathy or sciatica.
Q. For how long we can avoid this procedure?
A. Usually we advise conservative treatment in the form of medications, physiotherapy in selected cases and some exercises after examining the patient. If the condition is not urgent, we usually wait for 2-4 weeks. But, in cases where the disc herniation is large and compressing the nerves, it is advised to get it removed as soon as possible. Compression of the nerves for longer duration, may lead to irreversible damage to the nerve. In these cases, patient may develop foot drop or muscle weakness or some neurological deficit.
Q. If I already have some numbness or weakness in the lower limb, can we still go for endoscopic discectomy?
A. If there is a major loss of function like loss of bladder and bowel control, loss of limb movements, sense less leg, in such cases we do open surgical discectomy.
In patients with some numbness or tingling, we can safely go for endoscopic discectomy.
Q. Do you remove the complete disc from that level
A. No. We only remove the protruded part of the disc. By selectively removing that bulging part, we relieve the nerve off the pressure.
Q. Is there any chance of re herniation of disc?
A. Although rare, but it is possible if we don't take proper precautions after endoscopic discectomy. We usually advise 4 weeks of lumbar support belt after the procedure, along with some restriction of activities like prolonged sitting, forward bending, and weight lifting.
Q. Do u cut the bones and muscles to reach the disc?
A. No. That is not required in the endoscopic procedure. Infact, we preserve even the normal disc which is close to protruded disc. This prevents the collapse of the disc in future.
Q. Can this procedure be done under local anesthesia?
A. Yes. We make a small hole on the skin under local anesthesia and infiltrate the entire track up to the disc with local anesthesia. Patients are awake throughout the procedure and this adds safety to the procedure as we can detect any touching to the nerve while removing the disc.
Q. What are the complications
A. Complications are possible but rare with this technique as compared to open surgery. The possibility of nerve injury, bleeding, and infection at the site are there and in most cases are manageable.
Q. Is endoscopic discectomy covered under medical insurance?
A. Yes, it is covered but one day admission is required for insurance purpose. At IPSC, for non-insurance patients we do this procedure as a day care and we discharge them after 4-6 hours of observation.
Dr (Maj) Pankaj N Surange MD, FIPP, FIAPM
Director, IPSC India Hon Secretary, Indian Society for the study of Pain, National
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Darkest joke I'll ever make but will make all the time anyway…
I f****** hate when people say, "but you're so young" when they hear about my degenerative joints. Like, if there was an age limit on certain diseases and conditions, St. Jude's and Make a Wish would not exist!
Not even sorry. I'm in constant mild pain because of a few bad choices that to most 30 year olds would be water under a bridge but for my s***** genes is a curse. I have vowed to be child free. No one else deserves this.
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Yes, of course there are children who need to be protected. You guys were trying to get children killed with some kind of terrible strategy target the poor children with brainwash of course
That’s not working the military is taking these guys out one by one
Daniel Mcneil, you and those guys you need to cut your shit out now because you don’t know who I am or where I’m from and you guys don’t get to make those determinations based on what you think you know
I feel as though when I’m around people like Ashwin Sood, I see myself wearing more myself
And I also see that the fun house of mirrors doesn’t work out for America or anybody else
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I can’t believe I threatened to kill that man
“Gosh, we can.”
Gosh, yup.
Best friends for life. Why not?
Except you’re bipolar and evil, green.
Different girl and it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter who it is even though I know there are black girls in America who will try to perpetuate hatred against white people. I’m going to be in a crossfires for having light skin that sucks ass but I don’t agree with seeing any female getting hurt.
Any
I think the technology abuse is mostly low class white people and middle class white people who are still technically low class to me
Luckily, some of you black girls have larger bone structures some of you do not. I know you guys are probably jealous of those black females. I have looked after in my early youth those women are usually a bit safer the Michael Jackson video kinds of girls it’s dicey.
Oh dear. What she wants.
Egypt, no, I cannot forget the things Laura’s never said
They’re watching us
Oddly, what did I say?
Heh.
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Mindful Monday OK so let me tell you guys if you’re struggling with cervical radiculopathy and you’re at the point that the blue boy is
If you have that kind of swelling, you know if you put very very warm water on your hands for about 30 seconds, it will help it helps loosen the joints from the cervical radiculopathy that pinched nerve. It causes swelling in the hands.
I’m just really sorry to a lot of American people that a lot of these doctors are playing the games they play but at the same time you can thank Ashley Young and Chris Robertson trash like them are definitely pushing buttons in America for many people.
Medical doctors I would like to remind you guys that for one you’re not dogs and you’re not slaves and when you guys actually do your fucking jobs
And you help save lives I think that that is just a stellar that is just beautiful and you can’t let people like Ashley Young or Chris Robertson get to you
I’m gonna work on not letting Teresa Cooper and Rebecca Green get to me
So you guys are gonna have to get a doctor from up there to come down here to help me and you know some of these doctors are going to get pretty pissed off having to travel because you guys don’t wanna do your goddamn jobs I need Kentucky state senate to take the shit seriously
“What senate Rebecca lmao.”
Anatoly is not the state senate. You guys need to stop believing these lies he is slow.
And he basically is attempting to fuck everybody over goddamn piece of shit
Make up cost s money, kids
Ashley, you were would try to threaten any fucking child if you thought it would make me upset you’re a fucking idiot
It’s because she doesn’t even love her own. She’s one of those delusional bags of trash. I’ve seen many many women like her. They are after one thing vanity and that’s it.
She’s extremely narcissistic that’s no secret, though the girls informed me they inform me yeah
No w Ashley I didn’t say which girls
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