WHAT IS THE NONSURGICAL LUMBAR HERNIA TREATMENT METHOD WITH RF (RADIOFREQUENCY)
It starts with anesthetizing the area to be treated for herniated disc with radiofrequency, and the pain nerves that provide chronic pain transmission are rendered insensitive with the help of a device called a probe under X-ray. The entire treatment takes 20 to 30 minutes. You will be able to return to a largely pain-free life immediately after the treatment. You can take a bath on the same day and continue your daily life.
Radiofrequency ablation, also called rhizotomy, is a non-surgical, minimally invasive procedure that uses heat to reduce or stop pain transmission. Radiofrequency waves cut or "burn" the nerve causing the pain, essentially eliminating the transmission of pain signals to the brain.
Treatment of lumbar hernia with radiofrequency is recommended for the treatment of non-surgical lumbar hernia at the initial level. It is the treatment performed with radiofrequency without anesthesia (without general anesthesia) and without anesthesia and surgery. During the treatment, the patient does not feel any pain or pain as the treated area is anesthetized.
Radio Frequency Hernia treatment is recommended if you are in the appropriate patient group after MR images and physical examination. It is recommended to be applied in low back and neck hernias at the beginning level.
It starts with anesthetizing the area to be treated for herniated disc with radiofrequency, and the pain nerves that provide chronic pain transmission are rendered insensitive with the help of a device called a probe under X-ray. The entire treatment takes 20 to 30 minutes.
Reduction or even complete elimination of the need for muscle relaxant painkillers used for lumbar hernia.
Faster return to daily life and work thanks to rapid recovery.
You will be able to return to a largely pain-free life immediately after the treatment. You can take a bath on the same day and continue your daily life.
Among the advantages of radiofrequency ablation and hernia treatment, we can list the following.
It is a non-surgical treatment. If you have a fear of surgery, you can choose it.
Instant pain relief
The recovery process is very fast, and the recovery occurs immediately after the procedure.
Reduction or even complete elimination of the need for muscle relaxant painkillers used for lumbar hernia.
Faster return to daily life and work thanks to rapid recovery.
Lumbar Hernia - Slipped Disc radiofrequency FAQ
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What is a herniated disc?
There are 5 spinal bones in the waist, and there are cushions called discs between them.
While the outside of the discs is like a hard capsule, the inside is composed of soft texture. If the outer texture is torn and the inner soft texture comes out, compression occurs in the surrounding nerves, this situation is called Lumbar Hernia.
There is no standard lumbar hernia treatment for every patient. The treatment of herniated disc should be planned individually. The treatment diers according to the severity of the patient's complaints, duration, examination findings, radiological findings, age of the patient, occupation, overweight problem or lifestyle.
Lumbar Hernia Stages
- Stage One: Brown Disc, Degenerate Disc
- Stage Two: Bulging
- Third Stage: Protrusion
- Fifth Stage: Sequestration
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GOLD STANDARD MICRODISCECTOMY (LUMBAR HERNIA SURGERY)
Microdiscectomy is the most common treatment method used in herniated disc surgery. It is applied to relieve the pressure on the nerve root and relieve pain by removing herniated disc parts.
HOW IS MICRODISCECTOMY PERFORMED?
It is a surgical method that is mostly performed under general anesthesia (the patient is put to sleep with drugs and is unconscious). In microdiscectomy, a smaller skin incision (1.5-2 cm) is made and the operation is started. By using special retractors, very little muscle texture is stripped. With the help of imaging methods (Scopy), a smaller bone window is opened. Since these procedures are performed using microsurgical instruments and methods under a special operating microscope, the possibility of nerve and nerve membrane
damage is very low. The hernia texture pressing on the nerve root is cleaned. There is no need to use any substance to replace the removed disc texture. After the surgery, patients have the chance to return to their work or daily life more quickly.
MICRODISCECTOMY (LUMBAR HERNIA SURGERY)
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Instrumented Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery
What does fusion mean? How is it done?
Fusion is the joining, fixing, knitting and freezing of two spinal bones. Additional hardware (instrumentation) such as rods, screws, and cages may or may not be used to achieve fusion. The instruments used are both helpful in correcting the deformity and act as an internal support that will hold the vertebrae together while bone union occurs.
It is important to use bone or bone-like materials as grafts to fuse the vertebrae for both instrumented and non-instrumented fusion. The most commonly used graft materials are:
Autograft: It is the graft material taken from the patient himself. Today, it is considered the gold standard graft material for fusion. It can be taken from the surgical site or from other bones of the body.
Allograft: It is prepared from cadaver bone. Although the healing and fusion rates are slightly less than autograft bone, bone removal with another incision is not required for the allograft, thus causing less pain.
Synthetic grafts: They are usually products containing calcium. Especially in childhood and adolescence, union rates are comparable to autograft and allograft, due to the high potential of the patient's own union.
Details of Instrumented Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery
Maintaining spinal mobility is more important than cosmetic improvement. It is an important factor affecting the quality of life. Cosmetic improvement is of course very important, but it comes after two purposes. Cosmetic correction is best attempted, but it is not a good idea to forego safe surgery and a mobile spine for a perfect cosmetic correction. The movable spine is very important for your future quality of life. It is expected to have a balanced spine after the operation.
If we consider the cosmetic problems of scoliosis as hump on the back, waist asymmetry and difference in shoulder height, the most difficult finding is the hump on the back. Although significant improvement can be achieved in the hump finding, there may be a slight asymmetry between the two sides in bending forward. Complete correction of this asymmetry can be achieved by cutting the ribs. However, you should discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this with your doctor.
The gold standard treatment of scoliosis is fusion, that is, fixation of the scoliotic part of the spine. Fixing the lumbar vertebrae in particular may cause limitation of movement. Although your doctor aims to operate on as few spines as possible in the lumbar region, in some cases, he may have to perform the fusion procedure up to the lower waist. In this case, it is expected that there will be some limitation in bending forward and sideways. Individuals get used to this limitation over time after surgery. Still, it is a good approach to protect the entire lumbar spine, or at least the lower lumbar vertebrae, from surgery, and your doctor will do his best to do so.
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