Herniated Disc

WHAT IS A LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION (LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION)?

A lumbar disc herniation, that is, a lumbar disc herniation, occurs when the cartilage tissue between the vertebrae is torn, ruptured and displaced due to Decrepitude or strain, and then the nerve roots are compressed. Discs are the rubber-hard tissue between the vertebrae that acts as a shock absorber, providing the ability of the spine to move Decently. The disc, which is normally located close to the nerve roots, can put pressure on the nerve roots by overflowing or breaking off from where it is. In this case, lower back pain, leg pain, leg numbness, muscle weakness may occur November. The vast majority of lumbar hernias occur in the last two lumbar vertebrae.

WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT METHODS FOR LUMBAR HERNIA? WHAT IS GOOD FOR A HERNIATED DISC?

When a herniated disc is diagnosed, relief can be provided largely by bed rest, pain-relieving medical treatments, and sometimes physical therapy in physical therapy and rehabilitation centers. Complaints regress with these methods in the vast majority of patients. Surgical treatment is inevitable if there are complaints such as pain, loss of strength, urinary incontinence that do not go away despite these treatments, impair the quality of life, cause loss of work-power. No matter which method is used, the goal of surgical treatment is to relieve the nerve root that is under pressure. Today, the most widely used and most useful method in the whole world is microsurgical techniques performed surgery. Other methods include reduction of the hernia by laser, Decontamination of the hernia by endoscopic method.

The purpose of lumbar hernia surgery is to clean the herniated disc and remove the pressure on the nerve. The most commonly used surgical option is microsurgical discectomy. In these operations performed with microsurgical techniques and from a very small skin opening, the duration of stay in the hospital is one day. Microsurgical discectomy can be performed under general anesthesia, or it can also be performed with epidural anesthesia in the form of awake surgery in appropriate patients. The duration of hospital stay is usually 1 day. If the patient prefers, he can also be discharged on the same day. The return to daily living activities gradually takes up to a week. Except for heavy professional group employees, patients can return to their jobs within two weeks.