Smoking has long been know to cause many harmful effects, mainly on the lungs and heart, apart from increased risk of various cancers. A less known fact is that smoking can also lead to faster degeneration (wear and tear) of the discs of the spine and increase the risk of disc prolapse and related problems;…
Category: SPINE EDUCATION
Endoscopic discectomy: the emerging new gold standard surgical treatment of disc prolapse.
A disc prolapse in the lower back causing nerve root compression can lead to severe pain radiating down the legs, sometimes associated with weakness of leg muscles and numbness. Although majority of the patients recover well with medication and rest, about 10 to 15 percent of them may need a surgical treatment for pain relief…
Spondylosis: what does it mean?
Spondylosis is a broad term used to represent age related wear and tear changes that happen in the spine. Ageing of the spine happens in everyone after certain age. Genetic composition of each person decides the age of onset, extent and severity of this degeneration of spine. It initially starts in the discs of the…
Youngsters should aim at achieving a higher Peak Bone Mass.
ACHIEVE A GOOD PEAK BONE MASS!!. As a kid grows older, the calcium content in the bones increases. It reaches a peak in early adult age, around 25-28 years and then there is a gradual reduction of calcium from the bones at a slow pace during the rest of the life. The loss of calcium…
What is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) ?
Spine surgery is often required in conditions where there is loss of stability of the spine, compression of nerves in the spinal canal, deformity of spine or a combination of any of the above. So, naturally, the components of a typical spine surgery include some or all of the steps below: stabilisation of the spine…
Understand Spine and spinal disorders. What are the common causes of spinal disorders?
The Spine Spine is the central axis of our body that runs from the head to the pelvis and it is made up of a chain of bones (vertebrae) connected to each other by discs and joints. This strong structure acts as an anchor to the trunk and limbs and provides stability to our upright…
FAQs on spinal problems. Questions mostly asked by the patients in a spine clinic.
Here are a few brief answers to the questions frequently asked by many patients in the Spine clinic, especially in India. What is the cause for my back/neck pain? The most common cause of back/neck pain is strain or injury due to bad posture during the daily routine activities like sitting, bending forwards and lifting…
Understand Spine and spinal disorders. What are the common causes of spinal disorders?
The Spine Spine is the central axis of our body that runs from the head to the pelvis and it is made up of a chain of bones (vertebrae) connected to each other by discs and joints. This strong structure acts as an anchor to the trunk and limbs and provides stability to our upright…
Endoscopic lumbar discectomy
The SPINE lends structural stability and balance to our body helping us stand upright, while allowing flexibility in various movements. Moreover, it forms a protective canal in which the SPINAL CORD, the most important part of the neural network, flows down from the brain to the rest of our body. The spinal column is…
ARE YOU WALKING AROUND WITH FRAGILE BONES?
ARE YOU AT HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING A FRACTURE IN YOUR SPINE OR HIP? Read on to know more about OSTEOPOROSIS. There is another silently progressing, common disease other than diabetes and hypertension that can cause potentially serious risk to your health in old age. Osteoporosis meaning “porous bones” indicates a condition where your bones…
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