90% of people experience back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain is a symptom rather than a disease and is most commonly felt in the lower back. As a Lower Back Pain doctor in Ahmedabad, it is important to understand that the pain can originate from muscles, nerves, bones, joints, or other structures within the spine, requiring proper evaluation for effective treatment.

Causes of back pain :

Disc prolapse / slipped disc

Discogenic lower  back pain

Ligament or muscle injury

Facet joint arthropathy.

Repetitive back injury.

Repetitive stress

Poor muscle tone.

Occupational lower back pain like working on computer for long hours

Degenerative disease

Sacroiliac joint arthropathy

Pyriformis syndrome

How back pain is diagnosed ?

Clinical examination / X-ray / MRI

Treatment of back pain

We give muscle relaxant and anti-inflammatory medicines along with physical therapy.

Exercise and physiotherapy

It is needed to maintain muscle tone and strength in the early stage of back pain.

Endoscopic disc removal / Transforaminal  Endoscopic Discectomy

It is the state of art , latest technology in the fields of Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures. After giving local anesthetic to skin and deeper tissue, we insert Endoscope into slipped disc. With the use of Endoscopic forcep, and laser fiber, we remove the protruded or herniated disc under direct vision.  So ultimately it relieve s pressure from the pinched nerves and decompress the bulging disc

What are the indications?

Who has lower back pain with severe leg pain

Patients who have failed with conservative and physical therapy

Patient who does not want to open spine and preserve their spine structures…

Advantages of endoscopic discectomy or endoscopic disc removal :

• Without surgery you can get rid of sciatica. There is no need to open up spine by making key hole incision, we access the herniated disc. Here no any cutting of bones and muscles are required. We dilate the muscles and tissues while accessing the disc. These lead  to less tissue destruction, less post operative pain, an early rehabilitation.
• Here there is no need to remove healthy part of disc because we only remove the herniated or protruded part which is culprit for herniation, so there is no cutting, no bleeding no scarring.
• Early and rapid recovery as compared to open surgery
• Less post operative pain
• Early mobilizations
• Stitch less procedures. No scar.
• Rewarding procedure in young patient
• Done under local anaesthesia and sedation.
• Patient is awake, so nerve root injury will not occur.
• Cost effective due to less hospital stay
• Can resume work within few weeks
• No complete bed rest needed.
• Prevent irrevesible damage from old cutting open spine surgery.
• Highly effective and completely safe and secure as compared to open surgery.

Why we required endoscopic discectomy ?

Individual who has chronic back pain with leg pain. It is often used to treat patients suffering from degenerated disc, bulging disc or herniated disc, that compresses the nerve roots cause sciatica and lower back pain.