Spine Care
Your situation is unique. This is our starting point. Embarking upon a health procedure, whether simple or involved, can be an anxiety-producing experience for most patients. The critical thing to remember is that the HMH team of professionals will handle complicated spinal problems, possibly much like your own, on a frequent basis. And knowledge helps a great deal. Higher volume leads to better expertise and outcomes.
One step in allaying concern is to try and become more familiar with your condition and treatment options. At HMH, our team believes in educating our patients about their conditions. Your physician will determine the best treatment for your particular condition.
We are committed to precisely diagnosing the cause of patient’s back pain or neck pain &offer the complete information on the treatment options. With a tailored approach to care, our spine surgeons always prefer to treat the conditions of spine conventionally without any surgery, unless it is absolutely necessary.
Overview on Spine pain
According to the sources, in the recent times, nearly 80% of people are suffering from back or neck pain at some or other point of their life. In most of the cases, spine pain either improves on its own or treated conventionally, without any surgery. Spine pain can be a result of various conditions that affect the middle, lower or upper part of spine. The mentioned parts of spine gets affected by many things, such as an injury, improper lifting, arthritis, or other spine conditions. These things would either result in chronic or acute Spine pain. After analyzing the patient’s condition thoroughly, our orthopedics decide the precise treatment.
Symptoms of Spine Problems
- Severe back pain
- Pain burning down towards the legs
- Worsening pain linked with bending over or sitting down for a long period
- Worsening pain linked with activities such as coughing or sneezing
- Numbness or pins-&-needles in a leg or arm.
Risk factors for disc problems
- Increased body weight or obesity
- Lack of regular exercise
- Poor muscle tone
- Tobacco consumption
- Increasing age
- Improper lifting techniques
- Poor posture
Treatment for disc problems
- Bed rest is sometimes best for managing severe sciatica at the initial stage
- Regular massage
- Heat treatment
- An exercise program intended to progress strength & flexibility
- Pain-relieving medications
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or steroids
- Injectionsof anti-inflammatory steroids into the disc region
- Rarely, in severe ruptured disc cases, surgery may be required to slim the protruding bulge
- Also rarely, in severe degenerative disc cases of, surgery may be required to remove disc & fuse together the two vertebrae on both sides.
