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    When is spinal surgery a viable option?

    Non-responsiveness to conservative treatments can greatly lower a patient’s quality of life, and because of this a patient should look into spine surgery when his or her back pain has not decreased following months of non-surgical back treatment.  Neurological problems such as cervical myelopathy (or “foot drop”) require urgent attention. The key is to choose
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    Why opt for spine surgery?

    Sometimes surgery is the only permanent way to alleviate back pain and other limiting factors. However, spine surgery should be looked into carefully, as the procedure can be invasive. Some spine surgeries like a microdisectomy for a herniated disc are minimally invasive, but other types of spine surgery can be more invasive.
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    How safe is spine surgery?

    With advancements in medical science, spine surgery has become increasingly safe. Today, it is one of the safest types of surgery performed in the US.
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    What are the benefits of spine surgery?

    Spine surgery can greatly improve the quality of one’s life. A successful spine surgery results in the alleviation of pain, which brings about an increase physical fitness and activity. It also causes an improved mood and increases productivity at work. Spine surgery can give your life back.
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    What are the risks involved with spine surgery?

    Like all surgeries, there are some risks involved in undergoing spine surgery. These risks include a reaction to the anesthesia, infection, blood clots, recurrent disc herniation and nerve damage. In some extreme cases a stroke, heart attack and death may occur.
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    How can patients prepare for spine surgery?

    Patients should make sure that they have an acute diagnosis of their condition. After which they should be mentally prepared to take time off work, and they should take it easy in their daily routine. A patient should listen to his or her doctor’s advice when it comes to taking medicines, doing exercises and maintaining
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    How long is the recovery period after a spine surgery?

    The recovery period depends on the type of spine surgery a patient undergoes. Procedures such as discectomy, surgery to remove all or part of your disk, and foraminotomy, surgery to widen the opening in your back where nerve roots leave your spinal column, have a recovery period of a few days. However, surgeries like spinal
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    How long does the pain last following spine surgery?

    Again, this depends on the type of surgery the patient undergoes. Patients that undergo minimally invasive spine surgery may feel discomfort for a few days. Patients that undergo invasive spine surgery may feel uneasy for a few weeks following the procedure. However, patients will mostly likely be prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Tylenol,
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    When should I consider surgery for back pain?

    When nonsurgical treatments including physical therapy, bed rest, exercise, ice and heat therapy, medications and injections have not proven to be effective, your doctor may recommend surgery. For most situations regarding neck and back pain, it can be treated successfully without surgery. Consider surgery only after exhausting the appropriate non-operative measures including physical therapy, exercise,
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