Microdiscectomy, Microdiscectomy Recovery Times & Life After Microdiscectomy

As with many medical procedures, there have been advances is the surgical approach to back care. Spinal surgery once meant large incisions, long recovery periods and extended periods of rehabilitation. Fortunately, advances in surgical approach have improved the process making it less invasive. One such procedure is the microdiscectomy which is performed on patients suffering from a herniated disc, often with pain extended down the leg. During this surgery, a surgeon removes a portion of the disc to remove pressure on the spinal nerves exiting the spine which can be the source of pain. But how effective is this treatment? Is this a quick fix for patients suffering from back pain, with associated sciatic nerve pain and what are the longer-term outcomes following this surgical procedure?

 

In this episode we discuss the microdiscectomy and briefly outline the surgical approach to this treatment. We discuss the tissues that can be affected by the surgery and the potential collateral damage that can occur as a result of this procedure. We highlight why this approach is not a quick fix to the underlying problem such that an effective rehabilitation program post-surgery is fundamentally important to the long-term prognosis of your back health and the risk of recurrence of injury. Furthermore, we discuss the why many people consider this an early option in the treatment of their back injury without giving consideration for the active involvement they must play in their recovery. Finally, we touch on the recovery time and early exercises that can be expected post-surgery.

 

 

Some of the things you’ll discover:

 

• How the microdiscectomy is performed?
• Some of the risk factors involved in surgery of this type
• Why this procedure should not be considered a quick fix to the underlying problem
• What you should expect to do post-surgery in order to enhance the outcome of surgery
• Surgery success rates and recurrence rates
• Expected recovery time following surgery and what you can expect in the early stages of recovery
• Why an effective rehabilitation plan could help prevent the need for surgery and what you should expect from it

 

Highlights

When experiencing pain people want a quick resolution to their problem which is understandable. Unfortunately, as is often the case, people feel that surgery can provide a quick resolution to their problem. Whilst surgical advances allow for less invasive treatment options, and outcomes are considered more favorable, it does not mean it is a quick fix to the problem. If you simply go back to doing the things that you were doing preinjury then you should expect the problem to return! People fail to acknowledge that in the vast majority of cases the injury they experience is the result of repetitive, and consistent, aggravation of the underlying tissue. Good surgery will not solve for poor movement, and a lack of core strength so commit to solving these things if you want a healthier back!!

 

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