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Spine surgery is recommended for individuals who have a problem with one or more disk in the spine (vertebrae). 

Indications for Spine surgery

• Individuals with persistent and disabling pain

• Cases where the exact source of pain can be determined such as a herniated disc, scoliosis, or spinal stenosis

• Cases where conservative management such as physical therapy, pain medication, or bracing fails to provide any relief

• Osteoarthritis with bone spurs (over grown bone) on spine

• Symptoms are caused by compressed nerves in spine 

Types of Spine surgeries 

• Diskectomy: It is the surgery to remove all or part of the herniated disk. 

• Foraminotomy: It is the surgical procedure that is done to widen the opening in back where nerve roots leave spinal column. 

• Laminectomy: Surgical procedure that involves removal of the lamina or bone spurs in the spine. Surgery aims to release the pressure off spinal nerves or spinal column. 

• Laminotomy: The procedure that involves removal of a portion of the vertebral arch (lamina) that covers the spinal cord.

• Spinal fusion: The procedure in which two or more bones are fused together in back to correct problems in spine. It relieves pain by adding stability to a spinal fracture. 

• Kyphoplasty: The procedure performed to ease the pain caused by spinal fracture. 

• Spinal Disc replacement: The surgical procedure that treats specific type of back pain by replacing injured disc with an artificial one. 

• Minimally invasive back surgery: A procedure performed through small incisions to treat spinal disorders.  

 Post-surgical benefits of Spine surgery

•  Relieves irritation and inflammation of a nerve
•  Relieves nerve pressure
•  Relieves pain
•  Eliminates painful motion between vertebrae
•  Improves mobility