Lumbar spondylosis is an age-related degeneration of the lumbar spine involving discs, facet joints, and vertebral bodies.
It commonly presents with low back pain, stiffness, and sometimes radiating leg pain due to nerve root compression.
Cervical spondylosis is age-related degeneration of the cervical spine, affecting discs, vertebrae, and facet joints.
It commonly presents with neck pain, stiffness, and occasionally radiating arm pain or neurological deficits if nerve roots or the spinal cord are compressed.
Spine physiotherapy focuses on non-surgical management of spinal conditions through exercises, manual therapy, posture correction, and pain-relief techniques.
It helps improve spinal mobility, strengthen supporting muscles, reduce pain, and prevent recurrence of back or neck problems.
Interventional pain management for the spine includes procedures like epidural steroid injections, nerve root blocks, and facet joint blocks.
These minimally invasive techniques aim to reduce inflammation, relieve nerve compression, and provide targeted pain relief in conditions like disc prolapse, radiculopathy, or facet arthropathy.
Spinal trauma refers to injury to the vertebral column and/or spinal cord, often caused by falls, accidents, or violence.
It can lead to pain, instability, neurological deficits, or paralysis, requiring prompt diagnosis and management to prevent long-term disability.
Spinal tumors are abnormal growths that can arise within the spinal cord, spinal canal, or vertebral column.
They may cause back pain, neurological deficits, or spinal instability, with management depending on tumor type, location, and extent.
Disc prolapse, also known as herniated disc, occurs when the inner gel-like nucleus of an intervertebral disc protrudes through its outer fibrous layer.
It commonly presents with back pain and radiating nerve pain (radiculopathy) due to compression of adjacent nerve roots.
Spinal deformity refers to abnormal curvature or alignment of the spine, commonly seen as scoliosis, kyphosis, or lordosis.
It can cause back pain, postural imbalance, and in severe cases, respiratory or neurological issues, often requiring physiotherapy or surgical correction.
Robotic spine surgery utilizes advanced robotic systems to assist in the precise placement of implants and instrumentation during spinal procedures.
It enhances surgical accuracy, minimizes tissue disruption, reduces radiation exposure, and improves overall safety and outcomes for patients.
Scoliosis is a three-dimensional spinal deformity characterized by a lateral curvature and vertebral rotation.
It commonly presents in adolescence and may cause postural imbalance, back pain, or, in severe cases, respiratory compromise.
Minimally invasive microscopic spine surgery involves performing spinal procedures through small incisions using specialized instruments and a surgical microscope for magnification.
It aims to reduce tissue damage, postoperative pain, blood loss, and hospital stay while achieving outcomes comparable to open surgery.