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Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for spinal diseases is a surgical treatment for abnormalities of the nervous system around the spine using endoscopic technology, which allows for more precise access to the affected area. Since endoscopic surgery does not require a large incision, it significantly reduces damage to surrounding tissues, enabling patients to recover faster, wounds to heal quickly, experience less pain after surgery, and return to normal movement and daily life more rapidly.
Which spinal diseases can be treated with minimally invasive endoscopic surgery?
To enhance the quality of treatment so that every patient can regain mobility and live a happy life as soon as possible, Phyathai 3 Hospital is prepared to offer minimally invasive endoscopic surgical technology covering various spinal diseases. The spinal conditions that can be treated with minimally invasive endoscopic surgery technology are as follows:
- Microscope-assisted surgery for herniated discs compressing nerves
- Endoscopic surgery for cervical spine nerve compression (ACDF)
- Minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation for spinal stabilization
- Balloon kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures
- Endoscopic surgery for spinal cord nerve tumors and tumors within the spinal canal
- Endoscopic spinal surgery
Important facts about spinal diseases everyone should know!!
The main causes of spinal diseases, aside from age-related degeneration, include unhealthy habits such as prolonged sitting without movement, regularly driving long distances, lifting heavy objects, etc. These are common behaviors that we often do, so awareness is important to prevent risks.
Excess body weight beyond the standard is another cause of spinal diseases as well as other bone and joint disorders. The more weight we carry and the more we engage in unhealthy physical activities, the higher the risk and rate of spinal degeneration, as well as other bone and joint problems.
Heavy smoking is a major cause of accelerated disc degeneration, which many men may not realize, resulting in a higher incidence of degenerative disc disease in men compared to women.
Living a sedentary lifestyle without exercise is the starting point for inviting spinal diseases into life because lack of exercise causes muscle atrophy and weakness, increasing the likelihood of disc injuries more than in those who exercise regularly.
How to recognize if you are at risk of spinal disease
Although the main cause of spinal diseases is age-related degeneration, unhealthy lifestyle behaviors are also important causes that should not be overlooked. Therefore, do not be complacent just because you are not elderly yet, and do not ignore pain symptoms that signal spinal disease as follows:
- Chronic neck/back pain with numbness radiating to the waist, arms, or legs
- Back pain radiating down the leg, starting from the hip downward
- Neck pain radiating down the arm
- Numbness and weakness in the legs or arms and hands accompanied by pain, depending on the site of nerve compression
- Pain in the lower back area, which may be on one or both sides
Avoid incorrect sitting postures and protect yourself from lifting excessively heavy objects to reduce the risk of spinal nerve compression diseases.
