Low Back Pain (LBP) can certainly hinder work productivity and daily activities.
Then what is the real cause of LBP? 80 percent of LBP conditions are caused by problems in the back muscles and can be managed conservatively or without surgery, which includes rest, medication, physiotherapy, acupuncture, etc.
Another cause of low back pain, especially during productive age, is a condition called a Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (HNP).
HNP is a condition in which the spinal joint pads protrude so that it can cause a pinched nerve condition. The most frequent location of HNP is in the waist (lumbar), neck (cervical) and the last, most rarely is the back (thoracal).
About 80-85 percent of HNP cases can be managed without surgery, but 15-20 percent of them need surgery. The development of medical technology in almost all lines nowadays leads to minimally invasive techniques. Likewise with surgical techniques in cases of the spine such as HNP.
Although the microdiscectomy surgery technique for HNP cases remains the gold standard, a technique called Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbal Discectomy (PELD) is currently developing.
During the Covid-19 pandemic there were many public concerns to come to the Spine Clinic Surabaya to consult a doctor. In some cases delaying proper treatment of HNP cases can worsen the patient's condition which will affect the motor nerves which can cause paralysis (partial or total), and autonomic nerve disorders, such as unable to hold back urination or defecate.
Therefore, minimally invasive surgery, one of which is PELD, is a solution for handling pinched nerves, which provides many benefits to patients, including the treatment at Spine Clinic Surabaya is relatively short so that patients do not need to linger at Spine Clinic Surabaya.