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Saeed Sam Sadrameli

Neurosurgeon

Dr. Saeed Sam Sadrameli is a neurosurgeon in Orlando and Kissimmee, FL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Sadrameli prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Dr. Sadrameli's special areas of interest include endoscopic spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spine surgery, adult degenerative scoliosis. Dr. Sadrameli is a fellowship trained comprehensive spine specialist treating disorders of spine including spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others. He has published over 25 manuscripts and has presented in various regional and national conferences.
Saeed Sam Sadrameli
  • Orlando, FL
  • University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Accepting new patients

What can a neurosurgeon do for sciatica?

If all conservative measures fail, a minimally invasive neurosurgeon can perform endoscopic discectomy through an 8 mm incision to decompress the nerve. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD READ MORE
If all conservative measures fail, a minimally invasive neurosurgeon can perform endoscopic discectomy through an 8 mm incision to decompress the nerve. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Neurosurgeon Orlando Neurosurgery, AdventHealthCerebration

What are the treatments for sciatica?

Physical therapy, NSAIDS, chiropractor care, and pain management for epidural steroid injection. If those dont help, endoscopic discectomy can be considered. Saeed S. Sadrameli, READ MORE
Physical therapy, NSAIDS, chiropractor care, and pain management for epidural steroid injection. If those dont help, endoscopic discectomy can be considered. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Neurosurgeon Orlando Neurosurgery, AdventHealthCerebration

How long is the treatment for sciatica?

Sciatica is usually due to a disc herniation or narrowing of the spinal canal or other rare causes. There are various nonsurgical options to try including physical therapy, NSAIDS, READ MORE
Sciatica is usually due to a disc herniation or narrowing of the spinal canal or other rare causes. There are various nonsurgical options to try including physical therapy, NSAIDS, or pain management injection. Up to 80% of sciatica from disc herniation improves with time and conservative measures. In 20% non-responders, endoscopic surgery can be offered to help and patients do very well after surgery and in my practice will return to their normal life in 72 hours. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Neurosurgeon Orlando Neurosurgery, AdventHealthCerebration

spinal dye injection

Typically MRI is the preferred imaging study to evaluate the spine and diseases related to the spine. In certain cases (i.e. existing hardware from a previous spinal fusion) CT READ MORE
Typically MRI is the preferred imaging study to evaluate the spine and diseases related to the spine. In certain cases (i.e. existing hardware from a previous spinal fusion) CT Myelogram (dye injection) can be very helpful. This is typically performed by interventional radiologist or neurosurgeons and will be under local anesthetics. It may be uncomfortable but generally well tolerated.

Back pain

There are various reasons for back pain and without appropriate imaging studies, it is difficult to diagnose and treat the issue. It could be as simple as arthritic pain to disc READ MORE
There are various reasons for back pain and without appropriate imaging studies, it is difficult to diagnose and treat the issue. It could be as simple as arthritic pain to disc herniation, to facet inflammation, to malignancy. Symptoms appear to be chronic and therefore a degenerative problem is more likely. I would advise a consultation with a spine-focused neurosurgeon.

Surgery duration

I typically tell patients operative time depends on many factors and mostly the complexity of the surgery at hand and no two surgeries are exactly identical. What matters the most READ MORE
I typically tell patients operative time depends on many factors and mostly the complexity of the surgery at hand and no two surgeries are exactly identical. What matters the most beyond surgical time (as long as its not abnormally lengthy) is your surgical outcome. Do your research about your surgeon and the proposed surgery prior to the operation and if you feel comfortable with your surgeon and what youve read about her/him, youre likely making the right choice. Best of luck. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Neurosurgeon Orlando Neurosurgery, AdventHealthCerebration

Surgery Dilemma

It is important to optimize all aspect of care prior to any surgery. This includes bone health (no osteopenia or osteoporosis), mobility, and other issues. It is difficult to decide READ MORE
It is important to optimize all aspect of care prior to any surgery. This includes bone health (no osteopenia or osteoporosis), mobility, and other issues. It is difficult to decide which surgery to proceed with first without much clinical information but I would discuss this with both your spine and knee surgeon and have a consensus. You can also seek a second opinion to have a fresh set of eyes evaluating the clinical issue at hand. Hope this helps. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Neurosurgeon Orlando Neurosurgery, AdventHealthCerebration

Is nerve damage fixable?

That depends on the etiology of nerve damage. Either way it is recommended to do a complete workup including imaging and EMG/NCS. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic, Minimally Invasive READ MORE
That depends on the etiology of nerve damage. Either way it is recommended to do a complete workup including imaging and EMG/NCS. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Neurosurgeon Orlando Neurosurgery, AdventHealthCerebration

How can you fix the nerve damage in the back?

Most nerve damage in the back can be fixed surgically. At the minimum, surgery can prevent further damage to the nerve as the process is often progressive in nature. Saeed S. Sadrameli, READ MORE
Most nerve damage in the back can be fixed surgically. At the minimum, surgery can prevent further damage to the nerve as the process is often progressive in nature. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic/Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Surgeon Orlando Neurosurgery, AdventHealth Celebration Office: 407.975.0200 (8030)

How can you fix back nerve pain?

That is precisely why you see a neurosurgeon. We are specialized in nerve decompression which in turn will alleviate nerve pain or sciatica. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic, READ MORE
That is precisely why you see a neurosurgeon. We are specialized in nerve decompression which in turn will alleviate nerve pain or sciatica. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Neurosurgeon Orlando Neurosurgery, AdventHealthCerebration

Does a neurologist treat sciatica?

Typically a neurosurgeon treats sciatica. Conservative measures offered by pain management can be considered for majority of sciatica type complaints. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic/Minimally READ MORE
Typically a neurosurgeon treats sciatica. Conservative measures offered by pain management can be considered for majority of sciatica type complaints. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic/Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Surgeon Orlando Neurosurgery, AdventHealth Celebration Office: 407.975.0200 (8030)

Should I see a neurosurgeon for neck pain?

Yes, a spine-focused neurosurgeon can help with neck pain. MRI cervical spine and upright xrays can be helpful to determine the cause of neck pain.

Can sciatica be cured?

Sciatica is often due to compression a never or multiple nerves. Patient often experience pain shooting down the leg. The reason for nerve compression varies from patient to patient READ MORE
Sciatica is often due to compression a never or multiple nerves. Patient often experience pain shooting down the leg. The reason for nerve compression varies from patient to patient and can be due to disc herniation, top down foraminal stenosis, spinal stenosis or other less common pathologies. Most sciaticas are curable. Please contact us to ask about our ultra minimally invasive endoscopic approach for treatments of sciatica.

What is the best treatment for sciatica?

Once the reason behind sciatica is identified, which is most commonly a disc herniation, conservative measures followed by endoscopic discectomy are most likely the best surgical READ MORE
Once the reason behind sciatica is identified, which is most commonly a disc herniation, conservative measures followed by endoscopic discectomy are most likely the best surgical solution.

Can you live a normal life with a brain aneurysm?

Yes you can. You need to however be aware of risk factors for brain aneurysm rupture and optimize those.

Can nerve damage in the foot be fixed?

If nerve damage is due to compression or other mechanical problems, it can be decompressed. It is unpredictable to what degree the damage is reversible.

Can back nerve damage be fixed?

Nerve damage in the lumbar spine can be due to a variety of reasons and the extent of injury is also variable. In cases of nerve injury due to mechanical compression such as disc READ MORE
Nerve damage in the lumbar spine can be due to a variety of reasons and the extent of injury is also variable. In cases of nerve injury due to mechanical compression such as disc herniation or spinal canal narrowing, nerve damage can show some improvement upon treating the underlying problem. Saeed S. Sadrameli, MD Endoscopic/Minimally Invasive & Complex Spine Surgeon Orlando Neurosurgery Cell: 407.676.0523

How long is recovery from spinal nerve surgery?

After a nerve decompression spine surgery, symptoms may take a year to improve as nerves are typically slow to recover. In general the longer and more extensive the degree of nerve READ MORE
After a nerve decompression spine surgery, symptoms may take a year to improve as nerves are typically slow to recover. In general the longer and more extensive the degree of nerve compression, the longer it takes to recover. Older individuals tend to take longer to recover and it may never reach a 100% recovery. Seek help today if you suffer from arm or leg pain due to nerve compression as there may be minimally invasive ways to treat your problem.

Advice

While it is nearly impossible to provide any meaningful clinical advice online, your condition can certainly be evaluated in office and I am happy to see you as a consultation. READ MORE
While it is nearly impossible to provide any meaningful clinical advice online, your condition can certainly be evaluated in office and I am happy to see you as a consultation. In general severe cervical stenosis have sequela that are variable from patient to patient and treatment options heavily depend on physical exam and history.

EMG testing

Blood test is not needed in order for the EMG to be performed.