“Can surgery fix a disc hernia?”
I have a disc hernia and want to fix it. Can surgery fix a disc hernia?
3 Answers
The best treatment usually is to be seen and evaluated by physician specializing in this area like a Non-Surgical Sports Medicine Physician first, to determine if indeed surgery is even needed. The doctor will assess if physician directed exercises, medications, back brace, topical treaments, acupuncture, injections or even physical therapy or chiropractic are appropriate for your specific case. However, there are cases where these treatments do not help enought, or there are certain clinical findings that warrant surgical referral sooner. Generally, if you can get better without surgery, that if often the better option. But that is not always the case. In such situations, surgery can help and you know you did whatever was necessary to avoid surgery first - as surgery itself is very invasive, can have complications (some long-term), and also surgery may not be able to take away all the pain as well. Contact Dr. Adam Redlich, M.D. at www.AplusAthlete.com for an in-person or virtual appointment to discuss. Adam Redlich, M.D. A+ Athlete - Sports Medicine, LLC 38A Robbinsville-Allentown Rd. Robbinsville, NJ 08691 ph: (609) 223-2286 fax: (609) 223-2288 www.AplusAthlete.com<http://www.aplusathlete.com/> Life's a sport . . . Bring your A+ Game!!!
Yes
The surgery removes the disc herniation thereby decompressing, relieving the pressure on the nerve.
