Neurosurgery
The surgical field of neurosurgery specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the brain and spinal cord. Due to dysfunction at the nerve root, back pain can occasionally cause neurological symptoms like numbness, muscle weakness, and loss of bowel and bladder control. These symptoms point to the need for neurosurgery rather than more conservative treatments to address the underlying cause of back pain. Neurosurgical techniques for treating back pain include discectomy, laminectomy, and spinal fusion surgery. Infection and additional nerve damage are more likely to occur during neurosurgery, both of which can cause paralysis.
In addition to back and neck pain, sciatica, herniated discs, pinched nerves, epilepsy, and stroke, neurosurgeons can also treat chronic pain. Patients with a variety of neurological conditions are catered to by the department of neurosurgery.
Neurosurgery involves the conservative and surgical management of a wide variety of disorders affecting the brain, the spinal cord and spinal column, and the peripheral nerves. Common conditions managed by neurosurgeons include brain tumors, intracranial aneurysms, head injuries, and a broad spectrum of disorders affecting the spine, including spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities.
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