What are the Symptoms of Sciatica?
Are you feeling a strange ache in your lower back that reaches down to your hips, butt, and legs? Specialists at Spine Center of Texas suggest that you could be experiencing sciatica. Sciatica occurs when the sciatic nerve that runs from the lower back, butt, and leg down to the feet gets irritated or compressed. […]
The Risk Factors of Sciatic Nerve Pain
Sciatica or sciatic nerve pain occurs when there is pressure on the sciatic nerve due to a herniated disc or a spine’s bone spur. People suffering from sciatica can experience an array of symptoms, including a dull ache, sharp pain, or a burning sensation in the lower back going down the hips, buttocks, and leg […]
Sciatic Nerve Pain Symptoms
The sciatic nerve is considered the body’s largest nerve. It extends from the spinal cord’s lower end through the back of the thigh and divides below the knee. Pain that originates from the sciatic nerve is called sciatica. Even if sciatica is rooted in the lower lumbar region of the spine, the pain can be […]
Common Types of Back Pain And Possible Treatments
Is your neck or back pain getting worse? We know that the thought of spine surgery can be a scary notion. That is why Spine Center of Texas provides a minimally invasive alternative to traditional orthopedic surgery. We have provide an easy symptom checker you can use as a guide to help you understand the […]
Advantages of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Neck and back pain may become common medical issues as you age. In instances where pain medication and physical therapy are not enough to alleviate the pain, back surgery may be prescribed. However, did you know that back surgery does not necessarily mean a long, invasive, and painful procedure? Minimally invasive spine surgery is considered […]
Epidural Steroid Injection Success Rate
People who have undergone epidural steroid injections have felt a huge reduction in their sciatica pain. Greater benefit is observed when an organized therapeutic exercise program is followed after the epidural procedure. Even though the effects of epidural steroid injections tend to be temporary, the procedure can still bring substantial benefits to patients who are […]
How Epidural Steroid Injections are Performed
Epidural steroid injections may be performed in a surgery center, hospital, or a physician’s clinic. An anesthesiologist, radiologist, neurologist, physiatrist, and surgeon may be qualified to perform such procedure, though it is more beneficial to find a center and physician that specializes in back pain management. Before the procedure, the patient will be asked to […]
Epidural Steroid Injection Explained
During an epidural steroid injection, the steroid is delivered directly into the spine’s epidural space. The epidural space consists of a dural sac that is filled with fat and small blood vessels. It surrounds the spinal cord and nerve roots, as well as the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the nerve roots. Local anesthetic or normal […]
Sciatica Treatment Option: Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections
As early as 1952, epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are considered one of the most common treatments for low back and leg pain. Until now, it is still one of the important non-surgical approaches for sciatica and other forms of low back pain. The injection aims to temporarily relieve pain and is commonly combined with other […]
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Complications and Surgery
Minimally invasive spine surgeries may be performed as: Lumbar Discectomy – Severe leg pain numbness or weakness may be due to a herniated disc that is pinching a spinal nerve. During discectomy, the disc is surgically removed to relieve these symptoms. The patient lies face down and a small incision, typically less than an inch, […]
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery FAQs (PART 1)
Should I undergo spine surgery? Surgery is always the last option when treating spinal conditions. If non-operative treatments like medication and physical therapy fail to alleviate the back pain, only then will the doctor suggest surgical treatment for specific conditions like sciatica, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis or degenerative scoliosis. A patient’s individualized condition, symptoms and level […]
Your Guide To Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Doing operations on the spine used to be an “open surgery”. This entails creating a long incision to enable the surgeon to access the spine area. However, technological advances in recent years have allowed for minimally invasive surgical technique to emerge. Minimally invasive spine surgery or MISS doesn’t require a long incision therefore minimizing any […]
