This procedure can be used to alleviate pain stemming from the lumbar (lower back) or cervical (neck) portions of the spine. There are a variety of disorders that can cause the different tissues in and around the spine to fall or slip out of place. When this happens, pain often occurs because the out-of-place tissue presses on one of the many nerves in the spine. An endoscopic foraminotomy uses endoscopic, minimally invasive techniques to remove pain-causing tissue.
Conditions
– This is also known as spinal narrowing. Usually caused from wear and tear as you get older, putting more pressure on your spinal chord.
– Like spinal stenosis, this is more acute narrowing that occurs in the cervical disc space. Usually occurs after a joint in the spinal canal has been enlarged over time.
– Also known as a pinched nerve. There are several common types such as sciatica, lumbar radiculopathy, cervical radiculopathy, and thoracic radiculopathy. It is a disease found at the root of a nerve.
– A type of spinal disorder where the vertebra slips into the bone below it in the spinal cord.
– Simply put, this is when one continues to feel pain after back surgery.
– Sometimes known as spinal disc herniation. This condition is relatively common and is used to describe the phenomenon of the soft center of a spinal disc pushing through a crack of your spine’s tougher, more rigid exterior casing. Sometimes this occurs with little to no noticeable symptoms.
– Also known as sciatica. The symptoms for this condition are identified by a sharp pain running from the lower back down to one or both legs. Normally caused by a herniated disc or bone spur putting pressure on a nerve.
– Medically referred to as osteophytes. Think of this as extra bone mass that grows on normal bone you already have. While normally smooth, this extra bone can press against other bones or tissues that it shouldn’t, causing internal wear and tear which lead to pain symptoms.
Treatment