Spinal column diseases

Back pain (low back pain) is a very common symptom and is the most common cause of absence from work in adults. The most common treatment intervention is conservative (including bed rest for a few days and painkillers).

In simple problems in the spine (herniated discs or stenosis), neurosurgical intervention is very selective and the solution is percutaneous approach and microdiscectomy or discectomy. In these cases, the placement of materials in the spine is not required.

In cervical myelopathy we have damage to the spinal cord at the level of the cervical spine. The most common cause is pressure from a cervical herniated disc or osteophyte (cervical spondylosis).

Intervertebral disc herniation is a very common condition in adults. It is caused when a small part of the intervertebral disc (inserted between the vertebrae) presses on the adjacent nerve, resulting in pain in the leg (sciatica) or arm.

By spasticity we mean the difficulty in passive movement of the arms or legs due to damage to the central nervous system and pyramidal syndrome.

Trauma to the cervical spine is one of the most common causes of disability and even death after car accidents or falls. The types of neck injuries are numerous and their prognosis varies considerably.

The loss of bone density and the accompanying qualitative change in bone composition is called osteoporosis. It results in the fragility of bones (vertebrae, long bones) and fractures. The lifetime probability of osteoporotic fracture is 16% in women and 5% in men.