Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Is Real
Millions of people all around the world suffer from some sort of back problems that are typically accompanied by pain. These people spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on medications, treatments such as adjustments or physical therapy and finally a surgical procedure. But unfortunately for thousands of patients, their journey or pain is just beginning for they will suffer failed back surgery. This is a real syndrome in which everything the surgeon has done, did not work for the person.
Many people with back troubles have a variety of ailment that have contributed to their pain and suffering. FBSS could come from pressure on the nerve in the spine at a post-operative procedure, disc’s that herniated or things that keep coming back without being treated properly. These items could include joint mobility that has been altered during an operation, spinal de-conditioning of the muscle and scar tissue from the operation. People with spinal issues will find that they are more irritable and receive far less sleep then they should; they are more depressed due to the pain and all this could be some of the contributing factors to FBSS.
Some individuals may be predisposition to FBSS and their symptoms include diabetes, peripheral blood vessel or vassal disease and many of the autoimmune diseases. Some of the symptoms that could contribute to this phenomenon also known as post-laminectomy syndrome include, but are not limited to are dull and aching pain in the legs and back area, abnormal sensitivity and stabbing pain in the limbs.
There are several treatment options available to FBSS patients to help them stop the pain. Further operations are not always the answer, yet it is not always ruled out as a plan to stop the pain. There is the electrical nerve stimulator which helps to stimulate the nerves in and around the pain location so that they are more ‘active’ and will work to relieve the pain. In addition, medications including mood stabilizers, anti-depressants and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs are also tried to help manage the pain.
There are two groups that people with this type of spine troubles fall into. In both of these groups, the people have had at least one spine surgery and it offered no relief whatsoever. The first section of people may not have actually wanted the operation or even needed it, but their physicians may have wanted it for them for some type of pain relief. The second section of people had the operation but either it was called off in the middle because the surgeon did not find what they were looking for or there was no need to finish because the surgeon thought they got to the source of the pain. Either way, their pain returned and the operation was not a success.
Many people are opting out of the operation for spine problems altogether and deciding to go for fusion procedures instead. A lumbar fusion procedure does exactly what it the title says it will do, fuse the discs together so there is no more pain. However, many people continue to experience failed back surgery with this process as well.
To learn more about failed back surgery syndrome as well as possible treatment options to get you back on track, visit Dr. Dirk Kancilia’s site www.CaliforniaDiscInstitute.com