A herniated disc is a common cause of back pain. Complaints to the doctor are most often addressed by women and men aged 20-50 who lead a sedentary lifestyle. Hundreds of people out of 100 thousand are diagnosed with a hernia, and this diagnosis cannot be left untreated — it is dangerous to develop disability.
A herniated disc occurs from sedentary work, weight lifting, spinal injury from a fall or impact, or a sudden turn. People who suffer from osteochondrosis, scoliosis and some other diseases of the spine are at risk for the appearance of an intervertebral hernia.
Diagnosis before treatment of an intervertebral hernia in Israel
Treatment of a spinal hernia in Israel begins with diagnostic evaluation. Back pain can be caused not only by a herniated disc, but also by a tumor, spinal cord neoplasm, hemangioma, and other diseases. MRI of the spine makes it possible to accurately diagnose and determine the location of the hernia. Together with MRI, such examinations as ultrasound, myelography and other evaluating procedures can be performed in Israel before prescribing treatment for an intervertebral hernia. Examination and subsequent treatment is carried out at specialized medical centers — the private clinic ‘Assuta’ in Israel or the state Israeli clinic Sheba.
Conservative treatment of intervertebral hernia in Israel
Many people come to Israel for treatment of spinal hernia, hoping to avoid complex surgical intervention. If the patient’s state of health allows, then Israeli specialists try to start treatment with drug therapy. The doctor will individually select the appropriate medications — anti-inflammatory drugs, central-acting muscle relaxants, or other modern medications. Medications help reduce swelling, relieve pain, and eliminate acute inflammation. The program of medical treatment of intervertebral hernia in Israel may also include physiotherapy, acupuncture, massage, physical education. Such a complex of treatment helps to restore the functions of the spine and reduce the load on the area damaged by an intervertebral hernia. Taking medications usually takes several months, but if the pain does not get any weaker after that, then surgery is performed. Sometimes the surgery has to be performed urgently: an intervertebral hernia can cause a serious complication, squeezing a bundle of nerves in the spinal canal.
Surgical treatment of spinal hernia in Israel
Neurosurgeons of Israeli clinics prefer minimally invasive hernia removal, which takes no more than 1.5 hours. Gentle surgical treatment minimizes spinal injury, muscle damage, reduces blood loss, and does not require long-term rehabilitation. The operation is performed endoscopically, with special instruments through narrow incisions, and in 2-3 days after the surgery patient can be discharged from the hospital. In Israel, laser therapy is also used to treat spinal disc herniation. This innovative method allows to successfully perform disc reconstruction, eliminating not only the resulting pain, but also affecting the very cause of hernia.
Methods of treating a hernia in reputable medical centers in Israel are considered the most effective and safe. Ninety percent of patients who turn to Israeli doctors for help completely forget about pain after endoscopic surgery. And in those who were treated in the first two months after the hernia was detected, in almost 100% of cases, hernia does not recur.