People Suffers from many problems, amongst which neck Pain is a common but dangerous disease for which neck surgery treatment is done when all approaches get failed. Doctors suggest medicines, physical therapy and rest during the initial stage of neck Pain.
There is no guarantee about the side effects of neck Pain surgery, but when this surgery gets successful, then it provides permanent pain relief. There are many positive reasons for neck surgery that it is the best option for neck pain treatment.
The main reason is to get rid of the pain caused by pinching of bone spurs by nerve roots and by Ruptured disk, which is a condition known as cervical radiculopathy. The patients have removed their herniated disk, which gave them complete relief from pain.
This surgery is also used to remove the spinal cord pressure caused by the bone spurs. This condition is called spinal stenosis, which includes a success rate that ranges from 50 to 90 % and complex surgery, which depends upon the factors involved. This type of surgery also keeps the patients vertebrate from grinding together, resulting in degenerative disk disease that can lead to neck pain from the pinched nerves.
Anterior Cervical discectomy
This is known to be a popular surgery that helps in giving relief of neck pain that is caused due to nerves pinching of a herniated disk. The surgeon tends to expose your spinal cord by an incision in front of the right neck, exactly next to your windpipe. By this process, the surgeon removes your herniated disk and other bone spurs to create neck pain. Then after some space is left between the vertebrate, which is refilled using a piece of bone or any other material that can fuse the adjacent vertebrate, and the bone is either removed from hip bone or a donor.
Laminectomy
It is also a well-known procedure used to relieve the nerve roots and spinal cords pressure. The laminae are nothing but the bony plates, which is present on the backside of your vertebrate that can protect and cover the spinal cord.
When the laminae get removed, then it will lead to a reduction of pressure on the nerves and spinal cord. The surgeon or doctors can also remove the bone spurs and herniated disk by new opening in a vertebrate.
Laminoplasty
This process is used mainly to help people using spinal stenosis, which creates more space for the spinal cord, which is present within the spinal cord. After incision, when the spine is exposed, thee doctor reconstructs the vertebrate’s laminate to enlarge the spinal canal.
Cervical spinal fusion
It is also a well-known process that helps in joining together the vertebrate that grinds against each other so that the disk which is present in between them has been worn away. A metal point or bone graft is used for joining the vertebrate that grows eventually.
The patient who is doing this neck pain surgery needs to stay at hospital for week, and then the patient should wear neck protective equipment and a neck brace to give the neck better support and keep the neck still at one position during surgery. The patient’s complete recovery takes five weeks, and they need to do neck exercise and avoid heavy lifting.
Complication and risks of neck surgery
As we know, neck surgery is done around the spinal cord and throat, so some risks may arise, leading to serious complications. The problems include
- Two vertebrate can fuse due to any failure.
- Before the occurrence of a fusion, there happens a displacement of bones graft.
- Infection can also occur in those areas that surround the spinal cords.
- It can also lead to damage of nerves and the spinal cord.
- It can also damage a large number of arteries and veins connected from our neck to the brain.
These complication can also be treated with some antibiotics, and it also requires a second operation. But mostly, neck surgery treatment is rare, and it is recommended only for those underlying the causes of neck pain.
