![]() ![]() The negative pressure may induce the retraction of the herniated or bulging disc into the inside of the disc, and off the nerve root, thecal sac, or both. This ‘vacuum effect’ is also known as negative intra-discal pressure. This technique of spinal decompression therapy, that is, unloading due to distraction and positioning, has shown the ability to gently separate the vertebrae from each other, creating a vacuum inside the discs that we are targeting. Distraction is offset by cycles of partial relaxation. This treatment option is very safe and utilizes Health Canada cleared medical equipment to apply axial distraction forces to spinal tructures in a precise and graduated manner. The remaining spinal bones are connected back together with titanium metal rods and screws.Spinal Decompression is a revolutionary new technology used primarily to treat disc injuries in the neck and in the low back. The spine surgeon removes a small section of the lamina to relieve compression on the nerve. ![]() Cervical laminectomy-This is the most common surgery for cervical spinal stenosis.A microdiscectomy aims to relieve nerve compression and allow the nerve to heal. During this procedure, disc material under the nerve root may be removed as well. The spine surgeon removes a small section of the bone over the nerve root. Microdiscectomy-Also called microdecompression, this minimally invasive surgery is performed through a small incision in the neck.The surgeon removes the vertebral body as well as the affected discs to relieve pressure. ![]() Corpectomy-This procedure is performed when cervical stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal) affects more than one disc.A spacer made out of bone, metal or plastic is inserted to hold the spinal canal open. This creates a hinge on one side and a small hole on the other side of the lamina. Laminoplasty-Two incisions are made on both sides of the lamina to relieve neural pressure.Laminotomy-Your spine surgeon creates a hole in the lamina (bone covering the spinal canal, the large hole in the center of the vertebra through which the spinal nerves pass) to make more space and to relieve pressure on the nerves.The foramen are openings in the vertebrae through which the nerve bundles pass to travel to different areas of your body. Foraminotomy-This surgery creates a bigger space in the foramen to relieve pressure on the compressed nerves.Once the compressing structures have been removed, your spine surgeon will evaluate the stability of your spine and determine whether cervical fusion surgery also is needed. Most of the following procedures are performed with the goal of leaving the spinal structure intact. If the narrowing is substantial it can cause nerve compression and result in pain, loss of balance and coordination, neck stiffness and in severe cases, incontinence. Cervical spinal stenosis is a condition in which the spinal canal and/or the opening in the vertebra (vertebral foramen) in the neck become narrowed. If the cervical decompression surgery is minimally invasive, the structure of the spine will stay intact and there will be no need for spinal fusion.Ĭervical spinal stenosis is one of the most common reasons for cervical decompression surgery. Spinal fusion corrects the instability by permanently joining (fusing) the vertebrae together to prevent them from moving. In such cases, cervical decompression surgery must be combined with cervical fusion surgery. If too much of the bony structures pressing on the nerve needs to be removed, it can affect the stability of the spine. Sometimes fragments of material from the spine are lodged under the nerve root as well, and are removed during cervical decompression surgery. During surgery, a small section of the bone that is compressing the nerve root is removed to alleviate pressure and allow the nerve root to heal. The cervical section of the spine begins at the base of the skull and supports the neck. Cervical decompression surgery is a procedure that removes any structures compressing the nerves in the neck.
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