How do you know when you need spine surgery?
The spinal cord connects the peripheral nervous system to the brain. It passes the information through sensory neurons into the brain. Over time, pressure on the spinal cord can result in pain, numbness, tingling, and dysfunction affecting your arms and legs, which is called Myelopathy . Severe back pain affects your normal day-to-day functioning such as the ability to work, sleep, mood, ability to stand up for a long period, bowel or bladder problems, weakness in the legs and arms. Generally, nerves may become restrained because of some reasons, including : · Disk problems · Overgrowth of bone If the person has problems with their spinal cord, has significant weakness in an arm or leg or limb, or if they have tried all of the recommended treatments and have not got relief, they might recommend surgery. Generally, your body fixes some spinal problems naturally but it takes time. Time an...