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Monday, 14 January 2013

Osteoporosis – A common problem of Bones

Osteoporosis, is a problem which lurks behind without displaying too many symptoms. It is commonly found among the elderly, especially in women. These patients have bones that are extremely porous and brittle. Owing to calcium loss, though the problem is neglected by most of us as the early symptoms are some common pains like lower back pain or neck pain. If it can be identified as early as possible that would be the best as this disorder is dangerous as a person suffering from osteoporosis can be subjected to fractures very easily.

Here at Dr. Gupte’s Spine and Brain Clinic, the extensive facilities available and the team of the most efficient and dedicated doctors are there to take care of you and your treatment. Treatment of osteoporosis being one of the core areas of specializations, you are actually in competent hands to be educated and treated for osteoporosis.

Better late than never, suffering from any symptoms of osteoporosis, check into the Spine and Brain clinic for solutions and move towards leading a healthy life.

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Dr. Gupte's Brain and Spine Clinic have over a decade, helped a number of patients both national and International in the areas of CCSVI, Liberation treatment, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Alzheimer's , Parkinson's disease , Chronic Back Ache and complicated surgeries related to Spine, Brain, Multiple Sclerosis, Brain tumors etc. The clinic also specializes in non-invasive treatment popular as MAX therapy and Physiotherapy to relieve painful ailments like Arthritis, chronic back ache, Neck ache, Spondylitis, Multiple Joint disorders etc. The clinic is renowned for Neurosurgery related Medical Tourism packages for International patients visiting India from Canada, Russia, U.S.A., U.K., Europe and Asia.

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What is Disc? What is Slip Disc?

The inter-vertebral discs are protective cushion-like shock-absorbing pads between the two bones of the spine called vertebrae. Our discs function as shock absorbers within our spines. They are comprised of an outer firm portion called the annulus fibrosis, and an inner soft portion called the nucleus pulpous. The analogy frequently used in describing a herniated disc is the following: when you squeeze a jelly doughnut, the soft jelly (the nucleus pulposis) is extruded through a hole in the firmer, outer portion of the doughnut (the annulus fibrosis). When this occurs in the context of an acute herniated disc, the contents of the herniation serve to not only push on the nerve, but also cause inflammation and swelling around the nerve – causing severe pain. These discs do not actually "slip," they may split or rupture. Following this rupture the gel escape into the surrounding tissue. The leaking jellylike substance can produce pressure on the spinal cord or on a single nerve root and cause pain either around the damaged disc or anywhere along the area controlled by that nerve. This condition is also known as a herniated disc, ruptured disc, prolapsed disc, or prolapsed intervertbral disc , also known as PIVD, more commonly known as slip disc or slipped disc.

The most frequently affected area is the low back, but any disc can rupture, including those in the neck. When the discs of low back are ruptured there will be pain in lower back that will radiate to the legs sometimes with tingling and numbness. Similarly in case of neck there will be pain in neck that will be radiating to the hands with tingling numbness.

The nature of the pain is frequently electric shock-like pain or burning pain. This pain may be associated with some numbness, tingling sensations and sometime some muscle weakness. As there are so many discs in the spine, the exact area of pain depends on the nerve root involved and that again depends on the disc that is involved.

Now can X rays show slip disc?

No, this is totally incorrect, slipped disc cannot be seen on an X ray only an MRI (magnetic resonanse imaging) can on only show the area of slip disc. i.e According Dr. Avneesh Gupte only MRI scan along with clinical support the perfect diagnosis can be done.

What is Sciatica?

Another most frequently used term both by doctors and by patients is sciatica. It is a symptom and not a disease. Sciatica is defined as any pain that is starting in the low back and is going towards the legs. Sciatica is a non-specific term like fever. Like many diseases may produce fever, many diseases may be the cause of sciatica. Slipped disc is one of the most common cause of sciatica.

What’s the cure for it?

According to Dr. Avneesh Gupte apart from conservative therapy all other forms of treatment aim at decompressing the nerve roots. These can be done by taking the disc out by surgery or by decompressing the foramen and disc by different interventions. Doctor’s prefer non-surgical procedures for almost all spinal problems until surgery is warranted for based on the severity of the condition. Surgery is a necessity when these pains start interrupting the daily activities and little can be done to control it. The MAX treatment for back and neck pain used at Dr. Gupte’s Spine & Brain Clinic, has produced wonderful results in people who have been suffering from chronic pain for many years.

For surgical procedures the technique used in the endoscopic microdisectomy procedure accomplishes the same result as the traditional surgical with minimum invasion which helps shorten the recovery time.

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Patient walks in 60 minutes after - Lumbar Spine Surgery

Mr. Kingshukh Chaudhari came to us with pain in Right leg (scitica). In the MRI, slip disc was seen. After cervical decompression, his leg is 100% recovered and now he can walk comfortably. This video is taken immediately after 1 hour of the surgery.

Thursday, 3 January 2013

Spine the vital organ

A Human body is termed healthy when each and every organ of the body function properly and efficiently. Our evolution has led to a great extent of changes in our lifestyle, food habits and even posture.

Human body’s weight is totally held and supported by the spine causing it to become extremely vulnerable to injury and strain in cases where care is not taken to maintain the correct posture and shape.

Spine is also called the backbone of vertebral column, whose main functions are structure and protecting the spinal cord. The spine is divided into four curves, the cervical curve, thoracic curve, lumbar curve and pelvic curve. Supporting all parts of the body the spine or the vertebral column is an extremely important organ in our body and any discomfort or damage to this organ results in a serious health problem calling for medical intervention.

The spinal cord which is protected by the spine is made of 26 vertebrae all of which play very important role in supporting the human body. These vertebrae have some soft jelly like substance in between, which basically act as the shock absorbers and prevent the vertebrae from coming in contact with the other.

However with the fast life of 21^st century which involves lots of traveling, excessive bending or the stressed filled life can cause some damage to this spinal cord and this trauma may cause the soft jelly like substance to move out of its place and protrude. This is caused disc herniation or the slip disc. Such damages to the spine can cause immense pain which needs medical attention immediately. Approaching a best neurologist is an ideal solution at this point of time as it may require either surgical or non-surgical treatment.

One such health care center to approach for your neurological problems is Dr.Gupte’s Spine & Brain Clinic located in Pune. Known as one of the best spine center the Spine & Brain Clinic has some of the best neurologists who are highly competent and dedicated. Equipped with the best of facilities Dr. Gupte’s Spine & Brain Clinic specializes in dealing with problems like spine injury, spine infection, spine bifida, neck and back pain and many more. Having the best health care facility with the latest technological equipment the Spine & Brain Clinic is and ideal choice for patients suffering from any problems related to brain and spine.

Though disc herniation is a commonly found problem these days, the treatment whether surgical are non-surgical depends upon the condition of the patient. Plenty of rest with pain killers being the very common treatment, doctors may suggest surgery depending on the magnitude of the problem.

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Dr. Gupte's Brain and Spine Clinic have over a decade, helped a number of patients bothnational and International in the areas of CCSVI, Liberation treatment, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Alzheimer's , Parkinson's disease , Chronic Back Ache and complicated surgeries related to Spine, Brain, Multiple Sclerosis, Brain tumors etc. The clinic alsospecializes in non-invasive treatment popular as MAX therapy and Physiotherapy to relieve painful ailments like Arthritis, chronic back ache, Neck ache, Spondylitis, Multiple Joint disorders etc. The clinic is renowned for Neurosurgery related Medical Tourism packages for International patients visiting India from Canada, Russia, U.S.A., U.K., Europe and Asia.