Are you complaining that you cannot walk long distances as you used to, that you need to rest frequently, that the upright posture you started to walk continues to deteriorate and lean forward, and even numbness leaves you in anxiety? If urinary incontinence is added to these processes and there is accompanying weakness? You are describing spinal canal stenosis.
SPINAL STENOSIS, I.E. CANAL STENOSIS;
Do not be afraid, if you have these complaints, we are not facing a tumor, cancer or a tumor, but a benign event, canal stenosis. It means the loss of the transmission ability of the spinal canal, which transmits the orders received from the brain to the lower side comfortably in the current width, due to various reasons.
THE FASHIONABLE DISEASE OF RECENT YEARS?
It has really become a disease that we didn’t hear much 25-30 years ago, but recently it has become a disease that often reaches our relatives. Since it is 80-85% a disease of old age and we, as a society, have started to live in older ages, it is now in the first place as the disease of today.
IS IT A DIFFICULT DISEASE TO DIAGNOSE?
The fact that it is a disease of advanced age and the presence of concomitant diseases made our chances of surgical intervention difficult. The fact that all of the patients were the most valuable elders of the house, the fact that the examination findings were very few and that it was a clinic that appeared only with walking caused a few setbacks for surgery.
HOW DOES A NARROW CANAL PATIENT, WHO IS NO LONGER COMFORTABLE AND CONFINED TO HOME, RETURN TO LIFE?
People who have seen and heard about the old surgical techniques, i.e. open surgery, rightly have an incredibly negative view of spinal surgeries. The fear of being paralyzed, bedridden or even death after the surgery results in the patient and his/her relatives not taking action in the current situation. So the surgery is shelved. But the sufferer knows and our patient, the precious one of that house, chooses life imprisoned between 4 walls, and is made to choose.
CANAL STENOSIS CANNOT BE TREATED WITH A CREAM?
Unfortunately, canal stenosis cannot be treated with massage, physiotherapy, exercise, injections, medication, cream, etc. After all, there is a stenosis in the canal and it needs to be opened. But you have to do this without damaging the normal tissues, so to speak. Also, considering the accompanying problems of the patient, you should perform a short surgery with little bleeding. The patient will receive such an intervention that he/she will immediately get up and start walking, eliminating the risk of EMBOLI.
INDISPENSABLE TECHNIQUE; MICRO SURGERY
The most beautiful development that we always convey from this and similar platforms is microsurgery, abbreviated as MIC, which is the SURGICAL TOUCH that we will benefit the most with a small expansion. After the necessary anesthesia examination of the patient, we perform these microsurgical DANAL EXPANSION surgeries through a 1.4 cm skin incision, either with general anesthesia or with EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA, which is regional anesthesia without putting the patient to sleep.
WHAT AWAITS THE PATIENT AFTER SURGERY:
With the opening of the canal stenosis, the entire conduction system becomes able to give commands comfortably. In other words, except for people who avoid surgery for a long time and have muscle weakness, they can stand up and start walking after 2-3 hours. It is desired that the body’s movements increase serially against gravity. In short, my patients recover by walking, not lying down. We can provide very rapid recovery by including our patients with high muscle strength loss in the physical therapy program. But the main thing is not to be too late. The only thing that needs to be emphasized for our patients who are afraid of surgery is that they should think well about their chances of surgery regardless of age and weight. Because when irreversible damage is encountered, MICROCERGERY may not be beneficial either.
The recovery rate of the patients is incredible, especially because the surgery is performed through a 1.4 cm incision through the skin, microsurgery is respectful to the tissue, blood loss is minimal and the surgery is fast. The biggest indicator is that they get up and walk within 2-3 hours after the operation and return home the next day. We recommend 1-2 weeks of rest for patients with CANAL STRAIN who continue their working life. It is a good result that we want and see frequently that patients who have not been able to walk properly for months and have been suffering, walk without stopping after surgery. The only reason why the success rate is 97-98% is the MICROCERROSURGICAL technique and EXPERIENCE… good Sunday…