| The Nucleoplasty procedure is done with local | | | | nerve or nerve root. |
| anesthetic and only takes about 30 minutes to | | | | To relieve nerve pressure and leg pain, surgery |
| complete. The patient can go home immediately. | | | | usually involves removing part or the entire |
| Most patients return to work in about a week, | | | | damaged disc. This is called a discectomy. At our |
| and are told to limit vigorous physical activity for | | | | practice, this procedure can often be done utilizing |
| a few weeks. | | | | minimally invasive techniques. Minimally invasive |
| Nucleoplasty is a newly developed procedure | | | | surgery uses smaller incisions and specialized |
| designed to decompress herniated discs. It is | | | | technology such as microscopes and endoscopes |
| sometimes referred to by the name | | | | ("mini-video cameras"). Microdiscectomy and |
| percutaneous discectomy. This procedure is | | | | minimally invasive techniques often result in |
| minimally invasive, using a super thin catheter to | | | | quicker patient recovery times compared to |
| gain access to the bulging disc. A tiny radio | | | | traditional techniques, as they reduce trauma to |
| transmitter is inserted into the disc nucleus | | | | muscles and minimize blood-loss during surgery. |
| through the catheter. This transmitter emits radio | | | | World Class Treatment provided by Indian |
| waves that break up the material in the nucleus, | | | | hospitals for spine surgery. |
| decreasing the amount of nucleus material putting | | | | Hospitals in India are JCI & USA Accredited. |
| pressure on the bulging disc wall. Usually, this | | | | The standard of patient care and quality of its |
| procedure will cause the disc to shrink back to its | | | | medical surgery team in Hospital of India is |
| original size and shape, eliminating pressure on the | | | | beyond question. |