Surgery for scoliosis

General information During surgery to treat scoliosis, metallic screw-rod systems are inserted for correction. This system can be mounted either from the front (ventral) or from the back (dorsal). After the spinal column curvature has been corrected, the surgically treated spinal column section must be stiffened. This ensures a lifelong correction, but the mobility in … Surgery for scoliosis

Surgical technique – anterior access route | Surgery for scoliosis

Surgical technique – anterior access route In this operation the patient is positioned on the back or side. The intervertebral discs and the front parts of the spine are then accessed through a lateral incision from the chest or abdomen. Access is always from the side to which the spinal curvature is directed. Then the … Surgical technique – anterior access route | Surgery for scoliosis

Physiotherapy for a slipped disc

Synonyms Discus prolapse Protrusio NPP Disc prolapse Lumbar disc prolapse Intervertebral Disc Protrusion This page provides self-help assistance for patients with a lumbar disc herniation in the lumbar spine. An overview is given of what patients themselves can contribute to their improvement and long-term recurrence prophylaxis (prevention of recurrence of symptoms) in addition to medical … Physiotherapy for a slipped disc

Physiotherapy for a slipped disc | Physiotherapy for a slipped disc

Physiotherapy for a slipped disc If a patient comes to physiotherapy with the diagnosis of a slipped disc, the therapist will first make a new diagnosis to be able to respond to the individual situation of the patient. In an anamnesis we try to find out causes for the incorrect load, possible previous illnesses are … Physiotherapy for a slipped disc | Physiotherapy for a slipped disc

Exercises and techniques | Physiotherapy for a slipped disc

Exercises and techniques Together with the therapist, strategies are worked out how the patient can protect his back in everyday life (workplace design, back-friendly lifting…). The correct handling of the back is developed in the back school. Possibly this can also take place in group therapy. The mobility of the back should be restored in … Exercises and techniques | Physiotherapy for a slipped disc

Therapy on the device | Physiotherapy for a slipped disc

Therapy on the device For therapy, devices (e.g. leg press up to the Theraband) can also be used to train muscular deficits caused by the herniated disc, e.g. in the leg or arm muscles, or to strengthen the back/belly itself. The patient should always receive a precise instruction in the equipment, the execution and the … Therapy on the device | Physiotherapy for a slipped disc

Duration | S1 Syndrome

Duration The duration of the complaints can vary greatly. An acute severe episode usually lasts several days. Depending on the cause and the necessary treatment, it can take 1-2 months until the symptoms are completely resolved. Sufficient exercise and a back-protecting load should also be maintained beyond this period in order to counteract recurring complaints. … Duration | S1 Syndrome

Sensitivity loss of the dermatomes | Symptoms in the leg with a slipped disc

Sensitivity loss of the dermatomes A dermatome is a skin area sensitively innervated by a specific spinal nerve (spinal cord nerve), i.e. the skin sensation is taken over at this point by this specific spinal nerve. If the spinal fibres are compressed in a herniated disc, sensitive failures occur in the segments supplied by them. … Sensitivity loss of the dermatomes | Symptoms in the leg with a slipped disc

S1 syndrome | Symptoms in the leg with a slipped disc

S1 syndrome A root compression syndrome that irritates or damages the S1 nerve root is called S1 syndrome. A slipped disc at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra and the first cruciate vertebra can damage both the nerve root L5 and the nerve root S1. Both or one of the two structures may be … S1 syndrome | Symptoms in the leg with a slipped disc