Articles 73–84 of 112, from the practice of Dr. M. Abdur Rehman, consultant neurosurgeon, Faisalabad — part of the same list as all 112 articles. Browse by category instead: Brain · Conditions · Cost & practicalities · Endoscopic surgery · Laser & other procedures · Microscopic & microdiscectomy · Recovery & living with it · Spine health · Symptoms & diagnosis.
A microdiscectomy is an operation that removes the small piece of slipped disc pressing on a nerve in your lower back. The surgeon works through a cut of about two to three centime…
A recurrent disc herniation means disc material pushes out again at the same level after earlier surgery or after a disc had settled on its own. It usually shows up as the same leg…
Most back pain in drivers and factory workers comes from long hours of sitting, engine vibration and repeated bending, not from a disc that needs surgery. It usually settles with m…
Back pain in women is often missed by doctors because the causes differ from men: pregnancy loosens spinal ligaments, menopause and osteoporosis weaken bone, and period-related pai…
Diabetes and blood pressure do not rule out spine surgery. They need to be controlled first. Most surgeons want sugar reasonably steady and blood pressure settled before operating,…
In Pakistan, common beliefs about kamar dard and gardan dard are often wrong: that bed rest cures a slipped disc, that pain always means serious damage, that spine surgery causes p…
With an active disc problem, avoid anything that bends your spine forward under load: sit-ups, crunches, toe touches, heavy deadlifts, leg presses and twisting with weight. Bending…
Most people who have endoscopic spine surgery for a slipped disc return to desk work within one to three weeks, and to heavy manual work in roughly six to twelve weeks. Open microd…
Most people return to normal life after disc surgery. Walking starts the same day or the next. Namaz on the floor, sitting cross-legged and driving usually return within four to si…
Protect your back by moving the load, not your spine. Hinge at the hips, bend your knees, keep the back straight, hold the weight close to your chest, and turn with your feet inste…
Most patients pray sitting on a chair within the first few days after endoscopic spine surgery or microdiscectomy, and return to full sujood on the floor at around four to six week…
Physiotherapy after spine surgery usually starts with gentle walking within a day of endoscopic surgery or microdiscectomy, moving to structured exercises over the following weeks.…