Failed back pain surgery is not indeed a syndrome though it’s generalized term to describe the situation of the patients who go through unsuccessful spinal cord surgery and continue to experience severe pain even after the procedure. The surgery can be unsuccessful due to many reasons even if it is performed by experts with specialized products, it has been observed that the spine surgery, come up with 95 percent success results
Causes for failed back surgery and pain experiences after
- With spine surgery fundamentally two benefits can be achieved
- Spine surgery is basically able to accomplish only two things:
- Uncompressing a nerve route that is pressed
- Sustaining a painful joint
Basically these procedures cannot basically cure the patient’s pain however this may aid in changing anatomy and any sort of injury that is considerable cause of back pain but is highly recommended that the back pain should be recognized before surgery and not after procedure. Mostly the pain occurs due to inappropriate surgery and the pain occurs due to incisions at an inappropriate area
Predictability of Pain after Surgery
It has been observed that the back pain increases due to some sort of spine surgeries, therefore the best way to avoid is preoperative conceiving studies that will show the involvement of scar tissues, nerve root and surrounding anatomy. Research has been conducted on animals to understand the nature and role of the scar tissues but nothing significant is found on the role of scar tissue in causing pain of spine or leg after surgery.
Techniques Used During Back Surgery
Different techniques have been used in order to block vibration of cells in the area of nerve root. The technologies may be Fat removals from the wound, gelatin sponges and the use of silicon based sheets that restricts the development of epidural fibrosis
Stretching exercise after back surgery
After the back surgery if the nerve tissues are kept mobile it will result in less chances to growth of epidural fibrosis the logic behind lies in the fact, after the surgery most of the scar tissues are formed within initial six to twelve weeks period and if the nerves are kept in mobilization whilst the wound heals the nerves will not get adhesive and the tissues that develop will not create any complication
For instance; if the ankle is pushed routinely while stretching the cramp, wide muscle from back thigh will move the nerve across the operative disc and hence preventing it from adhesion
When Back Pain is due to Scar Tissue
After complete examination diagnosis and visual aids if it main cause of back pain or leg pain is due to nerve root blockage by scar tissue growth then the treatment option are restricted to few
· In initial days after surgery medications such as NUERONTIN and daily physical workout may help in reducing scar tissue growth and getting rid of suffering.
· After the period stated above it is recommended for the patient to consult for the pain management techniques that may probably aid in cope up with pain in leg or back
· If the pain is observed after a long time of surgery then there might be the possibility of other complications including growth of a bone near the nerves or nerve compression or tethering instead of scar tissues growth because the scar tissues do not grow for years after surgery
· In case of tethered nerves or compression, decompression surgery may produce good results
· However if there are no symptoms found for nerve compression, jumping on to scar tissue removal will produce no fruitful result s this is because of
· Scar tissues are likely to grow again after the spine surgery for its removal
· Scar tissues are not very common cause of after surgery pain, removing it may not cure the patient’s suffering