Bangalore : BGS Global Hospitals, Bangalore, part of the Global Hospitals Group, a leading tertiary care chain of Hospitals in India, has launched its facility offering percutaneous day care treatment for cervical and lumbar disc prolapse.

Dr. Arun L. Naik, Consultant Neuro and spine surgeon, BGS Global Hospitals said, “There is a rapid increase in spine problems among the younger generation today owing to their lifestyle and working habits. Innovative technology like this is the need of the hour.”

5 to 10% of the population have slipped disc. In 90% of these cases the disc prolapsed is contained or limited to the disc space and are not suitable for the traditional discectomy surgery involving the complete removal of the diseased disc. The open surgery is an overkill leading to unsatisfied results and complications. In such clinical circumstances, percutaneous treatment also known as disc nucleoplasty has emerged as the best alternative. Conventionally the disc prolapse is treated with bed rest and analgesics but with limited relief.

Dr. N. K. Venkataramana, Vice-Chairman and Chief Neurosurgeon, BGS Global Hospitals who has sufficient experience in performing this procedure added, “Spinal Surgery is fast becoming a major subspeciality in neurosurgery. Disc nucleoplasty is an innovative percutaneous method of healing disc disease. Disc prolapse can occur in lumbar as well cervical region causing low back pain, radiating pain and neck pain respectively. Related symptoms are excruciating pain, numbness, tingling sensation in hands and legs, burning and weakness of the limbs. The patient will have restricted movement, walking, bending and doing normal day to day activities becomes very difficult. The severe pain results in incapacitation leading to loss of man hours.”