There are multiple myths surrounding spine surgery. One of them being with regards to age of patients suffering from spine problem. Dr Sameer Ruparel, best spine surgeon in Mumbai is hear to bust them for you.
Spine ailments like back pain, neck pain, sciatica, spondylosis, fractures and the likes affect both young and old alike. Dr Ruparel while addressing patients in his clinic commonly hears out from young patients that I am too young and undergoing a surgery might have long term implications. Similarly, old patients complain about the medical risk associated with surgery.
Dr Sameer Ruparel, spine specialist in Mumbai, has his clinic visited by similar number of young and old patients and has vast experience treating the alike with extreme care and compassion. Dr Ruparel believes that the spinal ailments affecting booth age groups are different and are compounded by the expectations associated with their lifestyle. Thus, each treatment is tailored based on the needs and is necessary to be discussed in detail so that effective approach can be planned. Simple decisions like conservative management vs surgery in patients with similar pathology on MRI changes from patient to patient.
All in all, if treatment taken from an experienced spine surgeon like Dr Ruparel, spine surgery in young patients does not have significant long term implications. Similarly, a thorough evaluation of all body parameters are done before surgery in elderly, evaluated by an expert team of physicians and anaesthetists and surgery is planned in hospitals equipped to handle morbid patients thus decreasing the risk of surgery in elderly to a significant extent in old patients by Dr Sameer Ruparel.
If you are young or old and suffering from spine problem, you should not worry and plan a visit with best spine surgeon in Mumbai, Dr Sameer Ruparel.