Sciatic Nerve Surgery. Recovering from sciatica surgery is always a challenge and many potential pitfalls can extend recuperation time significantly. The medical term for sciatica is lumbar radiculopathy.
Surgery is one of the treatment options for sciatica but it s not for everyone. In this surgery a small part of the disc material under the nerve root and or bone over the nerve root is taken out. Pinching of a nerve as it exits the spine.
Surgeons can remove the bone spur or the portion of the herniated disk that s pressing on the pinched nerve.
When surgery for the pain caused by a nerve is performed it is wrought with challenges and a history of less than stellar results. It results from the inflammation of the sciatic nerve in your lower back. Pinching of a nerve as it exits the spine. The two main surgical options for sciatica are diskectomy and laminectomy.