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How to Treat Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

If you’re one of the many thousands of patients who have had an unsuccessful back surgery, you should know how to treat Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, which is a term used to categorize the surprisingly high percentage of patients whose painful symptoms continue after surgery, or who have experienced additional back and neck problems due to the surgery.

Causes of Failed Back Surgery

There are a variety of reasons that failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) can occur. First of all, your condition may have been inadequately diagnosed, which means that your previous spine operation may have never treated the true cause of your pain. If this is the case, there is a chance that new damage occurred at another level of the spine. Another reason that FBSS can occur is nerve damage or inadequate decompression of the nerves. Infection, a build-up of scar tissue, and the insertion of hardware (in the case of spinal fusion or artificial disc replacement) also can cause FBSS.

Symptoms of FBSS

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You may be suffering from FBSS if you have undergone spinal surgery and still experience symptoms such as weakness, joint instability, pain (either localized or traveling), numbness, depression, throbbing, or aching. As with any spinal condition, a course of physical therapy, steroid injections, exercise, and pain medication should be attempted before another procedure is considered.

If these treatment options have proven ineffective and you are still wondering how to treat Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Laser Spine Institute (LSI) is here to offer an alternative opinion. During your consultation, we will explore your medical history, your surgical history, and all of your symptoms to try and pinpoint both the original condition and any subsequent damage caused by FBSS. We can then discuss whether or not you would be a viable candidate for an endoscopic, minimal invasive spine procedure. At LSI, our goal is to help you rediscover a life without pain. You can take the first step with us by submitting your MRI or CT scan for review, completely free of charge.

Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.