What does minimally invasive lumbar ablation mean?

Lumbar ablation generally refers to lumbar disc herniation ablation surgery, which is a minimally invasive procedure and an interventional treatment option. Lumbar disc herniation ablation surgery is indicated for patients with mild low back pain due to lumbar disc herniation, or radiating neuralgia in one of the lower extremities, and is associated with a relatively short hospital stay and quicker recovery. Local anesthesia is first needed at the puncture site, and the puncture is started after the anesthesia effect is produced. The puncture needs to puncture the radiofrequency ablation needle into the swelling of the herniated lumbar disc, and accurately reaches the target location under the guidance of the C-arm machine, so as to make the nucleus pulposus of the lumbar disc atrophy and ablate by removing the water of the lumbar disc. It is recommended that patients go to a regular hospital and under the correct operation of the doctor for lumbar disc herniation ablation surgery.