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Eight out of ten back surgeries turn out to be unnecessary

Marina Virko
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According to a study conducted by the German health insurance company Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), most back surgeries may be unnecessary.

Eight out of ten patients who requested a second opinion before a planned surgery were advised not to undergo the procedure, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) announced on the eve of Back Health Day on Monday (March 15). In fact, second opinions on 6,000 cases were obtained at 30 Pain Management Centers across the country in the period between 2013 and 2019.

For example, in the state of Baden-WΓΌrttemberg, according to TK, the proportion of patients who were advised not to undergo surgery was almost three-quarters (73 percent) in 2019. Dieter Heinold, an orthopedic surgeon at a Freiburg Clinic, explained:

"In most cases, patients with back conditions can better benefit from physical therapy, pain medication, exercise, etc."

Surgery always presents risks and is no guarantee for long-term pain relief. According to TK, more than 20,000 back surgeries are performed each year in Baden-WΓΌrttemberg alone.

Reference: Β© dpa-infocom, dpa:210314-99-813693/2

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А.Π›. ΠœΠ°Ρ€ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°

МСня ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ нСсколько мСсяцСв бСспокоят Π±ΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π² спинС. Π’Ρ€Π°Ρ‡-ΠΎΡ€Ρ‚ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Π΄ Π½Π΅ нашла для этого Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΈΡ… ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΠ½, ΠΈ МРВ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»Π°, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ с ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡ‡Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ всС Π² порядкС. ΠœΠΎΠ³ΡƒΡ‚ Π»ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π² спинС Π±Ρ‹Ρ‚ΡŒ связаны с Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΡ€Π³Π°Π½Π°ΠΌΠΈ?

Marina Virko

Π”Π°, ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡƒΡ‚, ΠΈ Ссли Π’Π°Ρˆ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡ‡Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡ‚Π²ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎ Π·Π΄ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ, Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ€, Π½Π΅ Ρ€Π΅Π°Π³ΠΈΡ€ΡƒΠ΅Ρ‚ Π½Π° Ρ‚Π΅ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ²Ρ‹Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ†Π΅Π΄ΡƒΡ€Ρ‹ ΠΈ Ρ„ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΎΡ‚Π΅Ρ€Π°ΠΏΠΈΡŽ, Ρ‚ΠΎ Π½Π°Π΄ΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΡƒΡŽ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΠ½Ρƒ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΉ. ВСроятно, Π² этом ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ‡ΡŒ ΠΎΠΏΡ‹Ρ‚Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ ΠΎΡ€Ρ‚ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Π΄, Ссли ΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ€ΡƒΠ΅Ρ‚, Π΅ΡΡ‚ΡŒ Π»ΠΈ Ρƒ Вас Π½Π°Ρ€ΡƒΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ осанки вслСдствиС Ρ€Π°Π·Π½ΠΈΡ†Ρ‹ Π² Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π½ΠΎΠ³, плоскостопия, Π²Ρ‹Π΄Π°ΡŽΡ‰Π΅Π³ΠΎΡΡ Π²ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π΄ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π° ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‡. Π’ Π“Π΅Ρ€ΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ для Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ диагностики всС большС ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡŽΡ‚ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡŒΡŽΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Π΅ систСмы, Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ€, Π»Π°Π±ΠΎΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠΈ двиТСния, Π³Π΄Π΅ производится ΠΎΡ†Π΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ΄ΡƒΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Ρ… особСнностСй ΠΏΠΎΡ…ΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π½Π° этом основании составляСтся ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½ ΡƒΠΏΡ€Π°ΠΆΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ для Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π°. ΠŸΡ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΉ напряТСния ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ Π±Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π΄ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡ‡Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚ Π±Ρ‹Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹ΠΉ прикус, Π² этом случаС Π’Π°ΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ‡ΡŒ спСциалист Π² области Ρ‡Π΅Π»ΡŽΡΡ‚Π½ΠΎ-Π»ΠΈΡ†Π΅Π²ΠΎΠΉ Ρ…ΠΈΡ€ΡƒΡ€Π³ΠΈΠΈ. Если костно-ΠΌΡ‹ΡˆΠ΅Ρ‡Π½Π°Ρ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΠ½Π° Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΉ Π² спинС всС-Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ±Π½Π°Ρ€ΡƒΠΆΠ΅Π½Π°, Ρ‚ΠΎ слСдуСт ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π²Π½ΡƒΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡ€Π³Π°Π½Ρ‹. Π‘ΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π² спинС ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡƒΡ‚ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ†ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒΡΡ воспалСниями ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ онкологичСскими процСссами Π² ΠΌΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡƒΠ·Ρ‹Ρ€Π΅, ΠΆΠ΅Π»ΡƒΠ΄ΠΊΠ΅, ΠΊΠΈΡˆΠ΅Ρ‡Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ΅, Π»Π΅Π³ΠΊΠΈΡ…, Π² простатС Ρƒ ΠΌΡƒΠΆΡ‡ΠΈΠ½ ΠΈ Π² яичниках Ρƒ ΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ‰ΠΈΠ½.

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