{"id":156,"date":"2023-09-24T21:36:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/?p=156"},"modified":"2026-03-09T22:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:35:41","slug":"lumbar-decompression-surgery-puerto-vallarta-riviera-nayarit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/es\/lumbar-decompression-surgery-puerto-vallarta-riviera-nayarit\/","title":{"rendered":"Cirug\u00eda de Descompresi\u00f3n Lumbar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"156\" class=\"elementor elementor-156\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b80f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22b80f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec32235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec32235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cirug\u00eda de descompresi\u00f3n lumbar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7a1e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e7a1e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a90d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a90d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>What Is Lumbar Decompression?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Lumbar decompression is performed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots caused by structural problems in the spine. The most common versions are <\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>laminectomy<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, which removes part or all of the lamina to open up the spinal canal, and <\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>microdiscectomy<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, which removes herniated disc material pressing on a nerve.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d433f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1d433f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633b216 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"633b216\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-388ec92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"388ec92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\">El objetivo de una cirug\u00eda de descompresi\u00f3n suele ser aliviar el dolor causado por el pellizco de la ra\u00edz nerviosa.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The spine surgery experts specialize in using the most innovative, minimally invasive techniques to treat pain and return patients to work and the activities of daily living as soon as possible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c557c78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c557c78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfa2a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dfa2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spinal-Decompression-surgery-puerto-vallarta-riviera-nayarit-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spinal-Decompression-surgery-puerto-vallarta-riviera-nayarit-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spinal-Decompression-surgery-puerto-vallarta-riviera-nayarit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spinal-Decompression-surgery-puerto-vallarta-riviera-nayarit-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spinal-Decompression-surgery-puerto-vallarta-riviera-nayarit-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spinal-Decompression-surgery-puerto-vallarta-riviera-nayarit-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spinal-Decompression-surgery-puerto-vallarta-riviera-nayarit.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffff58e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffff58e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6db05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b6db05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>When Decompression Surgery is Recommended?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Decompression is typically recommended when nerve compression is the primary problem and the spine itself remains structurally stable. Patients dealing with spinal conditions such as spinal stenosis, herniated discs, or bone spurs often respond well to decompression alone. The goal is straightforward: remove what\u2019s pressing on the nerve and give it room to heal.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s recommended when non-surgical treatments haven&#8217;t helped. The surgery aims to improve symptoms such as persistent pain and numbness in the legs caused by pressure on the nerves in the spine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4e490 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a4e490\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18408ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18408ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46723a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e46723a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/spine-surgery-puerto-vallarta-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/spine-surgery-puerto-vallarta-2.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/spine-surgery-puerto-vallarta-2-191x300.jpeg 191w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/spine-surgery-puerto-vallarta-2-8x12.jpeg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df18141 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df18141\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49088a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49088a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">No two spines are the same, and the decision between decompression and fusion depends on a thorough evaluation rather than a single symptom or scan. Dr. Morales will review MRI and CT imaging, assess the degree of instability, consider how long symptoms have persisted, and factor in whether conservative spine treatment has already been attempted and exhausted<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4df4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a4df4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-09-at-4.08.47-PM-1-979x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-09-at-4.08.47-PM-1-979x1024.jpeg 979w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-09-at-4.08.47-PM-1-287x300.jpeg 287w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-09-at-4.08.47-PM-1-768x804.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-09-at-4.08.47-PM-1-11x12.jpeg 11w, https:\/\/spinesurgerypuertovallarta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-09-at-4.08.47-PM-1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9093a22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9093a22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lumbar Decompression Surgery What Is Lumbar Decompression? 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