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Dr Hriday Acharya

Dr Hriday Acharya

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MBBS from BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad

Dr. Hriday Acharya has trained and worked at prestigious hospitals including Lilavati Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital, Sir H N Reliance Hospital, and B J Wadia Children's Hospital in Mumbai. He has received training from some of the best spine centers in India, Germany, and the USA. Dr. Acharya specializes in Pediatric Spine Deformities, adult spine fracture treatment, and a wide range of spine-related issues for both adults and children.

Speciality Spine Surgeon
Degrees MS Ortho(Gold Medalist) F.ASSI (Mumbai) FISS(USA,Germany)
Address 2, virvijay society, naranpura City- Ahmedabad
Experience Of: 22+ Years
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Spine Tumor

What is a spine tumor?

A spinal tumor is a growth that develops in your spinal canal or in the bones of your backbone. A spinal tumor is like cancer that evolved in spine twine or protection of spinal twine. A tumor that impacts the bones of the backbone (vertebrae) is known as a vertebral tumor.

Spinal tumors are classified as 3 different types depends up on  where they arise related to membranes of spinal twine. Spinal tumors or growths of any type can cause pain, neurological problems, and, on occasion, paralysis. A spinal tumor may be lifestyle-risking and cause permanent disability.

Treatment for a spinal tumor may also encompass surgery, radiation treatment, chemotherapy, or different medicinal drugs.

What are the Symptoms of a spine tumor?

The signs depend upon the place, the form of the tumor, and the patient's health. Tumors that have unfolded to the spine from any other site often progress quickly. Primary tumors keep the progress slowly from weeks to years. Symptoms may also include:

  • Abnormal sensations or lack of sensation, particularly in the legs (may be in the knee or ankle, without or with shooting pain down the leg)
  • Back pain that gets worse over the years is often in the center or reduced back, is typically high and not relieved through pain medication, gets worse whilst mendacity down or straining (including in the course of a cough or sneeze), and might enlarge to the hips or legs.
  • Cold sensation of the legs, cool arms or fingers, or coolness of different areas
  • Fecal incontinence
  • Inability to hold from leaking urine (urinary incontinence)
  • Muscle contractions, twitches or spasms (fasciculations)
  • Muscle individualistic loss
  • Muscle weakness in the legs causes falls, makes taking walks hard, and might worsen.