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Explore Dr. Gaurav Batra Neurosurgeon media coverage featuring his insights on brain and spine health featured across top Indian news platforms
Why an epidemic of spine disorders has taken over India’s GenZ desk workers?
Dr Gaurav Batra, Neurosurgeon (Brain & Spine), Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, addressed with News9Live about how spine ailments are becoming more widespread among India’s desk workers, including children.
A neurosurgeon shares 6 daily habits that can harm your spine: sleeping on stomach, nice mattress.
To understand how some common habits may affect spinal health, Dr Gaurav Batra, neurosurgeon of the brain and spine at Max Super Speciality Hospital in Vaishali, told HT Lifestyle that the spine is the foundation of the body’s architecture, responsible for the majority of movements. However, several daily practices now jeopardize spinal health, resulting in severe backaches.
Beyond Back Pain: Why Spine Health is the Foundation of Overall Wellness
According to Dr Gaurav Batra, Neurosurgeon (Brain and Spine), Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, the spine is a portion of the neurological system that transmits messages from the brain to the body. When the alignment is interrupted or force is applied to the spine, or when the spine is harmed, these messages are broken, resulting in pain, weariness, muscle shrinking, and organ failure. Apart from a backache, slouching for hours at a time, bad posture, or improper lifting will all have severe consequences.
What is the Golden Hour of Stroke Treatment?
Dr. Gaurav Batra explains: “The golden hour refers to the first 60 minutes after stroke onset, during which immediate medical care can save brain cells and restore blood flow.” During this vital period, medicines such as clot-busting thrombolytic drugs can avoid lasting brain damage and increase the likelihood of complete recovery. “It’s the most vital time to diagnose and start therapy to reduce disability and death,” according to him.
सर्दियों में होता है रीढ़ की हड्डी में दर्द, कैंसर का संकेत तो नहीं? न्यूरो सर्जन से जानते हैं सच्चाई
वैशाली के मैक्स सुपर स्पेशलिटी हॉस्पिटल के न्यूरोसर्जन (ब्रेन एंड स्पाइन) डॉ. गौरव बत्रा बताते हैं कि रीढ़ में कैंसर के दो प्रकार होते हैं प्राइमरी और सेकेंडरी. प्राथमिक स्पाइनल कैंसर में रीढ़ की हड्डी और टिश्यूज में कैंसर का सेल बनता है. इनमें ओस्टियोसार्कोमा, कॉर्डोमा और मायलोमा शामिल है. सेकेंडरी स्टेज में कैंसर किसी और अंग से शुरू होता है और रीढ़ की हड्डी तक फैल जाता है. इस प्रकार का कैंसर ज्यादा होता है.
सर्दियों में क्यों बढ़ जाता है स्पाइन में दर्द? इन टिप्स से रखें रीढ़ की हड्डी का ख्याल
सर्दियों का मौसम जहां एक तरफ गर्म चाय, धूप और ऊनी कपड़ों की गर्माहट लाता है, वहीं दूसरी तरफ इसका असर हमारे शरीर पर भी होता है। सर्दियों में कई तरह की बीमारियों और इंफेक्शन का खतरा भी बढ़ जाता है। वहीं बच्चे, बुजुर्ग और जो लोग पहले से किसी हेल्थ कंडीशन से परेशान हैं, उन्हें इस मौसम में अपना खास ख्याल रखना चाहिए। इस समय पर अस्थमा और जोड़ों के दर्द से परेशान लोगों की दिक्कत बढ़ सकती है। बहुत से लोगों को ठंड के दिनों में कमर दर्द, गर्दन में जकड़न, रीढ़ की हड्डी में दर्द या स्लिप डिस्क की समस्या बढ़ जाती है। चलिए एक्सपर्ट से जानते हैं कि ऐसा क्यों होता है और इससे बचने के लिए आपको क्या करना चाहिए? इस बारे में डॉ. गौरव बत्रा, न्यूरोसर्जन (ब्रेन और स्पाइन), मैक्स सुपर स्पेशलिटी हॉस्पिटल, वैशाली जानकारी दे रहे हैं।
Beyond seizures: The invisible burdens people with epilepsy carry
Dr. Gaurav Batra, Neurosurgeon (Brain & Spine), Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, states that people frequently have memory issues, difficulty concentrating, weariness, and dread of having a seizure in public.
Why Frequent Headaches Happen and Reasons
Dr Gaurav Batra, Neurosurgeon (Brain & Spine), Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, reveals, “Headaches are broadly classified as primary or secondary. Primary headaches, such as migraine, cluster & tension-type headaches are those without an identifiable underlying cause. Secondary headaches are due to underlying pathologies like traumatic brain injury, vascular disorders, hypertensive emergencies, acute hydrocephalus, stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, tumours, abscess, cysts, meningitis, dural sinus thrombosis, to name a few.”
Congenital Brain Disorders: Early Detection Is Crucial
Congenital brain disorders are abnormalities present at birth that can result from developmental disruptions at various embryonic or fetal stages. The causes of the disorders may be due to gene mutation, chromosomal abnormalities, intrauterine infection during pregnancy, teratogenic exposure to toxic chemicals, high dose ionising radiation, neural tube defects or destructive lesions in utero . Some of the congenital brain disorders are anencephaly, myelomeningocele, meningocele, encephalocele, spina bifida occulta, holoprosencephaly, craniosynostosis, schizencephaly, lissencephaly, polymicrogyria, Dandy Walker Malformation, Chiari malformation and porencephaly.
National Epilepsy Day 2025: Advancements In Epilepsy Treatment, From Medication To Surgical Interventions And AI-Enabled Devices
Dr. Gaurav Batra, Neurosurgeon (Brain & Spine), Max Super Speciality, Vaishali in Ghaziabad points to another promising shift: “Cenobamate and brivaracetam, two newer antiseizure medications that have found a strong foothold because they do the job with fewer side effects and fewer hospital visits.” Think of them as optimized firmware updates for the brain: stable, predictable, reducing noise without slowing down the system. “The idea behind them is simple: improve seizure control, reduce side effects, help patients live their lives, not their diagnoses,” he adds.