Visiting your spine doctor to check out your back pain is essential to getting relief. Since your healthcare provider aims to give you the best care, they will use their expertise to help you with your medical concerns. Non-invasive treatments are the first-line interventions to be recommended for back problems. When these treatments don’t work
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Laser Spine Surgery: What to Expect
Laser spine surgery is a minimally invasive procedure for back pain. It can serve as a treatment for degenerative disc conditions, sciatica, and radiculopathy. This procedure uses laser technology or a focused heat source to reduce the disc material compressing the nerves and spinal cord. A traditional back surgery would require a surgeon to make
Read MoreHow do spine surgeons treat spinal fractures?
A spinal fracture is often a result of external force applied to the spine that is more than it can handle. This results in a type of fracture called a compression fracture. Patients who have suffered a fall, been injured in a vehicular accident, or participate in high-impact sports are among the most commonly treated
Read MoreBenefits of Laser Spine Surgery
Technology and techniques to relieve pain from spine conditions continue to evolve. Laser spine surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that can be used to treat chronic back pain originating from nerve compression from a disc that has moved from its normal disc space. This cutting-edge procedure uses laser technology, or a focused heat source
Read MoreHow Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Can Relieve Lower Back Pain
Lumbar spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal in your lower back), lumbar degenerative disc disease, sciatica, scoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine), and herniated lumbar disc are among the common culprits in chronic low back pain. If you’ve been diagnosed with any of these spine conditions and dogged by low back pain that is
Read MoreWhy You Need to See a Spine Surgeon ASAP
The spine enables us to sit upright, stand, twist around, and be mobile. It also houses and protects the spinal cord, whose pathways to the brain enable neurological signals to be sent to and from other areas of the body – allowing us to do virtually everything we want to do. Therefore, the spine is
Read MoreSpine Surgery and Severe Back Pain
Back pain is so common that people often shrug off this type of pain. However, if the pain is gradual and becomes chronic, or if it’s sudden and is practically debilitating, it may be time for you to consider seeing a back specialist for an evaluation. An experienced spine surgeon will first examine how you
Read MoreSpine Surgery FAQs
Back surgery is notorious for resulting in debilitating consequences – so even if you have severe chronic back pain, you may be loath to consider having spine surgery. However, the techniques and technologies that are now used in performing spine surgery are amazingly successful. Let’s answer some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding
Read MoreSpine Surgery: How Serious Is It?
Spine surgery can help to greatly reduce or eliminate your back pain. It can also be performed to address referred pain in another part of your body that is being caused in the spinal cord. While most people automatically assume that spine surgery is a major procedure, you may be surprised to know that it
Read MoreDegenerative Disc Disease of the Cervical Spine – Understanding the Disease and Its Treatment
Degenerative disc disease is a common cause of spine pain that develops when one or more of the cushioning discs in the spine begin to break down due to wear and tear. Cervical degenerative disc disease affects the discs in the neck and is a common source of neck pain and radiating arm pain. Treatments
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