Traditional disc herniation surgery requires stripping away back muscles in order to expose the spine, which can cause extreme scarring and bleeding. At the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute, we are able to treat the herniation with just a laser and without stripping muscle at all. Because we do not use expandable retractors, like many others [...]
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Many things can cause a pinched nerve. Whether it’s facet disease and bone spurs, disc bulges or herniations, or thickened ligaments due to arthritis, the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute can treat the source with a tiny laser through a 7 or 15 mm incision to free the nerve and rid you of your pain. And [...]
Back pain can be caused by so many things, this is why when you have back pain that is lasting more than a week you should always see a doctor. To correctly diagnosis back pain your doctor will perform a physical examination and they may also review your medical history to see if there is [...]
Chances are very high that all of us will experience some form of back pain in our lives. Back pain is often something can will decrease on its own, but there are ways to be prepared at the first sign of back pain in order to make sure you are not further injuring yourself.
Evaluate your [...]
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A discectomy is a surgical procedure in which the central portion of an intervertebral disc, the nucleus pulposus, which is causing pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves, is removed.
An open discectomy is performed under general anesthesia. The procedure takes about an hour or so, depending on the extent of the disc herniation, [...]
An annular disc tear occurs when the substance of the annulus fibrosus (circled in red above) rips and allows that highly pressurized nucleus pulposus to escape outward toward the periphery of the disc. When the tear reaches the outer layer of the annulus the resulting contact between the nerves and nucleus pulposus can cause [...]
Laminectomy is a spine operation to remove the portion of the vertebral bone called the lamina. The traditional form of laminectomy excises much more than just the lamina; the entire posterior backbone is removed, along with overlying ligaments and muscles. The usual recovery period is weeks to months with conventional open surgery.
Conventional open laminectomy often [...]
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Here on the Minimally Invasive Procedures blog, we aren’t looking to become the most visited back pain blog on the internet. We’re interested in giving direct answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the spine and all its complexities. According to our blog statistics there are three blog posts that stand out [...]
In response to yesterday’s blog post about the difference between a bulging disc and a herniated disc we now want to address how we approach the correction of a bulging disc and a herniated disc.
Bulging disc symptoms depend on the location. Some patients may experience symptoms of pain and discomfort in the legs and feet, [...]
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Understanding the difference between a herniated disc and a bulging disc is really quite simple. To keep the medical language to a minimum, we’ll use basic vocabulary to explain the difference.
There are two different types of disc disorders, contained and non-contained. A bulging disc is a contained disc disorder. That means when the pressure within [...]
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