Surgery is not something anyone thinks about until it’s happening to you or a loved one. Suddenly something that so many doctors and hospitals claim to be the “best” at, becomes confusing and complicated.
The fact is that if you or a loved one must undergo surgery to correct back pain or a spine disease, you’ll [...]
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Only a small percentage of our patients require surgery. Sometimes it is the best way to solve one’s chronic pain issues, and with our highly technical procedures recovery is extremely fast. However, it never hurts to take a little time to prepare for the surgery.
Here are some great tips to help you best prepare for [...]
The phrase “minimally invasive surgery” has become a popular buzz word. It’s not often that a surgical technique becomes a popular craze, but it hard to miss. The local news stations are talking about it, there are billboards advertising it, or you might even be so lucky as to have a close relative that wants [...]
It’s been a year since we first started this blog. Our primary focus in providing this information is to help those that are in the midst of understanding back pain and the many options of treatment.
Our goal is that you find the best doctor for you and that that doctor brings you relief to your [...]
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For many people, the word MRI and x-ray bring to mind similar thoughts and ideas, but these two technologies are very different. In fact the initial use of MRI and x-rays on humans are over one hundred years apart!
The Difference Between X-Ray and MRI
An x-ray is used to take projection images of hard bones. X-ray [...]
So you’ve had back pain for the past few weeks, months, or even years and you’re ready to do something about it. Perhaps you’ve been to see your local family doctor or been to a chiropractor, but you are still in pain. The fact is that most of the time general practice physicians are only [...]
Continue reading about The Alternative To Major Back Surgery
Here at The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute we find many couples that are struggling to understand the reason why their loved one is in pain. When chronic pain enters one’s life, relationships can be strained when a person feels a lack of support. Chronic pain can have a toxic effect on relationships, especially if one [...]
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What is Pain Mapping?
Pain mapping is a technique used to locate the source of the patient’s pain.
What is the Purpose of Pain Mapping?
The purpose of pain mapping is important so that our doctors can treat only the specific area in the least invasive way possible.
Why is Pain Mapping an Advancement from other Techniques?
Early methods of [...]
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Unfortunately, exciting medical advancements often lead to misconceptions, which is exactly what is happening in the minimally invasive industry right now. Many doctors are claiming to perform minimally invasive surgery, and are getting away with it because of the incision size, but the equipment, or retractor they are using expands once inside your spine, causing [...]
Continue reading about Fast Recovery Time After Spine Surgery
When you do something day after day, you tend to start talking in a language that other people don’t understand. We try to use this blog to keep things as plain and simple as possible, but we’ve still caught ourselves using phrases that might be confusing to people that don’t understand the idea behind minimally [...]
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