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 minimally invasively with a tiny laser through a 7 or 15 mm incision to free the nerve and rid you of your [...]
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.
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Spinal stenosis is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves. This is usually due to the common occurrence of spinal degeneration that occurs with aging. It can also sometimes be caused by spinal disc herniation, osteoporosis or a tumor. In the cervical (neck) and lumbar (low [...]
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A very interesting article was posted on spine-health.com today titled “Orthopedic Surgeon vs. Neurosurgeon for Spine Surgery“. It is a well written discussion between two spine specialties. The article discusses the differences between an orthopedic surgeon and a neurosurgeon. It’s worth mentioning here on our blog because at The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute patients don’t [...]
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Here at The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute we see a large variety of patients. Each patient represents a unique case that requires careful consideration to determine the best method to rid them of their pain. Recently we were asked among the large variety of procedures that we perform, what is the most widely used?
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Last month we were proud to update our readers that Dr. Rimlawi was selected as a health care honoree in the Dallas Business Journal. You can read the press release here. We talked about it on our Facebook and Twitter account, so most of our readers are already aware of the recent honor, but what [...]
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Pictured above is a press image of the U3-X personal mobility prototype from Honda. It’s basically the segway office chair. The U3-X uses a balance-control system to guide its passenger in a multidirectional path. It’s a lot easier to understand how it works when you see it in action, so take a look at this [...]
Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that allows the surgeon to gain access to the inside of the body without the need to create a large surgical wound. There are a number of benefits associated with laparoscopic surgery and this has led to it being favored not only by surgeons [...]
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 [...]
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