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This is part 3 of the continuing series that is focused on listing the definitions of important terms surrounding issues of the spine, bones, and spinal cord. You may want to bookmark this blog post so that you can find it at a later time. While you won’t [...]
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Everyone respects a doctor because we’ve all experienced the massive amount of knowledge that doctors contain. Often a point of confusion is translating the complicated practice of medicine into a jargon that a layperson can understand. For those not familiar with the medical abbreviations that health professionals use on a daily basis we laypeople can [...]
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Last week The Lancet published a paper about cognitive behavioral treatment for low back pain. They state that the benefits of cognitive behavioral intervention were broad ranging and when maintained at 12 months these benefits led to substantial health gain.
Let’s take a step back and explain what cognitive behavioral treatment means. Basically it aims to [...]
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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 [...]
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Here at The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute we are growing! With the opening of our new facility in Irving, Texas we are now proud to serve the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex with six locations. Below is a picture of our recent open house in Irving, Texas.
New Minimally Invasive Spine Institute Facility in Irving, Texas
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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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Our Approach to Arthritis and Bone Spur Repair:
Like disc degeneration, arthritis also leads to bone spurs, which can cause nerve impingement and severe pain. Using the most minimally invasive techniques available, we can enter through a tiny 7 or 15 mm incision to shave the bone spurs off and free the nerve and rid you [...]
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We admit it, we get a little long winded in our blog posts. Often the facts are buried in lots of fancy adjetives and complex sentences. So today, we’re keeping it simple. Here are four bare bone tips to reducing the risk of back pain. The links will lead you to a longer winded version [...]
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Our Approach to Facet Disease Treatment:
Facet Disease is a form of arthritis, caused from overall back joint wear and tear. At the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute, our highly sensitive pain-mapping techniques can pinpoint precisely which facet is causing the problem, allowing us to enter through a less than 1 mm incision and treat the pain [...]
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The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute office in Plano, Texas is now open for business!
You can find us in Suite 2600 at 6957 W. Plano Parkway Plano, TX 75093.
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The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute is one of the most advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities for back/neck pain and spinal disorders in the United States, specializing [...]
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