We frequently get questions from patients trying to decide whether a minimally invasive back or neck procedure is the right answer for them vs. just trying to control the pain through medication. Why we can certainly understand that some people are somewhat fearful of any kind of surgical procedure, masking the pain by taking daily [...]
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 [...]
Combining pain and stress caused by the daily grind can be exhausting. Trying to perform normal tasks at work and at home can become almost impossible as bending, lifting, and sitting brings on sharp biting pain. We’ve talked about many alternatives to back pain relief, but today we’re focusing on the wonderful release of a [...]
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No one likes the idea of undergoing a surgical procedure and typically everyone seeks an alternative to surgery. Our doctors do not primarily seek surgical methods to relieve your back or neck pain. The final step for most patients is undergoing surgery to relieve back or neck pain. A recent article on CNN lists alternative [...]
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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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Late last week The Journal of Experimental Biology published a study that stated a very strange recommendation. Women who wear high heels for long periods of time should not to go back to wearing flats. Scientists at Manchester Metropolitan University, in northern England, found continued wear of high heels caused the Achilles’ tendon to thicken [...]
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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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A spinal cord injury is a condition that results from damage or trauma to the nerve tissue of the spine. In the neck and chest area of the spine that nerve tissue is called the “spinal cord”; in the lower back region that nerve tissue is called the “cauda equina”. Normally the spinal cord and [...]
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