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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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 [...]
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Recently Doctor Richard Rhim was invited to discuss the latest minimally invasive spine procedures on WFAA’s Good Morning Texas in Dallas. In the interview Dr. Rhim discusses how do our minimally invasive procedures differ from traditional surgery and an explanation of what minimally invasive actually means. He also gives a brief description of our exclusive [...]
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There are many different strains and structural problems that can cause back pain. The most frequent occurance is because of improper form when lifting a heavy object. A strain can also be caused after a sudden or awkward movement.
Structural problems that cause back pain are much more diverse.
Bulging or Ruptured Disks (more info)
The [...]
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Scoliosis (picture to the right) is traditionally treated with open back surgery but, in many cases, we can use our sophisticated mapping techniques to pinpoint precisely where the spine curvature is causing the problem and correct it using minimally invasive procedures.
Using a 12 or 15 mm incision and a state-of-the-art X-Ray machine, we can insert [...]
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Yesterday we talked about Scoliosis and What To Do About It and today we are excited to announce free scoliosis screenings sponsored by The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute.
Leading spine surgeons Dr. Douglas Won and Dr. Michael Rimlawi of the Dallas-based Minimally Invasive Spine Institute will offer free scoliosis screenings this Saturday, June 27, for Dallas-area [...]
All spines have curves. A curvature in the neck as well as upper and lower back area is considered normal. We need these spinal curves to help our body maintain a proper balance and alignment. But sometimes there is abnormal curvature in the form of side-to-side curves, which is known by the descriptive term scoliosis.
Basic [...]
Many patients walk through our doors with a variety of back pain issues. The first thing that we must do is ask questions regarding your medical history. The reason we do this is because back pain is a symptom of a medical condition, not a diagnosis itself. When we say that we can stop your [...]
Scoliosis (picture to the right) is traditionally treated with open back surgery but, in many cases, we can use our sophisticated mapping techniques to pinpoint precisely where the spine curvature is causing the problem and correct it using minimally invasive procedures.
Using a 12 or 15 mm incision and a state-of-the-art X-Ray machine, we can insert [...]
Continue reading about Treating Scoliosis Using Minimally Invasive Procedures
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