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Laser Spine Surgery Options
Most people today have missed work due to back problems. Pain disables them to do their daily task or activities. It can be very frustrating and at the same time depressing. Many doctors prescribed non-invasive form of treatment to manage the pain and eventually treat the source of pain. In some severe cases surgery might […]
Spinal Fusion Surgery Complications
Spine fusion surgery is done along with other kind of spine surgery. Its purpose is to join individual vertebrae together within the spine. Looking at our spine, the spinal column consists of individual vertebrae which are on top with each other. In between these vertebrae is a soft cushion called disc. The disc spaces lets […]
Cervical Spinal Laminectomy
Laminectomy is a type of surgery which can decompress the spinal cord which is mostly cause by spinal stenosis. With spinal stenosis, the spinal cord is pressed with bone spurs resulting to a condition called myelopathy. This condition can bring problems in the bladder and bowels, changes in the way you walk and problems with […]
Endoscopic Back Surgery Procedures
Endoscopic back surgery is one minimally invasive procedure to cure chronic back pain. The endoscopic procedure involves the use of endoscope, a flexible tube that has a lens system and fiber optic light that lets the surgeon see what is inside your body. It takes only one incision where the tube will be inserted. This […]
Arthroscopic Spine Surgery Procedures
Arthroscopic spine surgery makes use of an endoscope to see the precise site of the affected area. The procedure of this surgery is different from the traditional open back surgery. Arthroscopy is an advance spine surgery where patient can avoid removal of the bone and muscle dissection so that patients who are suffering from thoracic, […]
Herniated Disc Cervical Spine Surgery
Cervical herniated disc pain will settle over a few weeks or even to a couple of months but if the pain lasts more than 6 to 12 weeks and is really severe that it disable you, spine surgery might just be your option. Spine surgery for cervical herniated disc is quite trustworthy. It has a […]
Minimally Invasive Cervical Spine Surgery
For people who do not know where the cervical spine is located, it is best if we know the correct location of cervical spine before discussing minimally invasive cervical spine surgery. Cervical spine actually begins at the base of the skull. It consists of seven vertebrae which usually referred in the medical field as C1 […]