Laser Spine Surgery Info

Spinal Stenosis Surgery

One of the most common types of spinal stenosis surgery is a Decompressive Laminectomy. This procedure relieves pressure on the spinal cord or the nerve roots in the spine.

A laminectomy removes bone and tissue that have thickened causing a narrowing in the spinal canal.

It is only within the last ten years that laser surgery made a breakthrough in the medical field. This has provided patients with the choice of exploring alternative methods of treatment. These procedures continue to improve in what has already had a very successful outcome.

Laser Spine Surgery

It was not that long ago that back surgery was performed through conventional medical procedures. The recovery from this procedure was an extended period of time and in fact depending on the overall health of the patient, it could take many months before returning to normal day to day activities. In addition to the extended recovery period, there were lengthy hospital stays after back surgery. The risks for conventional back surgery were much greater versus those of laser back surgery.

Exercises After Back Surgery

It is important to realize the impact conservative back surgery will have on you and the extent of rehabilitation required to resume your regular day to day routine and activities.

Back Surgery Recovery Time

Understanding back pain is key to determining treatment, the recovery process and long term affects and prevention from future occurrences.

There are different types of back pain depending on the area of the back affected and if more than one area is suffering from any type of damage. The damage can be as minor as a pinched nerve to a ruptured or herniated disc in any of the three spinal areas. These areas are the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions. The damage may be to a disc, nerve, nerve root, vertebrae or the base of the spine, known as the sacrum.

Facet Thermal Ablation

When considering undergoing spine surgery there are a few choices out there and one of them could be a Facet Thermal Ablation. Unlike conventional back surgery, this laser spine surgery procedure is minimally invasive helping the patient heal faster and get on with life!

Foraminotomy

A foraminotomy is a laser spine surgery used to relieve certain specific spinal conditions. It uses an arthroscopic approach to open the foramen without any need of general anesthesia.

Laminotomy

A laminotomy uses an arthroscopic approach to opening the spinal canal for laser spine surgery. With no need for general anesthesia laser spine surgery can be performed in an outpatient surgical setting.

Percutaneous Endoscopic Discectomy

When Herniated disc or bulging disc material presses on a nerve root or directly on the spinal cord, laser spine surgery can be performed to remove the portion on the disc that is causing pain.

Spinal Fusion Alternative

Laser spine surgery has become a viable alternative to having a spinal fusion when combating back pain. During spinal fusion back surgery the main goal achieved is the fusion of one or more vertebrae of the spine. This process is achieved by taking bone grafts from other parts of the body, most often the hip, or through a bone donor and using screws and plates to help stabilize the fusion. A spine fusion heals much like a fractured bone and takes several months.