Laser Spine Surgery Info Resources
Resources
Spine Surgeons
The process of finding a spine surgeon is still fairly archaic. Because there is no real data base on who is a good spine surgeon or who isn’t, you are going to have to trust that your physician is referring you to the best spine surgeon possible.
Back Surgery Information
The most common back surgery to date is performed on the lower back. This is only natural seeing as how it is the lower back that supports the majority of our weight, and is more often then not the most abused part of the back.
Neck Spurs Surgery
If conservative treatment methods have failed you and you are still looking for relief, an anterior cervical discectomy may help to relieve your chronic neck pain.
Fusion Alternative
recommended for spinal fusion surgery? There are spinal fusion alternatives available that have higher success rates when treating back conditions
Lumbar Surgery
Laser surgery can be performed in the lumbar area of the spine with remarkable results.
Treatments
Fusion Alternative
Fusions are too often performed for people with degenerative disc disease. The pain and symptoms of degenerative disc disease all stem from nerve impingement.
Percutaneous Discectomy
A percutaneous endoscopic laser discectomy is done when the patient's history, physical examination and imaging (such as CT scan or MRI) indicates herniated or bulging disc and the material inside the disc has not ruptured into the spinal canal.
Laminotomy
The ligamentum flavum, a ligament in the spinal canal that can thicken to the point where it is actually compressing on the spinal cord, attributing to spinal stenosis can be removed through a laminotomy procedure.
Foraminotomy
A foraminotomy is performed to relieve the symptoms of nerve root compression in cases where the foramen is being compressed by bone, disc, scar tissue, or excessive ligament development and results in a pinched nerve.
Facet Thermal Ablation
Facet thermal ablation is a minimally invasive surgical procedure aimed at correcting facet joint disease
Symptoms
Reduced Motion
When a joint in the spine (facet) becomes inflamed from arthritis in the spine, there is often a significant amount of reduction in movement abilities
Pins and Needles
Many people who suffer from nerve impingement in the spinal area will complain about pins and needles sensations or the feeling of a hand or foot "falling asleep"
Radiating Pain
Radiating pain is a common symptom described by patients who suffer from sciatica.
Muscular Weakness
Muscular weakness can occur when a nerve has been pinched and the flow of blood carrying nutrients has been reduced.
Numbness
Symptoms of numbness throughout your extremities can be signs of multiple back conditions that are treatable through minimally invasive laser spine surgery
Causes
Heredity
Some back conditions can be inherited from the genes of the parents.
Traumatic Injury
Sudden traumatic injury to a spinal disc can cause it to herniate or rupture. Although surgery is not often required, it may become necessary if the injury is severe enough or it is taking too long to show any signs of healing.
Age
One of the main ways for people to develop a back conditions is through the natural aging process, where the spinal discs will eventually begin to break down.