Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Is It Right For Me?
Spine surgery should be your last option when non-surgical treatments fail to relieve your spine and neck pain. The good news is that modern technology has paved the way for minimally invasive spine surgery procedures. Minimally invasive spine surgery is designed to cause the least amount of trauma possible to the patient. A skilled surgeon […]
Orthopaedic Health: Do I Need a Cortisone Shot?
Your doctor may have advised you to take a cortisone shot for your arthritis or other painful condition, but do you really need it? Cortisone injections have long been proven safe and appropriate for a lot of orthopedic health issues. However, some tend to develop concerns when they hear that this procedure uses steroids. You […]
Back Pain Surgery: Do I Really Need It?
Patients and their families are you usually left with more questions than answers when considering back pain surgery. Treatment choices for back pain will depend on the source, severity, persistence, and trajectory of the pain. If the back pain is not accompanied by leg pain, then back pain surgery should not be the first choice. […]
Easy Back Pain Remedies You Haven’t Tried Yet
A lot of people suffering from lower back pain find relief with a multifaceted approach rather than just choosing one treatment option. Spine Center of Texas wants you to know about some overlooked and underemphasized remedies that may help you keep your back pain at bay: Endorphin release – Endorphin is a type of a […]
Choosing Your Spine Surgeon
Choosing the right surgeon for your back surgery is crucial if you want the best chance at achieving pain relief while minimizing potential complication. In any medical case, a patient needs to get a correct diagnosis. Spine surgery only addresses an anatomical problem. The surgery, therefore, is useless if the underlying cause of the pain […]
Neuromodulation FAQs
Spine Center of Texas will be answering some commonly asked questions about Neuromodulation. What types of conditions can nueromodulation treat? People who suffer chronic pain, spasticity, movement disorders, epilepsy, ischaemia, spinal injury, and other specific psychiatric disorders can benefit from the neuromodulation approach. Spinal cord stimulation is the most common neuromodulation treatment for those who’ve […]
Benefits of Spinal Cord Stimulation
14,000 patients around the world who undergo spinal cord stimulator implants annually. Spinal cord stimulation or SCS is a form of neuromodulation treatment that delivers mild electric stimulation to the nerves found along the spinal column. The electric stimulation modifies nerve activity in order to lessen the pain sensation reaching the brain. First used to […]
Neuromodulation for Back Pain
Neuromodulation is a therapeutic process which involvse stimulating and administering medication directly to the body’s nervous system in order to treat pain and other neurologic dysfunctions, such as movement disorder, spasticity, and epilepsy. Neuromodulation stimulates nerve cells by implanting drug-containing devices or neural stimulators in the central and peripheral nervous systems, autonomic nervous system, and […]
What are Epidural Steroid Injections?
Are you suffering from back pain? Here are some facts about epidural steroid injections that you can use to help you determine if this is the right treatment option for you: What are epidural steroid injections? Epidural steroid injections are a safe and effective treatment you can try if you’re suffering from neck, arm, and […]
Low Back Pain? Try Medial Branch Block!
If your low back pain is coming from an inflamed or irritated lumbar facet joint, then Medial Branch Block may be just the right treatment for you. What is a lumbar facet joint? Our spine’s lumbar region (found in the lower back) has exactly 5 vertebrae. Lumbar facet joints connect these vertebrae to the side […]
What is Medial Branch Block?
Medial branch block is a minimally invasive procedure that is performed to stop the pain signals received by the facet joint from the medial branch nerves. It uses an anesthetic agent and steroid to interrupt the sensory nerve supply to the facet joint. This procedure provides long-term back pain relief. Medial branch block is also […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
While minimally invasive spine surgery has many advantages, anyone considering surgery on their spine should know that there are still potential risks. An internet search of “minimally invasive spine surgery” will produce links to many websites stocked with shining testimonials of how much better the patients felt after the advertised procedure, but there is often […]
