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Patients who are dealing with chronic lower back pain due to a condition affecting the lumbar (lower) spinal region may be recommended for a posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). Before undergoing a surgical procedure such as a PLIF, it is important to educate yourself as a patient about the potential risks and difficulties that can...

Lateral lumbar interbody fusion is a spinal fusion surgery used to treat certain severe spinal conditions. The purpose of an open lateral lumbar interbody fusion (XLIF) is to release the pressure placed on nerves by decompressing an impacted nerve in the spinal canal. This nerve can be impacted by several spine conditions, including herniated disc, bulging...

Patients suffering from a bulging or herniated disc may experience chronic pain due to compressed nerves within the spinal column. Often, these patients are recommended for a traditional discectomy to remove a portion of the disc causing the pain. However, an alternative to a discectomy is a microdiscectomy. Microdiscectomy is a procedure in which the...

If you have been diagnosed with chronic lower back pain and conservative treatments have not proven effective, anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) may be recommended. This procedure is used as a treatment option for many spinal conditions, including degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis. Like other forms of spinal fusion, anterior lumbar interbody fusion is designed to...

When patients are experiencing extreme pain, numbness, tingling or weakness in their neck or back as well as possible instances of bowel or bladder dysfunction, a discectomy may become a suitable treatment option for them. Though surgical procedures should be considered as a last resort for patients experiencing neck or back pain, at times surgery...

Patients who are experiencing severe pain due to compression fractures in the spine may be recommended to undergo kyphoplasty — a procedure used to treat patients who, due to compression fractures, are experiencing the collapse of bone in the spine. During the procedure, the patient is first placed face down while the surgeon inserts a...

Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion — advantages The lumbar (lower) portion of the spine is particularly susceptible to spine conditions because this area undergoes so much stress from supporting the upper body and remaining flexible enough for movement. In fact, most people by the age of 70 will have some form of lower back...

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a method of treatment in which a surgically implanted pulse generator sends electrical currents through the spine in order to interfere with nerve impulses that cause chronic pain. The pulse generator is inserted in the abdomen, and small, coated wires run to the point in the spinal canal where the...

— treatment for nerve compression in the spinal canal   Most patients experience some form of spinal stenosis as they age. Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal and is part of a group of degenerative spine conditions that cause pain by compressing a nerve root in the spinal canal. While most degenerative...

Patients suffering from a cervical (neck) spine condition may experience chronic neck pain or shooting pain in the head, arm, and/or fingers. This continual pain can become debilitating and cause a decrease in activity and quality of life. At Austin Midtown Ambulatory Spinal Center, we want you to know that we understand the pain you...