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Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

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...

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Laminotomy

— 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...

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Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

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...

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Foraminotomy

Our minimally invasive foraminotomy procedure is used to relieve pain associated with a compressed nerve in the spine. Nerves in the spine can become compressed for several reasons. However, the symptoms of a compressed nerve in the spinal cord are often the same: local and radiating pain, tingling and numbness and weakness in the arm...

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