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How? Compared to traditional “open” spine surgery, endoscopic spine surgery requires one tiny incision, a small scope, and camera to access and surgically repair the damaged area of the spine causing pain. After the surgery is complete, one stitch closes the site where the camera was placed. The goal is for fast relief and an easy recovery!
LOWER BACK PAIN
An endoscopic rhizotomy is a minimally invasive endoscopic surgery that allows direct visualization of the medial branch nerves that supply the facet joints in the back of the spine. This procedure may also be called a facet joint denervation.
Medial branch nerves are very small nerves that innervate the facet joints of the spine. Facet joints are the joints connecting the different vertebra of the spine to each other. The joints are present on both sides of the spine from the neck to the lower back. This is an out-patient surgery and the patient is able to return to work within a few days.
LOWER BACK & LEG PAIN OR SCIATICA
An endoscopic microdiscectomy is a minimally invasive endoscopic surgery that allows direct visualization of the disc and nerves. This procedure is used for decompressing nerve roots damaged by compressed spinal discs.
It is usually indicated in patients with a herniated or compressed lumbar disc, who have not found adequate pain relief with pain management injections or conservative treatment. Or, the pain after pain management injections returns rapidly and the pain is intolerable.
Many patients who suffer from sciatica, referred pain down either leg, and/or lower back pain may be a candidate for this procedure.
This procedure can also help in relieving pain associated with Spinal Stenosis and low back arthritis. This procedure is also called a Keyhole Spine Surgery.
LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION
This revolutionary minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery has proven to be an alternative and reliable method for spine surgery that can be achieved through various methods utilizing small access channels to the spine. The EndoLIF® access now minimizes the open “submuscular access” to an endoscopically assisted fusion access to the intervertebral disc, such as interbody fusion with the EndoLIF® O-Cage.
What this means is much like the approach to the Endoscopic Rhizotomy and Endoscopic Miscrodiscectomy, the EndoLIF® – Lumbar Interbody Fusion surgery allows our surgeon to introduce an implant through a minimally invasive technique with significant tissue trauma reduction and shortened recovery time. This is also an out-patient surgery for most healthy patients.
With the use of a camera, our surgeon performs the surgery through the small working channel to place the remove the damage disc, remove small amount of lamina(bone) to free compressed nerves, and the place the implant to create stabilization in the lumbar spine. This endoscopic surgical method is viewed as a gentle further alternative to microsurgical techniques.
Some patients will require a more invasive procedure, but the great news is that most healthy adults can still be seen our in modern out-patient surgery center for their spine surgeries and return home the same day.
As a multi-disciplinary team, we understand that pain can change and destroy a person’s life. It is discouraging to watch our patients, friends and family suffer in pain. We know we can make a difference and help provide the best education and options available. We offer Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, namely Endoscopic Microdiscectomy and Endoscopic Rhizotomy procedures. Our non-surgical treatments offered are therapeutic and diagnostic injection medicine therapy. These include epidural steroid injections, non-steroidal injections, nerve blocks and ablations, joint injections, and trigger point injections. We also offer many other procedures for pain relief.
We are passionate about giving life back to our community every day. We specialize in most types of pain, including neck and back pain, arm and shoulder pain, leg, hip and knee pain, as well as headaches and migraines. We treat pain from Car Accident or Wreck Injuries, Sport Injuries, Workman’s Comp and daily wear and tear.
We are excited to be known by our patients and referring Primary Care Physicians as Top Doctors and Top Pain Specialists in Phoenix. We are also proud to have great relationships with other pain centers like Arizona Pain Specialists, The Pain Centers of Arizona, Arizona Pain Centers, Advanced Pain Management, Sonoran Spine, Barrow Neurosurgical Institute and many neurospine surgeons and orthospine surgeons.
Modern Spine Medicine at Arizona Pain Treatment Centers has been serving the greater Phoenix area since 1997. We have patients under our care that live in Phoenix, North Phoenix, Scottsdale, Peoria, Glendale, Maryvale, Tolleson, South Phoenix, Mesa, East Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Ahwatukee, Gilbert, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Apache Junction, Tuscon, and even Globe.
We are commitment to making a difference and being the difference in all of our patient’s lives and their family and friends lives. Thank you!