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Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery

Minimal invasive spinal surgery relieves the pain of a spine condition while minimizing trauma to the body’s tissues, including muscles and ligaments.

A minimally invasive surgery is done using an endoscope, which is a narrow tube that is inserted into the body. Through this tube surgeons can gently open up the space around the damaged disc or vertebrae for irrigation, feed instruments to the site so that damage can be repaired, and view the entire process with an attached light and video camera.

In addition to minimally invasive surgery there are two other types of pain-relief treatments for spinal conditions:

• Non-invasive: pain relief treatments that do not require surgery, like physical therapy, mild exercise, chiropractic work, pain medications, and rest.
• Invasive: also referred to as "traditional open-back" surgery, this type of procedure uses large incisions that can involve stripping, cutting, or damage to surrounding muscles. General anesthesia is used. This is an inpatient procedure.

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In terms of minimally invasive surgery, there several procedures that can be used to alleviate pain. For instance, a foraminotomy enlarges the open spaces on either side of the vertebrae through which nerves travel to other parts of the body, so that pressure on the nerves decreases. Another type of procedure, a percutaneous endoscopic laser discectomy, is done using a laser that gently dissolves disc material that may be impinging on spinal nerves.

These treatments and other minimally invasive surgeries may be able to help you if you suffer from a condition such as herniated disc, bulging disc, osteoarthritis, or spinal stenosis, and conventional treatment options have been ineffective. Contact Laser Spine Institute (LSI) and our award-winning experts can introduce you to minimal invasive spinal surgery using endoscopic technology. We’ll review your MRI or CT scan for free.

Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.