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Am I a Candidate for Laser Spine Surgery?

Candidacy Overview by Dr. Michael Perry

If you experience pain or numbness that persists or worsens after prescription medication and/or conservative treatment options have been exhausted, you may be a candidate for minimally invasive spine surgery.

Candidacy Overview by Dr. Michael Perry

The questions below are common complaints that many of our patients have experienced.

  • Do you lean over the grocery cart for support while shopping?
  • When you visit a shopping mall, have you already located every chair and resting area?
  • Is it difficult to stand or walk for long periods of time?
  • Is back pain affecting your personal and social life?
  • Do you have pain in your back or tingling and numbness in your extremities?
  • Have you tried conventional treatments for neck or back pain, such as massage therapy, yoga, acupuncture, or chiropractic care, but with no relief?
  • Are you in a pain management program?
  • Has your physician recommended back surgery?
  • Have you had open back surgery but are still experiencing pain?
  • Has your physician told you that you're not a candidate for open back surgery?

Take the next step to rediscovering a life without pain.

To find out if you are a candidate for Laser Spine Institute's minimally invasive procedures, submit your information.

One of our Patient Care Coordinators will contact you at the time and manner in which you request, and answer your questions.

Next, you will provide us a copy of your MRI or CT scan with the written report so that one of our physicians can review them to determine if you're a candidate for our surgery.

A Patient Care Coordinator will then call you to discuss your condition and the minimally invasive procedure that we initially recommend. The final determination will occur during your in-person evaluation. There's no cost for your MRI or CT scan review or your discussion with our Patient Care Coordinator.

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Individual spine conditions, treatment and recovery times may vary. Each patient's experience with endoscopic spine surgery will differ. All surgical procedures involve some level of risk. If directed to pursue surgery by your physician, prompt action is advised, as waiting may reduce the efficacy of surgical treatment. Some patients may require an experience that exceeds five days and others may require as few as four days. Patients may be required to rest 48 hours post-surgery. These procedures are reserved for those patients medically cleared and scheduled for endoscopic treatment. Paid spokesperson(s) for Laser Spine Institute results may not be typical. Laser Spine Institute requires each surgeon to complete an extensive Laser Spine Institute training program. MRI reviews are preliminary, and some patients' individual medical conditions may require additional testing that Laser Spine Institute will facilitate through a third-party service provider. Diagnostic procedures in Philadelphia, Houston and Oklahoma City are facilitated by Laser Spine Institute through a third-party provider.

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