by Desert Spine & Scoliosis Center | Oct 25, 2024 | Surgery
If you find yourself here, chances are you’ve heard of endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) before. Maybe a doctor even recommended it to you as an alternative to more invasive surgery. But what’s the big deal when it comes to this type of spine surgery, and is it really as...
by Desert Spine & Scoliosis Center | Oct 24, 2024 | Neck and Back Pain, Surgery
Disc replacement surgery is growing in popularity as an alternative to traditional spinal fusion surgery. Whether you’ve just had cervical disc replacement surgery (disc replacement surgery in the neck) or lumbar disc replacement surgery (disc...
by Desert Spine & Scoliosis Center | Oct 23, 2024 | Surgery
Search the web for “types of spinal decompression surgery” and you’re likely to get results that mention procedures such as a laminectomy, laminotomy, laminoplasty, discectomy or microdiscectomy. But these are not types of spinal decompression surgery themselves as...
by Desert Spine & Scoliosis Center | Oct 22, 2024 | Surgery
So, you’ve heard that a spinal fusion or a disc replacement surgery might be the miracle cure you’ve been waiting for to solve your pain and improve your quality of life once and for all. We’re here to level with you: no surgical intervention is without risks. That...
by Desert Spine & Scoliosis Center | Oct 21, 2024 | Neck and Back Pain, Surgery
So you’ve had back surgery. Whether you held out for a long time or decided to go under the knife as soon as painful symptoms presented themselves, now you need to know what to do. A After all, the last thing you want to do is re-injure what was just fixed. Here are a...
by Desert Spine & Scoliosis Center | Apr 19, 2024 | Surgery
Chronic pain is never easy to deal with, and neither is it “fun”. The frustration and decrease in quality of life it causes, not to mention adjustments in activities of daily living can lead many people suffering from it to wonder “What are my treatment options?”. If...
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