Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Bronx NY

Before the tremendous advancements made in minimally invasive spine surgery, your only option to relieve back pain was either taking dangerous opioids or facing open surgery that often left you with a long recovery and lingering side effects. Now you can find relief at a pain clinic near you at Pain Management NYC. Our pain specialists more often focus on non-invasive or less-invasive spine treatments to provide a number of safe, effective options.

The minimally invasive back surgery performed by our spine specialists is done on an outpatient basis, allowing you to recover comfortably at home. Using high-precision endoscopic imaging and microsurgical instruments, our doctors work through incisions less than an inch long, preserving as much healthy tissue as possible. Don’t wait to seek help out of fear of needing back surgery. Call us today for an evaluation and to explore your treatment options.

Dr. Leon Reyfman, MD, specializes in advanced interventional spine treatments, with a particular focus on radiofrequency neurotomy (RFA) for the lumbar and thoracic medial branch nerves. This minimally invasive procedure is a key part of our approach to managing chronic mechanical spine pain and facet-mediated syndrome.

But if your pain lingers, the top pain clinic in Manhattan offers a wide range of treatments for back pain that include:

Radiofrequency ablation.
Spine facet injections.
Lumbar epidural steroid injections.

You may find pain relief from chronic back pain or muscle and joint pain with trigger point injections or nerve blocks. But when those treatments don’t fully resolve your discomfort, you can rely on the experience and skills of pain doctors who also provide safe and effective minimally invasive spine surgery procedures.

What Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?

Minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS) is a type of back surgery performed through small incisions. This less invasive type of spinal procedure is done with a specialized hollow tube known as a tubular retractor. The spine surgeon uses this tool to visualize and treat the targeted spine area. This results in less trauma being caused to the nearby muscles and surrounding tissue.

When the tube-shaped tool is inserted into the small incision, it gently pushes aside the muscle and soft tissue, creating a tunnel to the problem area of the spine. This enables the spine surgeon to insert small tools through the retractor and work on your spine. During the entire minimally invasive spine surgery, a special operating X-ray is used (fluoroscopy) that provides the doctor with real-time images of your spine.

This less invasive back surgery technique gives your surgeon great precision to repair and treat the targeted area. Another advantage it has over standard surgery is less pain and faster recovery times after surgery. MISS can be used for various types of spine surgery.

What Happens During Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?

Most of the time, the surgical procedures are performed in the New York pain control clinic offices. Depending on what part of the spine being treated, you may be given localized numbing with sedation or general anesthesia. During the minimally invasive back surgery, your vitals will be carefully monitored by your spine surgeon. Antibiotics may be given both before and after the procedure to help prevent infection.

The vertebra, nerves, and discs in your spine are located deep under your skin. To reach the damaged or diseased portion of your spine, your pain doctor relies on a fluoroscopy, which is like a live x-ray video machine. It shows real-time images that guide his movements as he performs the necessary procedure.

Soft tissues such as muscles and ligaments may be dilated instead of cut, which is done during more invasive open back surgery. For minimally invasive surgery, the incisions are tiny and only require a couple of stitches.

If you need screws or rods to support your spine, your physician may use guidewires that run through your skin to slide the instrumentation into place. Accessing your spine from the side, especially for lumbar procedures, drastically reduces post-surgical pain. Instead of opening your chest to perform a thoracic procedure, multiple tiny incisions can provide sufficient access.

Pain Management NYC

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