Mohamad Bydon, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, discusses back pain treatment — both nonoperative and operative options. When surgery is required for the treatment of a spine condition, minimally invasive surgical techniques may be an option. Visit [ Ссылка ] to request an appointment or learn more about spine care at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Bydon discusses how minimally invasive spine surgery may help patients decrease pain, reduce length of stay, improve recovery time, and reduce disease adjacent to the surgery.
Though not everyone is a candidate for minimally invasive spine surgery, it is important for patients with back pain that's not eliminated with physical therapy, injections or other nonoperative treatment to seek an evaluation from an experienced surgeon. Dr. Bydon provides an overview of the evaluation of minimally invasive treatment options for decompression, spinal fusion, disk replacement or spine tumor removal.
