The word “surgery” can carry a weight of fear and anxiety behind it. Any time a patient hears that surgery may be needed to help alleviate his or her medical condition, immediately the wheels begin to turn in a patient’s mind. What will this surgery entail? How much time will I need to allot in order to properly recover? Will I live with pain as a result of surgery or will I have limited movement and functionality? When it comes to the spine, surgery can cause even more worry. The spine is a guard to the nervous system, which affects every aspect of your body, in addition to allowing you to move without hindrance. With a spine injury, your life can feel very limited, and often enduring a spine surgery is one’s only hope for a plentiful life.
Minimize Damage to Muscles and Reduce Pain
Medical doctors are now able to conduct a minimally invasive spine surgery on some patients. With traditional spine surgery, surgeons cut a large incision to view and access the anatomy where the operation will take place. In contrast, minimally invasive spine surgery requires only a small incision. The reduction in the size of the incision during minimally invasive spine surgery significantly reduces damage done to the muscles surrounding the spine.
Return Home Earlier
Unlike traditional spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery is performed mostly on an outpatient basis, where patients receive surgery and are able to leave the hospital on the same day. This minimizes hospital costs for patients, in addition to already being a more cost-efficient surgery. In comparison, most traditional spine surgeries require the patient to stay in the hospital for a minimum of three nights, which inevitably raises hospital costs for patients.
Recover Faster
Research has shown that patients who have endured minimally invasive spine surgery suffer much less pain than those that have undergone traditional spine surgery. In addition, the recovery rate while unable to work can drop from 6 weeks recovery with traditional surgery to only two weeks with minimally invasive surgery for some patients.
To learn more about Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, contact the office of Dr. Shaad Bidiwala,
MD at 214-823-2052 or visit Texas Minimally Invasive Spine in person or online.