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Laser Spine Institute Celebrates National Surgical Technologist Week
The Association of Surgical Technologists has named the week of September 19-25 "National Surgical Technologist Week." Surgical technologists are integral members of operating teams that assist surgeons to ensure safe and effective procedures. What better time to recognize the hardworking medical team of surgical technologists and endoscopic specialists at Laser Spine Institute than this week?
Our surgical technologists are headed by Jim Stafford, Director of Surgical Operations in our Tampa location, and are accredited by the American College of Surgeons and the Association of Surgical Technologists. We also feature the same exceptional expertise at our Scottsdale and Philadelphia locations, and all of our surgical technicians, surgeons, nurses, and other allied health professionals are proud to ensure quality patient care and patient safety before, during, and after our endoscopic spine procedures.
The Relationship Between a Successful Spine Surgery and Physical Therapy
If you've been following Laser Spine Institute's Facebook group and have taken the time to research what we do,
you know that we pride ourselves on our revolutionary minimally invasive procedures that are the safe and effective alternative to open back or neck surgery. For a wide variety of spinal conditions and common spinal issues including chronic back and neck pain, our endoscopic spine surgery can help patients put an end to debilitating symptoms and regain a normal, functional lifestyle.
Our state-of-the-art procedures offer a number of impressive benefits when compared to traditional spine surgery:
Is Laser Spine Institute in Contract with Medicare?
Laser Spine Institute physicians are in contract with Medicare for the professional services that they provide at Laser Spine Surgery Center (LSSC), which is an ambulatory surgery center that is not part of a licensed hospital.
Identifying the Source of Back and Neck Pain: Diagnostic Testing, Part 3
Diagnostic Facet Injections
A common diagnostic procedure in these cases is the diagnostic facet injection. Targeted placement of anesthetic in the small "knuckle like joints of the spine" may reveal them to be the primary source of pain in many patients. Alternatively, some patients may require a test of the intervertebral disc space, which involves stimulating the disc with fluid designed to reproduce the pain and reveal microscopic injury or disease of the disc that is frequently invisible on MRI and x-rays.
What Happens During the Procedure?
Identifying the Source of Back and Neck Pain: Diagnostic Testing, Part 2
Minimally invasive spine surgery succeeds in large part due to the skill and experience of our surgeons in identifying the primary target in the spine responsible for the pain and selectively decompressing the nerve in
that spot. Once the patient is evaluated and examined and the MRI is reviewed, the need for a diagnostic test will be considered.
Spine Treatment: More Than Meets the Eye
Minimally invasive spine surgery succeeds in large part due to the skill and experience of our surgeons in identifying the primary target in the spine responsible for the pain and selectively decompressing the nerve in that spot. Once the patient is evaluated and examined and the MRI is reviewed, the need for a diagnostic test will be considered.
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