A strong, capable and pain-free body is an essential ingredient to a healthy and happy life. Our personal and professional pursuits depend on it.
Through improper movement patterns, injury, genetics, or simply years of wear and tear, spine-related problems have the unique potential to create life-altering pain and disability. In today’s modern world an abundance of knowledge and technology are available to optimize our physical health, and to tackle challenges when they occur.
For the majority of spine diagnoses, surgery is never needed to make a significant and lasting improvement in symptoms. For those whom a procedure would benefit, the minimalist approach is paramount; how can more be achieved with less?
Minimally invasive spine surgery is the modern field of treatment for spinal conditions using specific techniques and technology that limit the impact of surgery on the human system. Through the use of innovative access to the spinal elements and optimized medication regimens before and after surgery, tissue damage and post-operative pain are minimized while the road to recovery is simplified.
An effective partnership with any physician demands that each patient develop an understanding of the specific problem that has compromised their well-being or function, and which options exist to address it.
Through meticulous training, research and constant self-improvement, any surgeon must remain mindful of medicine’s golden question - “Would I send my family to a doctor like me?”