Category: Spine

A new and exciting technique to treat spinal conditions is now available at LOC.  Lateral lumbar interbody fusion(LLIF) is a minimally invasive spine surgery to “open up” the spinal canal when the nerves are being squeezed causing pain. 

I hear it all the time; “I will never have back surgery”.  As a spine surgeon, I am humbled that anyone would let me operate on their back when so much is riding on the success of surgery.  I respect the overwhelming apprehension over back surgery.

I am often amused by the sighs of relief from my patients after I tell them they don’t need an operation. The reality is the vast majority of patients I see in clinic do not need spine surgery. In fact, up to 90% of back pain resolves uneventfully in ones’ lifetime.