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Dallas Spine Pain Center, Spine Pain Help Dallas, Dallas Spine Pain Doctors
If you are looking for a specialist in spine surgery, Dallas may be your next destination. BecomePainFree.com’s Dallas office provides:
- A free MRI or CT scan evaluation by medical staff
- Partner physicians board-certified in interventional pain management
- Free educational back pain seminars
- One of the top surgical facilities in the country
Free MRI or CT scan evaluation. Have you tried conservative therapies for your chronic back pain, and wonder if a medical procedure is the next best step? Allow our staff to evaluate your medical case. Our physicians will provide the most conservative recommendation deemed appropriate for your special case.
Free medical referral service. If you choose, your assigned patient coordinator will handle the logistics for any medical procedure recommended by one of our physicians.
Board-certified physicians. Our Dallas-based specialists collectively provide expertise in neurosurgery and interventional pain management, and provide a range of procedures, from epidural steroid injections to spinal fusion. They are unique providers of the BecomePainFree.com procedure.
Free back pain seminar. BecomePainFree.com’s Dallas office provides regular educational seminars so chronic pain sufferers can learn about the BecomePainFree.com procedure and talk directly to someone who can answer all of their questions.
Surgical facility. Victory Medical Center in Plano, TX is one of the newest surgical facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Located in the center of the United States, the Dallas laser spine center also provides a convenient option for chronic back pain sufferers across the country – just a short plane-ride away. BecomePainFree.com’s Dallas office has partnered with the Hyatt Place, for traveling patients.
The BecomePainFree.com headquarters is also in Dallas TX. So when you visit, make sure to say hello to the patient coordinator and insurance teams, who strive to help patients like you find a solution for their pain.
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About us: BecomePainFree.com provides patient advocacy for spine pain sufferers. Patient care may be described as a table with patients on one side looking for a solution, and physicians on the other side providing a service; since BecomePainFree.com does not practice medicine, it is uniquely positioned on the patient’s side of the table, providing a compass to navigate the often confusing world of spine surgery and interventional pain management.
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Get relief from chronic neck and back pain with a minimally invasive alternative to open neck or back surgery
For those suffering from chronic neck and back pain, daily life can be a painful struggle. Even the most enjoyable activities can be difficult to partake in when every movement brings up unbearable pain and discomfort. It’s extremely common for patients to feel helpless, hopeless, depressed, and out of options when short-term remedies fail to provide relief, and pain medications cause unpleasant side effects. But BecomePainFree.com utilizes our Laser Spine Program and it has great news – our advanced endoscopic procedures can help you rediscover your life without neck and back pain. Unlike normal open neck or back surgery, ours require a less than 1-inch incision.
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Laser Spine Surgery
This means our procedures involve a much shorter recovery time than traditional back surgery, and in fact, many of our patients are back on their feet within an hour after their procedure. BecomePainFree.com’s medical group performs more minimally invasive spine procedures each month than any other spine facility in the nation, so trust us for proven relief from chronic neck and back pain.
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Study: Obese Patients Have Worse Outcomes After Spine Surgery
Tags: back pain | lumbar disc herniation | obese | patients | spinal surgery | spine surgeon
A recent study published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery shows that obese patients have poorer outcomes after both surgical and non-surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation.
The study examined 854 nonobese patients and 336 obese patients enrolled in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial for lumbar disc herniation. After a four-year follow up period, 77.5 percent of the obese patients and 86.9 percent of the nonobese patients who receive surgery were working full time or part time.
Obese patients in both groups also reported less functional improvements were than nonobese patients.
According to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release on the study, obese patients didn’t have an increased rate of infection, intraoperative complication or re-operation. The benefits for nonoperative treatment were not impacted by the patient’s body mass index.
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Lumbar and Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation and Lesioning
What is Radiofrequency?
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Radiofrequency waves are electromagnetic waves which travel at the speed of light, or 186,000 miles per second (300,000 km/s). Radiofrequency Energy is a type of heat energy that is created by a special generator at very high or super high frequencies. With the use of this specialized generator, heat energy is created and delivered with precision to target nerves that carry pain impulses. The resulting “lesion”involves a spherical area of tissue destruction at the tip of the RF needle that can include pain-carrying nerves.
Why is this procedure done?
Radiofrequency ablation/lesioning is a procedure used to provide longer term pain relief than that provided by simple injections or nerve blocks. Many patients who are being considered for this procedure have already undergone simple injection techniques like Epidural Steroid Injection, Facet Joint Injection, Sympathetic Nerve Blocks, or other nerve blocks with pain relief that is less prolonged than desired. By selectively destroying nerves that carry pain impulses, the painful structure can be effectively denervated and the pain reduced or eliminated for anywhere from a few months to up to 12 months.
How is this procedure done?
Once a structure has been determined to be a pain generator, its nerve supply is targeted for interruption. A small insulated needle or RF cannula is positioned next to these nerves with fluoroscopic guidance (live video X-Ray). Your doctor knows where to place the RF cannula because he is an expert in anatomy. The shaft of this cannula except for the last 5 to 10 mm is covered with a protective insulation so that the electric current only passes into the surrounding tissues from the very tip of the cannula. When the cannula appears to be in good position, the doctor may perform a test and release a small amount of electric current through the needle tip at two different frequencies. This test helps to confirm that the cannula tip is in close proximity to the target nerve and that it is not near any other nerve. After a successful test confirms good cannula tip position, a local anesthetic is injected to numb the area. The RF generator is then used to heat the cannula tip for up to 90 seconds, and thus the target nerve is destroyed.
What types of conditions will respond to Radiofrequency Lesioning?
There are a multitude of chronic pain conditions that respond well to this treatment. Chronic spinal pain, including spinal arthritis (spondylosis), post-traumatic pain (whiplash), pain after spine surgery, and other spinal pain conditions are those most commonly treated with RFL. Other conditions that are known to respond well to RFL include some neuropathic pain conditions like Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS or RSD), peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes, and other assorted chronic pain conditions. A patient’s candidacy for RFL is usually determined by the performance of a Diagnostic Nerve Block. This procedure will help to confirm whether a patient’s pain improves just for the duration of the local anesthetic (or not). Patients who have little to no pain relief after a diagnostic nerve block are not candidates for a neurodestructive procedure like RF Lesioning.
Does the procedure hurt?
This procedure is no more painful than any other injection procedure that is performed in interventional pain management. Patients are often given mild intravenous sedation during the procedure, but sedation is not absolutely required. Deep sedation is not a safe alternative and is therefore not offered for my RF procedures. It is quite common for neck or back pain to increase for a few days or longer after the RFL procedure before it starts to improve.
What should I do to prepare for my procedure?
On the day of your injection, you should not have anything to eat or drink for at least eight (8) hours before your scheduled procedure. If you are scheduled to receive sedation during the procedure, you must have someone available to drive you home. If you usually take medication for high blood pressure or any kind of heart condition, it is very important that you take this medication at the usual time with a sip of water before your procedure.
If you are taking any type of medication that can thin the blood and cause excessive bleeding, you should discuss with your doctors whether to discontinue this medication prior to the procedure. These anticoagulant meds are usually prescribed to protect a patient against stroke, heart attack, or other vascular occlusion event. Therefore the decision to discontinue one of these medications is not made by the pain management physician but rather by the primary care or specialty physician (cardiologist) who prescribes and manages that medication. Examples of medications that could promote surgical bleeding include Coumadin, Plavix, Aggrenox, Pletal, Ticlid, and Lovenox.
What should I do after my procedure?
Following discharge home, you should plan on simple rest and relaxation. If you have pain at the needle puncture sites, application of an ice pack to this area should be helpful. If you receive intravenous sedation, you should not drive a car until the next day. Patients are generally advised to go home and not return to work after this type of procedure. Some patients do return to work the next day.
Could there be side effects or complications?
BecomePainFree Doctors will discuss these issues with you, and you will be asked to carefully read and sign a consent form before any procedure is performed.
Can this procedure be repeated if my pain returns?
It is possible for the treated nerve(s) to regenerate, which could lead to recurrent pain. However, RF Lesioning is repeatable for nerve regeneration if it worked the first time around.
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We have two spine surgeons in our group and one on the way from the world famous Mayo Clinic. These Mayo Clinic surgeons are some of the best in the United States of America both of these Mayo Clinic trained doctors work in Texas. Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio we ave you covered with Mayo Clinic trained spine surgeons. Here is the information on these doctors below.Check out our website at https://www.becomepainfree.com/
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Steven J. Cyr, M.D., FAAOS
Mayo Clinic Trained Spine Physician
Steven J. Cyr, M.D., is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who received extensive training to specialize in the delicate science of Spine Surgery. Anyone who knows Dr. Cyr well will tell you that he is a man driven for quality and excellence. His high standards can be seen throughout his educational process and career.
He received top honors at Southwest Texas State University by graduating Summa Cum Laude and Valedictorian with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. In addition to rigorous academics, he was also a member of the Bobcat football team during his three years at SWTSU.
Dr. Cyr gained early acceptance into medical school and earned his MD from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He then began his service to the United States Air Force with a transitional internship at Wilford Hall Medical Center. He served the air force community as a flight surgeon for two years before beginning residency training in orthopaedic surgery at Wilford Hall.
Following residency, Dr. Cyr was honored to be chosen from among the country’s top residents as the only fellow for the highly competitive and prestigious spine fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. This training program has ranked number one for orthopaedic and neurosurgical training programs in America for the last 20 years. Mayo combines these two fields, giving their surgeons an understanding of nerve and spine function unparalleled in most other programs.
Upon completion of his fellowship, Dr. Cyr and his family moved back to San Antonio, where he served the military population as the Chief of Air Force Spine Surgery and Spine Surgery Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Air Force. For six years, Dr. Cyr taught future air force orthopaedic surgeons in residency at Wilford Hall and has twice served our war wounded in Iraq at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad.
He has brought innovative techniques to the military and was the first to perform the total disc replacement procedure as well as endoscopic spinal surgery. He specializes in complicated spine issues and has gained notoriety for successful repairs of failed surgeries on patients from numerous other states and around the world. Dr. Cyr’s expertise and skills are now available to civilian patients at the Orthopaedic and Spine Institute, where his passion for excellence and quality keep him at the leading edge of spine surgery.
Mayo Clinic Trained Spine Physician
Dr. Venkat Sethuraman M.D.
Mayo Fellowship Trained Board-Certified Spine Surgeon
Minimally Invasive Spine Specialist
Education Undergraduate: Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ
Medical: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Training Orthopaedic Surgery
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Spine
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Hospital Affiliations Baylor Irving Medical Center Irving Coppell Surgical Center Irving
Offices:
Coppell :
2021 N. MacArthur Blvd 400 West IH 635 Bldg. @, Suite 115
Irving:
Plaza 1, Suite 200
Irving, TX 75061
Irving, TX 75063
Plano:
2301 Marsh Lane,
Plano, TX 75093
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Minimally invasive spinal surgery or MISS in Texas does not apply to any one particular type of surgery. The goal of this type of spinal surgery is to achieve the same effect as with traditional surgery process, but to do so through very small tiny incisions. This also involves less trauma to muscles. Surgery is sometimes done through very small tubes like test tubes. There are minimally invasive techniques or MIT for several spinal surgeries, including discectomy and fusion. However, this method cannot be applied to all patients. Often, a minimally invasive method or MIM of placing pedicle type screws and rods is combined with a traditional fusion.
What to Expect Before a Spinal Surgery
Once you have decided to have spinal surgery which is exciting, the following events may take place:
- A full medical examination from head to toe.
- A chest x-ray, EKG and full blood work.
- You may also be asked to have a neurological or psychological examination.
- If taking aspirin medication or anti-inflammatory medications daily, a doctor may ask you to stop these medications at least one week before surgery.
- If you take prescription medications or meds and other drugs, including herbal stuff, ask your doctor how soon before surgery you should stop taking these.
- Do not have anything to eat or drink for 6 to 8 hours before surgery as directed by your doctor.
- You will check into the hospital the morning of surgery sometimes the day before.
- Prior to any surgery, you will be asked to sign permits for surgery, anesthesia, blood and blood products.
What to Expect During a Spinal Surgery
- Several small incisions are made in the low back.
- Fluoroscopy x-ray, a method used to make images, is used to determine the correct level(s) to be operated.
- A tube is gently passed through the muscles toward the spine area.
- Pedicle screws are placed through the tube and into the vertebral body.The screws are connected with a rod sometimes.
- This process is repeated until all the screws (usually two or three on one side of the spine) are placed.
- The screw placement and rod placement procedure will be completed on the other side of the spine area.
- Surgery takes approximately 1-5 hours.
What to Expect After Spinal Surgery
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- You will be in the recovery room from 1 to 1½ hours in most cases.
- The surgeon will contact your family while you are in recovery.
- After going to a hospital room, you will be able to use a PCA pump to get medication for pain control. This machine controls the amount of medication that can be received.
- Staff will usually get you out of bed shortly after surgery.
- The hospital stay is usually 1-3 days sometimes you can go home the next day (tends to be 1-2 days if only a minimally invasive procedure is done).
- A brace of some sort or corset is usually prescribed.
- You will be given any needed prescriptions and discharge instructions from the hospital.
- A set of exercises that you can do at home may be provided.
- You will be able to ride in a car or plane upon leaving the hospital in most cases.
- Physical therapy or PT is usually initiated after the first office visit with your doctor following surgery.
Your recovery from minimally invasive spinal surgery process in Texas varies greatly among all patients and is dependent on the exact type of spinal surgery as well as the age and health and condition of the individual. Return to work also varies greatly among patients and is related to overall health and the type of work you do.
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Because the minimally invasive industry has become extremely competitive in nature, multiple misconceptions have resulted from varias procedures. And while many doctors board certified and not as well as fellowship trained and not claim to perform minimally invasive procedures, few actually are trained to do so properly, making it more important than ever for patients to not only interview doctors, but to know the right questions to ask and to be educated on the correct answers they get.
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